Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Wednesday, August 30, 2023

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Leesburg, Virginia, USA

That morning

Sunrise

6:37 AM

6:37 AM

6:09 AM Blue hour
6:37 AM Sunrise
7:12 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:44 PM

7:44 PM

Behind the hills at 7:33 PM, 11 min before sunset

Too far ahead for a weather forecast. These are the sunrise and sunset times - they will not change.

7:08 PM Golden hour
7:44 PM Sunset
8:12 PM Blue hour ends

Full moon

Full Sturgeon Moon

Supermoon, blue moon - rises 7:56 PM in the ESE

7:56 PM – 7:04 AM

Named for the lake sturgeon most easily caught in the Great Lakes in late summer. A blue moon too: the second full moon in one calendar month.

ESE WSW
7:56 PM Moonrise
8:17 PM 4°
1:29 AM Highest, 40°
6:42 AM 4°
7:04 AM Moonset

Between the two 4° marks the Moon is clear of haze and most of what stands on the horizon.

Rises
7:56 PM in the ESE
Exactly full
9:39 PM
Distance
221,684 mi - supermoon, blue moon

The disc is biggest and most orange in the first half hour above the horizon, and moonrise here is worked out to the minute for a flat horizon.

Timetable

  • Moonset 5:45 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:09 AM–6:37 AM
  • Sunrise 6:37 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:37 AM–7:12 AM
  • Morning best color 6:44 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:08 PM–7:44 PM
  • Evening best color 7:40 PM
  • Sunset 7:44 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:44 PM–8:12 PM
  • Moonrise 7:56 PM
  • Fully dark 9:19 PM–5:03 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Airshow 22 km ESE - from an aviation notice Sun 15 Nov 2026 8:30 AM Vulcan VC6L | Amazon Leo Long shot, look SSW
Sun 15 Nov 2026 12:11 PM International Space Station Modest pass, WNW to NNW, 16 deg up
Sun 15 Nov 2026 6:47 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Sun 15 Nov 2026 6:26 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Sun 15 Nov 2026 6:26 PM Leonids Still active, a few an hour
Sun 15 Nov 2026 6:26 PM Partial lunar eclipse 6% of the Moon in shadow
Tue 11 Jan 2028 11:13 PM Partial solar eclipse 3.2% of the Sun covered
Wed 26 Jan 2028 9:50 AM Partial solar eclipse 42.4% of the Sun covered
Sun 14 Jan 2029 12:43 PM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 101 minutes
Mon 25 Jun 2029 11:22 PM Total lunar eclipse 77% of it above your horizon
Thu 20 Dec 2029 5:42 PM Partial solar eclipse 3.7% of the Sun covered
Fri 14 Nov 2031 4:55 PM Partial solar eclipse 0.3% of the Sun covered
Wed 30 Mar 2033 2:40 PM Total lunar eclipse 61% of it above your horizon
Fri 7 Oct 2033 6:55 AM Partial lunar eclipse 1% of the Moon in shadow
Wed 27 Sep 2034 10:46 PM Partial lunar eclipse 10% of the Moon in shadow
Sat 18 Aug 2035 9:11 PM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 95 minutes
Wed 6 Aug 2036 10:51 PM Partial solar eclipse 61.7% of the Sun covered
Sat 12 Aug 2045 1:23 PM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it