Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Friday, September 29, 2023

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Leesburg, Virginia, USA

That morning

Sunrise

7:04 AM

7:04 AM

6:37 AM Blue hour
7:04 AM Sunrise
7:39 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:56 PM

6:56 PM

Behind the hills at 6:47 PM, 9 min before sunset

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

6:21 PM Golden hour
6:56 PM Sunset
7:23 PM Blue hour ends

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-19

Launched - a long shot from here

Lifted off 10:00 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SSW
Heading your way
When
10:00 PM
Highest around 10:08 PM
Distance
749 mi
Climbs to
10°
Lighting
Dark sky
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Landing
Sea - A Shortfall of Gravitas
Too far downrange to see

A bright climbing star and a flame. The vehicle is in shadow itself, so there is no lit plume behind it.

Moon

Full moon

100% lit

7:15 PM – 8:23 AM

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7:15 PM Moonrise
7:35 PM 4°
1:46 AM Highest, 57°
8:02 AM 4°
8:23 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:37 AM–7:04 AM
  • Sunrise 7:04 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:04 AM–7:39 AM
  • Moonset 7:08 AM
  • Morning best color 7:12 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:21 PM–6:56 PM
  • Evening best color 6:52 PM
  • Sunset 6:56 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:56 PM–7:23 PM
  • Moonrise 7:15 PM
  • Fully dark 8:25 PM–5:36 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Sat 14 Nov 2026 6:26 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Sat 14 Nov 2026 6:26 PM 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
Mon 16 Nov 2026 6:25 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