Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Thursday, October 5, 2023

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Leesburg, Virginia, USA

That morning

Sunrise

7:10 AM

7:10 AM

6:43 AM Blue hour
7:10 AM Sunrise
7:45 AM Golden hour ends

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-21

Launched - a long shot from here

Lifted off 1:36 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SSW
Heading your way
When
1:36 AM
Highest around 1:45 AM
Distance
749 mi
Climbs to
10°
Lighting
Dark sky
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Landing
Sea - Just Read the Instructions
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.

Sunset

6:47 PM

6:47 PM

Behind the hills at 6:39 PM, 8 min before sunset

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

6:11 PM Golden hour
6:47 PM Sunset
7:14 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Last quarter

59% lit

10:10 PM – 2:09 PM

ENE WNW
10:10 PM Moonrise
10:36 PM 4°
6:09 AM Highest, 79°
1:44 PM 4°
2:09 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:43 AM–7:10 AM
  • Sunrise 7:10 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:10 AM–7:45 AM
  • Morning best color 7:17 AM
  • Moonset 2:10 PM
  • Evening golden hour 6:11 PM–6:47 PM
  • Evening best color 6:43 PM
  • Sunset 6:47 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:47 PM–7:14 PM
  • Fully dark 8:16 PM–5:42 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 8:16 PM–11:06 PM
  • Moonrise 11:03 PM

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