Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Thursday, October 26, 2023

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Leesburg, Virginia, USA

That morning

Sunrise

7:31 AM

7:31 AM

Clears the hills at 7:34 AM, 3 min after sunrise

7:03 AM Blue hour
7:31 AM Sunrise
8:08 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:17 PM

6:17 PM

Behind the hills at 6:09 PM, 8 min before sunset

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

5:39 PM Golden hour
6:17 PM Sunset
6:44 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 5:17 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:47 PM Dark enough
5:17 AM Best
6:02 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
67°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
16% lost
Speed
66 km/s

Where they come from: Halley's Comet (1P/Halley)

Dust shed by Halley's Comet, the same stream as May's Eta Aquariids. The comet itself last came round in 1986 and returns in 2061; its dust arrives every October.

The estimate is how many you might really see from a dark spot here, allowing for how high the shower climbs and for moonlight. "Under a perfect sky" is the best case. The bar also counts the forecast cloud at the best time, so a clouded-out night sits at the bottom, as does rain on the radar now.

Also from Halley's Comet. Fast meteors that often leave glowing trails.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

94% lit

5:14 PM – 5:58 AM

E W
5:14 PM Moonrise
5:35 PM 4°
11:33 PM Highest, 54°
5:36 AM 4°
5:58 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 4:45 AM
  • Morning blue hour 7:03 AM–7:31 AM
  • Sunrise 7:31 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:31 AM–8:08 AM
  • Morning best color 7:39 AM
  • Moonrise 5:15 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:39 PM–6:17 PM
  • Evening best color 6:12 PM
  • Sunset 6:17 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:17 PM–6:44 PM
  • Fully dark 7:46 PM–6:02 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 Sat 14 Nov 2026 3:44 PM International Space Station Bright pass, WSW to NE, 46 deg up
Sat 14 Nov 2026 5:57 PM 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 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