Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Tuesday, January 2, 2024

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Leesburg, Virginia, USA

That morning

Sunrise

7:29 AM

7:29 AM

Clears the hills at 7:32 AM, 3 min after sunrise

6:59 AM Blue hour
7:29 AM Sunrise
8:11 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

4:58 PM

4:58 PM

Behind the hills at 4:51 PM, 7 min before sunset

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

4:16 PM Golden hour
4:58 PM Sunset
5:28 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Quadrantids

Best around 5:13 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:28 PM Dark enough
11:28 PM Moonrise
5:13 AM Best
5:59 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
53°
Under a perfect sky
110/hour
Moonlight
45% lost
Speed
41 km/s

Where they come from: Asteroid 2003 EH1

Dust from 2003 EH1, a small asteroid that is probably a burnt-out comet. Earth crosses its thin, young stream at a steep angle, which is why the peak lasts only hours.

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.

Its peak is short: only a few hours either side of it are worth watching.

Moon

Waning gibbous

63% lit

11:28 PM – 11:42 AM

E W
11:28 PM Moonrise
11:49 PM 4°
5:36 AM Highest, 50°
11:22 AM 4°
11:42 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 6:59 AM–7:29 AM
  • Sunrise 7:29 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:29 AM–8:11 AM
  • Morning best color 7:34 AM
  • Moonset 11:22 AM
  • Evening golden hour 4:16 PM–4:58 PM
  • Evening best color 4:53 PM
  • Sunset 4:58 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:58 PM–5:28 PM
  • Fully dark 6:34 PM–5:53 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 6:34 PM–11:34 PM
  • Moonrise 11:28 PM

Upcoming celestial events for Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Vulcan VC6L | Amazon Leo Long shot, look SSW
Fri 13 Nov 2026 12:54 PM International Space Station Modest pass, W to NNW, 29 deg up
Fri 13 Nov 2026 6:45 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Fri 13 Nov 2026 6:27 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Fri 13 Nov 2026 6:27 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
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