Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Sunday, January 7, 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

5:03 PM

5:03 PM

Behind the hills at 4:56 PM, 7 min before sunset

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

4:21 PM Golden hour
5:03 PM Sunset
5:32 PM Blue hour ends

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-35

Launched - fair from here

Lifted off 5:35 PM

Very LowExcellent

Space jellyfish possible 5:40 PM–5:44 PM, SE about 10° up

Look
SSW
Heading your way
When
5:35 PM
Highest around 5:44 PM
Distance
749 mi
Climbs to
10°
Lighting
Twilight window
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Landing
Sea - A Shortfall of Gravitas
Too far downrange to see

The sun is far enough down that the ground is dark and still high enough to light the plume: exhaust expanding into near-vacuum turns into a glowing bell visible for hundreds of miles.

Moon

Waning crescent

17% lit

3:38 AM – 1:24 PM

ESE SW
3:38 AM Moonrise
4:03 AM 4°
8:31 AM Highest, 29°
1:00 PM 4°
1:24 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 3:39 AM
  • 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 1:24 PM
  • Evening golden hour 4:21 PM–5:03 PM
  • Evening best color 4:58 PM
  • Sunset 5:03 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:03 PM–5:32 PM
  • Fully dark 6:38 PM–5:54 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 6:38 PM–4:48 AM

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 Leonids Around 10 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