Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Thursday, February 29, 2024

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Leesburg, Virginia, USA

That morning

Sunrise

6:43 AM

6:43 AM

Clears the hills at 6:47 AM, 4 min after sunrise

6:16 AM Blue hour
6:43 AM Sunrise
7:19 AM Golden hour ends

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-40

Launched - a long shot from here

Lifted off 10:30 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SSW
Heading your way
When
10:30 AM
Highest around 10:38 AM
Distance
749 mi
Climbs to
10°
Lighting
Daylight
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Landing
Sea - Just Read the Instructions
Too far downrange to see

In daylight it reads as a thin contrail, and only briefly.

Sunset

6:02 PM

6:02 PM

Behind the hills at 5:55 PM, 7 min before sunset

Too far ahead for a weather forecast. These are the sun's own times - they will not change.

5:26 PM Golden hour
6:02 PM Sunset
6:28 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning gibbous

78% lit

11:11 PM – 9:20 AM

ESE WSW
11:11 PM Moonrise
11:34 PM 4°
4:15 AM Highest, 32°
8:56 AM 4°
9:20 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 6:16 AM–6:43 AM
  • Sunrise 6:43 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:43 AM–7:19 AM
  • Morning best color 6:48 AM
  • Moonset 8:54 AM
  • Evening golden hour 5:26 PM–6:02 PM
  • Evening best color 5:57 PM
  • Sunset 6:02 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:02 PM–6:28 PM
  • Fully dark 7:30 PM–5:12 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 7:30 PM–11:10 PM
  • Moonrise 11:11 PM

Upcoming celestial events for Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Thu 12 Nov 2026 6:28 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Thu 12 Nov 2026 6:28 PM 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 Leonids Around 10 an hour
Mon 16 Nov 2026 6:25 PM Full Beaver Moon Rises 4:35 PM in the NE Tue 24 Nov 2026 4:35 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