Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Monday, March 4, 2024

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Leesburg, Virginia, USA

That morning

Sunrise

6:37 AM

6:37 AM

6:10 AM Blue hour
6:37 AM Sunrise
7:13 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:06 PM

6:06 PM

Behind the hills at 5:59 PM, 7 min before sunset

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

5:30 PM Golden hour
6:06 PM Sunset
6:33 PM Blue hour ends

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-41

Launched - a long shot from here

Lifted off 6:56 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SSW
Heading your way
When
6:56 PM
Highest around 7:04 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

Last quarter

39% lit

3:29 AM – 12:22 PM

SE SW
3:29 AM Moonrise
3:56 AM 4°
7:55 AM Highest, 23°
11:55 AM 4°
12:22 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 2:28 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:10 AM–6:37 AM
  • Sunrise 6:37 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:37 AM–7:13 AM
  • Morning best color 6:42 AM
  • Moonset 11:21 AM
  • Evening golden hour 5:30 PM–6:06 PM
  • Evening best color 6:01 PM
  • Sunset 6:06 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:06 PM–6:33 PM
  • Fully dark 7:35 PM–5:07 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 7:35 PM–3:35 AM

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