Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Friday, March 15, 2024

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Leesburg, Virginia, USA

That morning

Sunrise

7:20 AM

7:20 AM

6:53 AM Blue hour
7:20 AM Sunrise
7:55 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:17 PM

7:17 PM

Behind the hills at 7:09 PM, 8 min before sunset

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

6:42 PM Golden hour
7:17 PM Sunset
7:44 PM Blue hour ends

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-44

Launched - a long shot from here

Lifted off 8:21 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SSW
Heading your way
When
8:21 PM
Highest around 8:29 PM
Distance
747 mi
Climbs to
10°
Lighting
Twilight window
Launch site
Launch Complex 39A
Kennedy Space Center, 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.

Milky Way

Milky Way

Washed out by city light

Visible from 3:56 AM

Very LowExcellent
Visible, no moon
3:56 AM to 5:49 AM
Where to look
South-southeastern horizon, up to 19° above it
Highest at
5:46 AM
Sky fully dark
8:46 PM to 5:49 AM
Sky darkness
Very poor
Cloud
Not forecast yet

The bright center of the Milky Way: when it is above the horizon with the sky fully dark and the Moon set, brought down for how dark the sky is here (estimated from the towns around by Walker's law) and for cloud where the forecast reaches.

Moon

Waxing crescent

34% lit

10:20 AM – 2:03 AM

ENE WNW
10:20 AM Moonrise
10:44 AM 4°
6:08 PM Highest, 77°
1:38 AM 4°
2:03 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 12:53 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:53 AM–7:20 AM
  • Sunrise 7:20 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:20 AM–7:55 AM
  • Morning best color 7:25 AM
  • Moonrise 10:20 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:42 PM–7:17 PM
  • Evening best color 7:12 PM
  • Sunset 7:17 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:17 PM–7:44 PM
  • Fully dark 8:46 PM–5:49 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 2:06 AM–5:49 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