Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Saturday, March 23, 2024

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Leesburg, Virginia, USA

That morning

Sunrise

7:07 AM

7:07 AM

6:41 AM Blue hour
7:07 AM Sunrise
7:43 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:25 PM

7:25 PM

Behind the hills at 7:18 PM, 7 min before sunset

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

6:50 PM Golden hour
7:25 PM Sunset
7:52 PM Blue hour ends

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-42

Launched - a long shot from here

Lifted off 11:09 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SSW
Heading your way
When
11:09 PM
Highest around 11:17 PM
Distance
747 mi
Climbs to
10°
Lighting
Dark sky
Launch site
Launch Complex 39A
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Landing
Sea - Just Read the Instructions
Too far downrange to see

A bright climbing star and a flame. The vehicle is in shadow itself, so there is no lit plume behind it.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit

6:04 PM – 6:57 AM

E W
6:04 PM Moonrise
6:25 PM 4°
12:33 AM Highest, 56°
6:36 AM 4°
6:57 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 6:37 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:41 AM–7:07 AM
  • Sunrise 7:07 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:07 AM–7:43 AM
  • Morning best color 7:12 AM
  • Moonrise 6:05 PM
  • Evening golden hour 6:50 PM–7:25 PM
  • Evening best color 7:19 PM
  • Sunset 7:25 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:25 PM–7:52 PM
  • Fully dark 8:55 PM–5:36 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Leesburg, Virginia, USA

International Space Station Bright pass, SW to ENE, 57 deg up
Thu 12 Nov 2026 5:55 PM 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 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