Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Saturday, March 30, 2024

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Leesburg, Virginia, USA

That morning

Sunrise

6:56 AM

6:56 AM

6:29 AM Blue hour
6:56 AM Sunrise
7:32 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:32 PM

7:32 PM

Behind the hills at 7:24 PM, 8 min before sunset

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

6:56 PM Golden hour
7:32 PM Sunset
7:59 PM Blue hour ends

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-45

Launched - a long shot from here

Lifted off 9:30 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SSW
Heading your way
When
9:30 PM
Highest around 9:38 PM
Distance
749 mi
Climbs to
10°
Lighting
Dark sky
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Landing
Sea - A Shortfall of Gravitas
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

Waning gibbous

75% lit

1:19 AM – 10:14 AM

SE SW
1:19 AM Moonrise
1:45 AM 4°
5:46 AM Highest, 23°
9:47 AM 4°
10:14 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 12:14 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:29 AM–6:56 AM
  • Sunrise 6:56 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:56 AM–7:32 AM
  • Morning best color 7:01 AM
  • Moonset 9:29 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:56 PM–7:32 PM
  • Evening best color 7:26 PM
  • Sunset 7:32 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:32 PM–7:59 PM
  • Fully dark 9:03 PM–5:23 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 9:03 PM–1:23 AM

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