Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Wednesday, April 10, 2024

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Leesburg, Virginia, USA

That morning

Sunrise

6:39 AM

6:39 AM

6:12 AM Blue hour
6:39 AM Sunrise
7:15 AM Golden hour ends

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-48

Launched - a long shot from here

Lifted off 1:40 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SSW
Heading your way
When
1:40 AM
Highest around 1:48 AM
Distance
749 mi
Climbs to
10°
Lighting
Dark sky
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral SFS, 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.

Sunset

7:42 PM

7:42 PM

Behind the hills at 7:33 PM, 9 min before sunset

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

7:07 PM Golden hour
7:42 PM Sunset
8:10 PM Blue hour ends

Milky Way

Milky Way

Washed out by city light

Visible from 2:17 AM

Very LowExcellent
Visible, no moon
2:17 AM to 5:04 AM
Where to look
Southern horizon, up to 21° above it
Highest at
4:57 AM
Sky fully dark
9:17 PM to 5:04 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.

Event

Eid al-Fitr

Islamic holiday

Eid al-Fitr in Leesburg - sunset at 7:43 PM

Evening from 7:43 PM

Sunset and evening sky: not known yet

Sunset
7:43 PM
Sun toward W
Cloud this evening
Not known yet
Rain chance
Not known yet
This evening
Moon
7% lit
Up from the start
Where the Moon is
W, 35° up
at 7:13 PM

Eid al-Fitr, the festival of breaking the fast, ends Ramadan on the first day of Shawwal, when the new crescent is seen - so it can differ by a day between countries. It begins with special morning prayers and is a day of new clothes, family visits, sweets and gifts, once zakat al-fitr, a gift to the poor, has been given.

Moon

Waxing crescent

5% lit

7:36 AM – 10:28 PM

ENE WNW
7:36 AM Moonrise
7:58 AM 4°
2:57 PM Highest, 71°
10:05 PM 4°
10:28 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:12 AM–6:39 AM
  • Sunrise 6:39 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:39 AM–7:15 AM
  • Morning best color 6:44 AM
  • Moonrise 7:36 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:07 PM–7:42 PM
  • Evening best color 7:37 PM
  • Sunset 7:42 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:42 PM–8:10 PM
  • Fully dark 9:17 PM–5:04 AM
  • Moonset 10:28 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 10:37 PM–5:04 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