Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Thursday, May 23, 2024

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Leesburg, Virginia, USA

That morning

Sunrise

5:50 AM

5:50 AM

5:19 AM Blue hour
5:50 AM Sunrise
6:29 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

8:23 PM

8:23 PM

Behind the hills at 8:12 PM, 11 min before sunset

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

7:44 PM Golden hour
8:23 PM Sunset
8:54 PM Blue hour ends

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-63

Launched - a long shot from here

Lifted off 10:45 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SSW
Heading your way
When
10:45 PM
Highest around 10:53 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.

Full moon

Full Flower Moon

Rises 9:01 PM in the SE

9:01 PM – 6:09 AM

Named for the flowers that bloom everywhere in May.

SE SW
9:01 PM Moonrise
9:27 PM 4°
1:35 AM Highest, 25°
5:43 AM 4°
6:09 AM Moonset

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

Rises
9:01 PM in the SE
Exactly full
9:59 AM
Distance
242,632 mi

The disc is biggest and most orange in the first half hour above the horizon, and moonrise here is worked out to the minute for a flat horizon.

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 5:19 AM–5:50 AM
  • Moonset 5:29 AM
  • Sunrise 5:50 AM
  • Morning golden hour 5:50 AM–6:29 AM
  • Morning best color 5:56 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:44 PM–8:23 PM
  • Evening best color 8:19 PM
  • Sunset 8:23 PM
  • Evening blue hour 8:23 PM–8:54 PM
  • Moonrise 9:01 PM
  • Fully dark 10:16 PM–3:57 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Airshow 22 km ESE - from an aviation notice Wed 11 Nov 2026 12:00 PM Veterans Day Veterans Day in Leesburg - sunset at 4:59 PM
Wed 11 Nov 2026 4:59 PM International Space Station Brilliant pass, SW to W, 72 deg up
Wed 11 Nov 2026 6:43 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Wed 11 Nov 2026 6:29 PM Northern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 11 Nov 2026 6:29 PM International Space Station Bright pass, SW to ENE, 57 deg up
Thu 12 Nov 2026 5:55 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