Leesburg, Virginia, USA

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Leesburg, Virginia, USA

That morning

Sunrise

5:57 AM

5:57 AM

5:26 AM Blue hour
5:57 AM Sunrise
6:36 AM Golden hour ends

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Amazon Leo

Launched - a long shot from here

Lifted off 2:30 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SSW
Heading your way
When
2:30 AM
Highest around 2:39 AM
Distance
749 mi
Climbs to
15°
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.

Sunset

8:34 PM

8:34 PM

Behind the hills at 8:23 PM, 11 min before sunset

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

7:55 PM Golden hour
8:34 PM Sunset
9:06 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning gibbous

65% lit

11:28 PM – 12:05 PM

E W
11:28 PM Moonrise
11:49 PM 4°
5:45 AM Highest, 53°
11:44 AM 4°
12:05 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 5:26 AM–5:57 AM
  • Sunrise 5:57 AM
  • Morning golden hour 5:57 AM–6:36 AM
  • Morning best color 6:07 AM
  • Moonset 12:06 PM
  • Evening golden hour 7:55 PM–8:34 PM
  • Evening best color 8:30 PM
  • Sunset 8:34 PM
  • Evening blue hour 8:34 PM–9:06 PM
  • Fully dark 10:28 PM–4:05 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 10:28 PM–11:58 PM
  • Moonrise 11:53 PM

Upcoming celestial events for Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Tiangong space station Bright pass, W to SE, 34 deg up
Thu 5 Nov 2026 5:48 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Thu 5 Nov 2026 6:35 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Thu 5 Nov 2026 6:35 PM Tiangong space station Modest pass, WSW to SSW, 12 deg up
Fri 6 Nov 2026 6:26 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:40 PM to 5:10 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 2:01 AM Veterans Day Veterans Day in Leesburg - sunset at 4:59 PM Wed 11 Nov 2026 4:59 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