Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Sunday, August 31, 2025

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Leesburg, Virginia, USA

That morning

Sunrise

6:38 AM

6:38 AM

6:11 AM Blue hour
6:38 AM Sunrise
7:14 AM Golden hour ends

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 10-14

Launched - a long shot from here

Lifted off 7:49 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SSW
Heading your way
When
7:49 AM
Highest around 7:58 AM
Distance
749 mi
Climbs to
16°
Lighting
Daylight
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Landing
Sea - Just Read the Instructions
Too far downrange to see

In daylight it reads as a thin contrail, and only briefly.

Sunset

7:42 PM

7:42 PM

Behind the hills at 7:32 PM, 10 min before sunset

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

7:06 PM Golden hour
7:42 PM Sunset
8:09 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

First quarter

54% lit

3:01 PM – 11:53 PM

SE SW
3:01 PM Moonrise
3:28 PM 4°
7:26 PM Highest, 23°
11:26 PM 4°
11:53 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 6:11 AM–6:38 AM
  • Sunrise 6:38 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:38 AM–7:14 AM
  • Morning best color 6:50 AM
  • Moonrise 3:01 PM
  • Evening golden hour 7:06 PM–7:42 PM
  • Evening best color 7:36 PM
  • Sunset 7:42 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:42 PM–8:09 PM
  • Fully dark 9:16 PM–5:05 AM
  • Moonset 11:53 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 11:56 PM–5:05 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Tiangong space station Bright pass, W to SE, 58 deg up
Tue 3 Nov 2026 6:11 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Tue 3 Nov 2026 6:37 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Tue 3 Nov 2026 6:37 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 6:36 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