Leesburg, Virginia, USA

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Leesburg, Virginia, USA

That morning

Sunrise

7:01 AM

7:01 AM

6:34 AM Blue hour
7:01 AM Sunrise
7:36 AM Golden hour ends

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 10-15

Launched - a long shot from here

Lifted off 4:39 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SSW
Heading your way
When
4:39 AM
Highest around 4:48 AM
Distance
749 mi
Climbs to
16°
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.

Rocket launch

Atlas V 551 | Amazon Leo

Launched - a long shot from here

Lifted off 8:09 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SSW
Heading your way
When
8:09 AM
Highest around 8:18 AM
Distance
748 mi
Climbs to
15°
Lighting
Daylight
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 41
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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

Sunset

7:02 PM

7:02 PM

Behind the hills at 6:54 PM, 8 min before sunset

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

6:27 PM Golden hour
7:02 PM Sunset
7:29 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waxing crescent

13% lit

10:46 AM – 8:35 PM

ESE WSW
10:46 AM Moonrise
11:10 AM 4°
3:40 PM Highest, 30°
8:11 PM 4°
8:35 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 6:34 AM–7:01 AM
  • Sunrise 7:01 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:01 AM–7:36 AM
  • Morning best color 7:12 AM
  • Moonrise 10:46 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:27 PM–7:02 PM
  • Evening best color 6:56 PM
  • Sunset 7:02 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:02 PM–7:29 PM
  • Fully dark 8:31 PM–5:32 AM
  • Moonset 8:35 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 8:41 PM–5:32 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Día de Muertos Día de Muertos in Leesburg - sunset at 5:09 PM
Sun 1 Nov 2026 5:09 PM Tiangong space station Brilliant pass, WNW to ESE, 86 deg up
Sun 1 Nov 2026 6:34 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Sun 1 Nov 2026 6:39 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Sun 1 Nov 2026 6:39 PM Día de Muertos Día de Muertos in Leesburg - sunset at 5:08 PM
Mon 2 Nov 2026 5:08 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 6:36 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