Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Wednesday, March 4, 2026

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Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 10-40

Launched - good from here

Lifted off 5:52 AM

Very LowExcellent

Space jellyfish possible 5:56 AM–6:01 AM, SE about 16° up

Look
SSW
Heading your way
When
5:52 AM
Highest around 6:01 AM
Distance
749 mi
Climbs to
16°
Lighting
Twilight window
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Landing
Sea - A Shortfall of Gravitas
Too far downrange to see

The sun is far enough down that the ground is dark and still high enough to light the plume: exhaust expanding into near-vacuum turns into a glowing bell visible for hundreds of miles.

That morning

Sunrise

6:37 AM

6:37 AM

6:11 AM Blue hour
6:37 AM Sunrise
7:13 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:05 PM

6:05 PM

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

5:30 PM Golden hour
6:05 PM Sunset
6:32 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Full moon

98% lit

7:37 PM – 7:26 AM

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7:37 PM Moonrise
7:58 PM 4°
1:33 AM Highest, 46°
7:05 AM 4°
7:26 AM 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–6:37 AM
  • Morning best color 6:22 AM
  • Sunrise 6:37 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:37 AM–7:13 AM
  • Moonset 7:05 AM
  • Evening golden hour 5:30 PM–6:05 PM
  • Evening best color 5:59 PM
  • Sunset 6:05 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:05 PM–6:32 PM
  • Fully dark 7:34 PM–5:07 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 7:34 PM–7:44 PM
  • Moonrise 7:38 PM

Upcoming celestial events for Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Full Hunter's Moon Rises 5:43 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 5:43 PM Tiangong space station Bright pass, W to W, 48 deg up
Sun 25 Oct 2026 8:05 PM Halloween Halloween night in Leesburg - waning gibbous moon Sat 31 Oct 2026 6:00 PM Día de Muertos Día de Muertos in Leesburg - sunset at 5:09 PM Sun 1 Nov 2026 5:09 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