Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Thursday, April 2, 2026

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Leesburg, Virginia, USA

That morning

Sunrise

6:52 AM

6:52 AM

6:25 AM Blue hour
6:52 AM Sunrise
7:28 AM Golden hour ends

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 10-58

Launched - a long shot from here

Lifted off 7:55 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SSW
Heading your way
When
7:55 AM
Highest around 8:04 AM
Distance
749 mi
Climbs to
16°
Lighting
Daylight
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Landing
Sea - A Shortfall of Gravitas
Too far downrange to see

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

Sunset

7:34 PM

7:34 PM

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

6:59 PM Golden hour
7:34 PM Sunset
8:01 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Full moon

100% lit

8:31 PM – 7:15 AM

ESE WSW
8:31 PM Moonrise
8:52 PM 4°
1:53 AM Highest, 37°
6:53 AM 4°
7:15 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 6:25 AM–6:52 AM
  • Morning best color 6:36 AM
  • Sunrise 6:52 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:52 AM–7:28 AM
  • Moonset 6:52 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:59 PM–7:34 PM
  • Evening best color 7:33 PM
  • Sunset 7:34 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:34 PM–8:01 PM
  • Moonrise 8:31 PM
  • Fully dark 9:06 PM–5:19 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Tiangong space station Bright pass, SW to ESE, 47 deg up
Sat 24 Oct 2026 7:28 PM International Space Station Modest pass, N to NE, 12 deg up
Sun 25 Oct 2026 6:51 AM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 5:43 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 5:43 PM Halloween Halloween night in Leesburg - waning gibbous moon Sat 31 Oct 2026 6:00 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 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