Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Tuesday, May 5, 2026

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Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Meteor shower

Eta Aquariids

Best around 4:21 AM

Very LowExcellent
9:36 PM Dark enough
12:17 AM Moonrise
4:35 AM Best 4:21 AM, then too light
Estimate
~9/hour
from a dark spot here
Radiant climbs to
18°
Under a perfect sky
50/hour
Moonlight
38% lost
Speed
66 km/s

The estimate is how many you might really see from a dark spot here, allowing for how high the shower climbs and for moonlight. "Under a perfect sky" is the best case. The bar also counts the forecast cloud at the best time, so a clouded-out night sits at the bottom, as does rain on the radar now.

Comes from Halley's Comet. Best from the Southern Hemisphere, in the hours before dawn.

That morning

Sunrise

6:06 AM

6:06 AM

5:37 AM Blue hour
6:06 AM Sunrise
6:44 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

8:06 PM

8:06 PM

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

7:29 PM Golden hour
8:06 PM Sunset
8:36 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning gibbous

86% lit

12:17 AM – 9:12 AM

SE SW
12:17 AM Moonrise
12:43 AM 4°
4:44 AM Highest, 23°
8:45 AM 4°
9:12 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 5:37 AM–6:06 AM
  • Morning best color 5:51 AM
  • Sunrise 6:06 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:06 AM–6:44 AM
  • Moonset 8:18 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:29 PM–8:06 PM
  • Evening best color 8:05 PM
  • Sunset 8:06 PM
  • Evening blue hour 8:06 PM–8:36 PM
  • Fully dark 9:50 PM–4:22 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 9:50 PM–12:20 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Tiangong space station Modest pass, WSW to WSW, 19 deg up
Fri 23 Oct 2026 8:28 PM Orionids Active, around 7 an hour
Fri 23 Oct 2026 7:50 PM 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 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