Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Tuesday, August 25, 2026

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Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 10-49

Launched - good from here

Lifted off 5:33 AM

Very LowExcellent

Space jellyfish possible 5:40 AM–5:42 AM, SE about 16° up

Look
SSW
Heading your way
When
5:33 AM
Highest around 5:42 AM
Distance
749 mi
Climbs to
5°
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

6:32 AM

6:32 AM

6:05 AM Blue hour
6:32 AM Sunrise
7:08 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:51 PM

7:51 PM

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

7:15 PM Golden hour
7:51 PM Sunset
8:19 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waxing gibbous

94% lit

6:44 PM – 4:47 AM

ESE WSW
6:44 PM Moonrise
7:08 PM 4°
11:45 PM Highest, 31°
4:23 AM 4°
4:47 AM Moonset

Between the two 4° marks the Moon is clear of haze and most of what stands on the horizon.

Timetable

  • Moonset 3:43 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:05 AM–6:32 AM
  • Morning best color 6:14 AM
  • Sunrise 6:32 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:32 AM–7:08 AM
  • Moonrise 6:45 PM
  • Evening golden hour 7:15 PM–7:51 PM
  • Evening best color 7:47 PM
  • Sunset 7:51 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:51 PM–8:19 PM
  • Fully dark 9:27 PM–4:58 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 4:57 AM–4:58 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Leesburg, Virginia, USA

International Space Station Modest pass, NE to NE, 20 deg up
Mon 19 Oct 2026 5:09 AM Orionids Active, around 11 an hour
Sun 18 Oct 2026 7:57 PM Falcon 9 Block 5 | Bandwagon 5 Marginal, space jellyfish SE
Mon 19 Oct 2026 6:30 AM Orionids Around 18 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 7:54 PM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 5:43 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 5:43 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