Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Thursday, October 8, 2026

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Leesburg, Virginia, USA
High 78°F, low 50°F.

Meteor shower

Draconids

A few an hour

Best around 8:12 PM

The night8:12 PM – 5:44 AM+1

Very LowExcellent
Radiant climbs to
59°
Under a perfect sky
10/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
20 km/s

The rate at the top 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.

Best in the early evening, unlike most showers, which are best before dawn. Usually quiet, but it has produced storms of thousands an hour, in 1933 and 1946. Comes from comet Giacobini-Zinner.

That night

Aurora chance

Very Low

7:29 PM – 6:26 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:29 PM Dark enough
6:26 AM Too light

That morning

Sunrise

Fair

7:13 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
2%around 9 AM
Rain
Dryaround 9 AM
Humidity
82%
Wind
1 mph
6:46 AM Blue hour
6:54 AM Best color
7:13 AM Sunrise
7:48 AM Golden hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 10 camera photos of past sunrises at Stone Harbor, New Jersey, United States, 242 km away.

Satellite

Tiangong space station

Bright pass, NW to E

Rose 5:54 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
NW
Rising, then up to N
When
5:54 AM
until 5:58 AM
Visible for
3m 50s
Highest
55° N
Ends
Sets E

Steady, silent, and about as fast as a high aircraft.

Sunset

Low

6:41 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
11%around 7 PM
Rain
Dryaround 7 PM
Humidity
33%
Wind
6 mph
6:06 PM Golden hour
6:34 PM Best color
6:41 PM Sunset
7:08 PM Blue hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 10 camera photos of past sunsets at Stone Harbor, New Jersey, United States, 242 km away.

Moon

Waning crescent

4% lit

5:00 AM – 5:35 PM

E W
5:00 AM Moonrise
5:21 AM 4°
11:20 AM Highest, 53°
5:15 PM 4°
5:35 PM Moonset

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

How this day turned out

Morning 9 AM 61°F Clear sky
2% dry 82% 1 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 78°F Clear sky
19% dry 30% 11 mph
Evening 7 PM 69°F Clear sky
11% dry 33% 6 mph
Late Night 11 PM 61°F Clear sky
0% dry 37% 4 mph

Timetable

  • Moonrise 5:01 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:46 AM–7:13 AM
  • Morning best color 6:54 AM
  • Sunrise 7:13 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:13 AM–7:48 AM
  • Moonset 5:35 PM
  • Evening golden hour 6:06 PM–6:41 PM
  • Evening best color 6:34 PM
  • Sunset 6:41 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:41 PM–7:08 PM
  • Fully dark 8:11 PM–5:45 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 8:11 PM–5:45 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Leesburg, Virginia, USA

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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 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

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