Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Tuesday, October 13, 2026

← Previous day Monday Mon, Oct 12
DATE
Next day → Wednesday Wed, Oct 14
TODAY
Leesburg, Virginia, USA
High 79°F, low 56°F.

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Dragon CRS-2 SpX-35

Launched - good from here

Lifted off 6:33 AM

Very LowExcellent

Space jellyfish possible 6:37 AM–6:42 AM, SE about 15° up

Look
SSW
Heading your way
When
6:33 AM
Highest around 6:42 AM
Distance
749 mi
Climbs to
5°
Lighting
Twilight window
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Landing
Land - Landing Zone 40
Video
▶ NASA
Mission
Resupply
35th commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station operated by SpaceX. The flight will be conducted under the second Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA.

Cargo Dragon 2 brings supplies and payloads, including critical materials to directly support science and research investigations that occur onboard the orbiting laboratory.

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 night

Aurora chance

Very Low

7:22 PM – 6:30 AM

Very LowExcellent
NOAA aurora forecast map for the northern hemisphere
NOAA OVATION forecast, northern hemisphere, 7:00 PM
7:22 PM Dark enough
6:30 AM Too light

That morning

Sunrise

Fair

7:17 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
0%around 9 AM
Rain
Dryaround 9 AM
Humidity
83%
Wind
4 mph
6:51 AM Blue hour
6:59 AM Best color
7:17 AM Sunrise
7:54 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, SSW to SE

Rose 5:49 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SSW
Rising, then up to SSW
When
5:49 AM
until 5:52 AM
Visible for
2m 40s
Highest
38° SSW
Ends
Sets SE

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

Satellite

International Space Station

Bright pass, SSW to ENE

Rose 6:35 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SSW
Rising, then up to SE
When
6:35 AM
until 6:41 AM
Visible for
5m 50s
Highest
31° SE
Ends
Sets ENE

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

Sunset

Good

6:34 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
0%around 7 PM
Rain
Dryaround 7 PM
Humidity
67%
Wind
7 mph
5:58 PM Golden hour
6:26 PM Best color
6:34 PM Sunset
7:01 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

Waxing crescent

9% lit

10:30 AM – 7:54 PM

SE SW
10:30 AM Moonrise
10:55 AM 4°
3:12 PM Highest, 26°
7:29 PM 4°
7:54 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 62°F Clear sky
0% dry 83% 4 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 77°F Clear sky
5% dry 49% 4 mph
Evening 7 PM 69°F Clear sky
0% dry 67% 7 mph
Late Night 11 PM 61°F Clear sky
0% dry 81% 7 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:51 AM–7:17 AM
  • Morning best color 6:59 AM
  • Sunrise 7:17 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:17 AM–7:54 AM
  • Moonrise 10:30 AM
  • Evening golden hour 5:58 PM–6:34 PM
  • Evening best color 6:26 PM
  • Sunset 6:34 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:34 PM–7:01 PM
  • Moonset 7:54 PM
  • Fully dark 8:03 PM–5:50 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 8:03 PM–5:50 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Leesburg, Virginia, USA

International Space Station Modest pass, E to ENE, 24 deg up
Sat 17 Oct 2026 5:06 AM Orionids Active, around 6 an hour
Fri 16 Oct 2026 5:45 AM Falcon 9 Block 5 | Bandwagon 5 Good, space jellyfish SE
Mon 19 Oct 2026 6:30 AM Orionids Around 18 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 5:24 AM 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 12:36 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

Every celestial event, and where else to see it