Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Thursday, October 15, 2026

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Leesburg, Virginia, USA
High 74°F, low 59°F.

That night

Aurora chance

Very Low

7:19 PM – 6:33 AM

Very LowExcellent
NOAA aurora forecast map for the northern hemisphere
NOAA OVATION forecast, northern hemisphere, 7:00 PM
7:19 PM Dark enough
6:33 AM Too light

That morning

Sunrise

Good

7:19 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
100%around 9 AM
Rain
Dryaround 9 AM
Humidity
80%
Wind
9 mph
6:53 AM Blue hour
7:01 AM Best color
7:19 AM Sunrise
7:56 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

International Space Station

Brilliant pass, SW to NE

Rose 6:36 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SW
Rising, then up to NW
When
6:36 AM
until 6:43 AM
Visible for
6m 40s
Highest
80° NW
Ends
Sets NE

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

Sunset

Low

6:31 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
100%around 7 PM
Rain
Dryaround 7 PM
Humidity
91%
Wind
3 mph
5:55 PM Golden hour
6:23 PM Best color
6:31 PM Sunset
6:58 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

23% lit

12:29 PM – 9:23 PM

SE SW
12:29 PM Moonrise
12:56 PM 4°
4:56 PM Highest, 23°
8:56 PM 4°
9:23 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 Overcast
100% dry 80% 9 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 61°F Overcast
93% dry 78% 3 mph
Evening 7 PM 60°F Overcast
100% dry 91% 3 mph
Late Night 11 PM 60°F Overcast
100% dry 90% 5 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:53 AM–7:19 AM
  • Morning best color 7:01 AM
  • Sunrise 7:19 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:19 AM–7:56 AM
  • Moonrise 12:30 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:55 PM–6:31 PM
  • Evening best color 6:23 PM
  • Sunset 6:31 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:31 PM–6:58 PM
  • Fully dark 8:00 PM–5:52 AM
  • Moonset 9:23 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 9:30 PM–5:52 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