Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Saturday, October 17, 2026

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Leesburg, Virginia, USA
High 59°F, low 43°F.

That morning

Sunrise

Low

7:22 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
100%around 9 AM
Rain chance
5%around 9 AM
Humidity
68%
Wind
11 mph
6:55 AM Blue hour
7:03 AM Best color
7:22 AM Sunrise
7:58 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.

Meteor shower

Orionids

Active, around 8 an hour

Best around 5:43 AM

Very LowExcellent
Radiant climbs to
67°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
66 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. Clouds are not counted here: check the sunset page for those.

Also from Halley's Comet. Fast meteors that often leave glowing trails.

Satellite

International Space Station

Modest pass, E to ENE

Rises 5:06 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
E
Rising, then up to E
When
5:06 AM
until 5:08 AM
Visible for
1m 40s
Highest
24° E
Ends
Sets ENE

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

Satellite

International Space Station

Modest pass, W to NE

Rises 6:39 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
W
Rising, then up to NNW
When
6:39 AM
until 6:45 AM
Visible for
5m 30s
Highest
30° NNW
Ends
Sets NE

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

Sunset

Fair

6:28 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
0%around 7 PM
Rain chance
0%around 7 PM
Humidity
41%
Wind
11 mph
5:52 PM Golden hour
6:22 PM Best color
6:28 PM Sunset
6:55 PM Blue hour ends

No cloud overhead to catch the color, so it shows on the horizon and any distant clouds just before the sun goes - learned from 68 rated clear past sunsets across every place Sky Time tracks.

Moon

First quarter

40% lit

2:04 PM – 11:16 PM

SE SW
2:04 PM Moonrise
2:30 PM 4°
6:40 PM Highest, 25°
10:50 PM 4°
11:16 PM Moonset

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

Weather forecast

Morning 9 AM 48°F Overcast
100% 5% 68% 11 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 54°F Clear sky
2% 0% 40% 17 mph
Evening 7 PM 46°F Clear sky
0% 0% 41% 11 mph
Late Night 11 PM 43°F Clear sky
0% 0% 53% 8 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:55 AM–7:22 AM
  • Morning best color 7:03 AM
  • Sunrise 7:22 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:22 AM–7:58 AM
  • Moonrise 2:04 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:52 PM–6:28 PM
  • Evening best color 6:21 PM
  • Sunset 6:28 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:28 PM–6:55 PM
  • Fully dark 7:57 PM–5:54 AM
  • Moonset 11:16 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 11:17 PM–5:54 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Leesburg, Virginia, USA

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 New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:40 PM to 5:10 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 2:01 AM Northern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 11 Nov 2026 12:44 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

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