Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Sunday, October 18, 2026

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Leesburg, Virginia, USA
High 57°F, low 36°F.

That morning

Sunrise

Fair

7:23 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
0%around 9 AM
Rain chance
0%around 9 AM
Humidity
62%
Wind
2 mph
6:56 AM Blue hour
7:23 AM Sunrise
7:26 AM Best color
7:59 AM Golden hour ends

No cloud overhead to catch the color, so it shows on the horizon and any distant clouds as the sun comes up - learned from 79 rated clear past sunrises across every place Sky Time tracks.

Meteor shower

Orionids

Active, around 11 an hour

Best around 5:42 AM

From 7:57 PM to 5:54 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

Bright pass, NW to NE

Rises 5:54 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
NW
Rising, then up to NW
When
5:54 AM
until 5:58 AM
Visible for
3m 20s
Highest
46° NW
Ends
Sets NE

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

Sunset

Good

6:27 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
0%around 7 PM
Rain chance
0%around 7 PM
Humidity
53%
Wind
7 mph
5:50 PM Golden hour
6:20 PM Best color
6:27 PM Sunset
6:54 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

50% lit

2:41 PM – 12:18 AM

SE WSW
2:41 PM Moonrise
3:05 PM 4°
7:29 PM Highest, 28°
11:53 PM 4°
12:18 AM 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 41°F Clear sky
0% 0% 62% 2 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 55°F Clear sky
0% 0% 35% 8 mph
Evening 7 PM 46°F Clear sky
0% 0% 53% 7 mph
Late Night 11 PM 41°F Clear sky
0% 1% 62% 6 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:56 AM–7:23 AM
  • Morning best color 7:04 AM
  • Sunrise 7:23 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:23 AM–7:59 AM
  • Moonrise 2:41 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:50 PM–6:27 PM
  • Evening best color 6:19 PM
  • Sunset 6:27 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:27 PM–6:54 PM
  • Fully dark 7:56 PM–5:55 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 12:26 AM–5:55 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

Every celestial event, and where else to see it