Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Tuesday, October 20, 2026

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Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Meteor shower

Orionids

Around 18 an hour

Best around 5:24 AM

From 7:54 PM to 5:56 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. The bar also counts the forecast cloud at the best time, so a clouded-out night sits at the bottom.

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

That morning

Sunrise

7:25 AM

7:25 AM

6:58 AM Blue hour
7:25 AM Sunrise
8:01 AM Golden hour ends

Satellite

International Space Station

Modest pass, NNW to NNE

Rises 5:57 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
NNW
Rising, then up to NNW
When
5:57 AM
until 5:59 AM
Visible for
2m 20s
Highest
21° NNW
Ends
Sets NNE

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

Sunset

6:24 PM

6:24 PM

Too far ahead for a weather forecast. These are the sun's own times - they will not change.

5:48 PM Golden hour
6:24 PM Sunset
6:51 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waxing gibbous

69% lit

3:39 PM – 2:24 AM

ESE WSW
3:39 PM Moonrise
4:01 PM 4°
9:01 PM Highest, 37°
2:02 AM 4°
2:24 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 1:21 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:58 AM–7:25 AM
  • Morning best color 7:07 AM
  • Sunrise 7:25 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:25 AM–8:01 AM
  • Moonrise 3:40 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:48 PM–6:24 PM
  • Evening best color 6:17 PM
  • Sunset 6:24 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:24 PM–6:51 PM
  • Fully dark 7:53 PM–5:57 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 2:33 AM–5:57 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Leesburg, Virginia, USA

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 Leonids Around 11 an hour
Mon 16 Nov 2026 5:25 AM Full Beaver Moon Rises 4:35 PM in the NE Tue 24 Nov 2026 4:35 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

Every celestial event, and where else to see it