Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Thursday, October 22, 2026

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Leesburg, Virginia, USA

That morning

Sunrise

7:27 AM

7:27 AM

7:00 AM Blue hour
7:27 AM Sunrise
8:04 AM Golden hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Active, around 11 an hour

Best around 5:21 AM

The night7:51 PM – 5:58 AM+1

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.

Satellite

International Space Station

Modest pass, NNW to NNE

Rises 5:59 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
NNW
Rising, then up to NNW
When
5:59 AM
until 6:01 AM
Visible for
1m 30s
Highest
13° NNW
Ends
Sets NNE

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

Sunset

6:21 PM

6:21 PM

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

5:45 PM Golden hour
6:21 PM Sunset
6:49 PM Blue hour ends

Satellite

Tiangong space station

Modest pass, SSW to S

Rises 7:51 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SSW
Rising, then up to S
When
7:51 PM
until 7:53 PM
Visible for
2m 0s
Highest
25° S
Ends
Fades at 25°

It will not set - it flies into the Earth's shadow and fades out in a few seconds.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

86% lit

4:27 PM – 4:34 AM

E W
4:27 PM Moonrise
4:47 PM 4°
10:29 PM Highest, 49°
4:13 AM 4°
4:34 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 3:29 AM
  • Morning blue hour 7:00 AM–7:27 AM
  • Morning best color 7:09 AM
  • Sunrise 7:27 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:27 AM–8:04 AM
  • Moonrise 4:27 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:45 PM–6:21 PM
  • Evening best color 6:14 PM
  • Sunset 6:21 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:21 PM–6:49 PM
  • Fully dark 7:51 PM–5:58 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 4:41 AM–5:58 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