Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Wednesday, August 11, 2027

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Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Meteor shower

Perseids

Best around 3:56 AM

Very LowExcellent
9:41 PM Dark enough
1:42 AM Moonset
3:56 AM Best
4:50 AM Too light
Estimate
~77/hour
from a dark spot here
Radiant climbs to
55°
Under a perfect sky
100/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
59 km/s

The estimate 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, as does rain on the radar now.

The most dependable shower of the year, on warm summer nights in the north.

That morning

Sunrise

6:19 AM

6:19 AM

5:50 AM Blue hour
6:19 AM Sunrise
6:56 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

8:11 PM

8:11 PM

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

7:34 PM Golden hour
8:11 PM Sunset
8:39 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waxing gibbous

74% lit

4:42 PM – 1:42 AM

SE SW
4:42 PM Moonrise
5:08 PM 4°
9:12 PM Highest, 24°
1:15 AM 4°
1:42 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 12:52 AM
  • Morning blue hour 5:50 AM–6:19 AM
  • Morning best color 6:03 AM
  • Sunrise 6:19 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:19 AM–6:56 AM
  • Moonrise 4:43 PM
  • Evening golden hour 7:34 PM–8:11 PM
  • Evening best color 8:10 PM
  • Sunset 8:11 PM
  • Evening blue hour 8:11 PM–8:39 PM
  • Fully dark 9:52 PM–4:39 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 1:52 AM–4:39 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Perseids Around 79 an hour
Thu 12 Aug 2027 9:39 PM Full Sturgeon Moon Rises 7:46 PM in the ESE Mon 16 Aug 2027 7:46 PM Milky Way Visible 9:28 PM to 11:58 PM with no moon, 21° above the south-southwestern horizon - 14 nights 23 Aug to 5 Sep
Wed 25 Aug 2027 9:28 PM Black Moon (supermoon) Moonless and fully dark 9:20 PM to 5:00 AM Tue 31 Aug 2027 1:39 PM Full Harvest Moon Rises 6:59 PM in the E Wed 15 Sep 2027 6:59 PM Milky Way Visible 8:39 PM to 10:09 PM with no moon, 18° above the south-southwestern horizon - 12 nights 21 Sep to 2 Oct
Tue 21 Sep 2027 8:39 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 Partial solar eclipse 61.7% of the Sun covered
Sat 12 Aug 2045 1:23 PM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it