Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Tuesday, April 24, 2029

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Leesburg, Virginia, USA

That morning

Sunrise

6:20 AM

6:20 AM

5:51 AM Blue hour
6:20 AM Sunrise
6:56 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:56 PM

7:56 PM

Behind the hills at 7:45 PM, 11 min before sunset

Too far ahead for a weather forecast. These are the sunrise and sunset times - they will not change.

7:19 PM Golden hour
7:56 PM Sunset
8:24 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Eta Aquariids

Best around 4:41 AM

Very LowExcellent
9:26 PM Dark enough
4:12 AM Moonset
4:48 AM Best 4:41 AM, then too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
18°
Under a perfect sky
50/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
66 km/s

Where they come from: Halley's Comet (1P/Halley)

Dust shed by Halley's Comet on its earlier passes. Earth meets Halley's stream twice a year: in May as the Eta Aquariids and in October as the Orionids.

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.

Comes from Halley's Comet. Best from the Southern Hemisphere, in the hours before dawn.

Event

Eid al-Adha

Islamic holiday

Eid al-Adha in Leesburg - sunset at 7:56 PM

Evening from 7:56 PM

Sunset and evening sky: not known yet

Sunset
7:56 PM
Sun toward WNW
Cloud this evening
Not known yet
Rain chance
Not known yet
This evening
Moon
83% lit
Up from the start
Where the Sun is
WNW, 5° up
at 7:26 PM

Eid al-Adha, the festival of sacrifice, falls on the 10th of Dhu al-Hijjah, during the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca. It remembers Ibrahim's (Abraham's) willingness to sacrifice his son at God's command. Families sacrifice a sheep, goat or other animal and share the meat with relatives, neighbors and the poor.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

80% lit

3:45 PM – 4:12 AM

E W
3:45 PM Moonrise
4:06 PM 4°
10:01 PM Highest, 51°
3:51 AM 4°
4:12 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 3:42 AM
  • Morning blue hour 5:51 AM–6:20 AM
  • Sunrise 6:20 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:20 AM–6:56 AM
  • Morning best color 6:26 AM
  • Moonrise 3:45 PM
  • Evening golden hour 7:19 PM–7:56 PM
  • Evening best color 7:51 PM
  • Sunset 7:56 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:56 PM–8:24 PM
  • Fully dark 9:35 PM–4:39 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 4:15 AM–4:39 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Leesburg, Virginia, USA

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

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