Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Thursday, October 18, 2029

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Leesburg, Virginia, USA

That morning

Sunrise

7:23 AM

7:23 AM

Clears the hills at 7:26 AM, 3 min after sunrise

6:56 AM Blue hour
7:23 AM Sunrise
7:59 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:27 PM

6:27 PM

Behind the hills at 6:20 PM, 7 min before sunset

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

5:50 PM Golden hour
6:27 PM Sunset
6:54 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 4:57 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:57 PM Dark enough
4:49 AM Moonset
4:57 AM Best
5:54 AM Too light
Estimate
~11/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
66°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
66 km/s

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

Dust shed by Halley's Comet, the same stream as May's Eta Aquariids. The comet itself last came round in 1986 and returns in 2061; its dust arrives every October.

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.

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

Moon

Waxing gibbous

88% lit

4:26 PM – 4:49 AM

E W
4:26 PM Moonrise
4:46 PM 4°
10:36 PM Highest, 52°
4:29 AM 4°
4:49 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 3:51 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:56 AM–7:23 AM
  • Sunrise 7:23 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:23 AM–7:59 AM
  • Morning best color 7:29 AM
  • Moonrise 4:26 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:50 PM–6:27 PM
  • Evening best color 6:23 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 4:56 AM–5:55 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Leesburg, Virginia, USA

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