Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Saturday, October 20, 2029

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Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 5:09 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:54 PM Dark enough
5:09 AM Best
5:56 AM Too light
Estimate
~11/hour
from a dark spot here
Radiant climbs to
66°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
37% lost
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.

That morning

Sunrise

7:25 AM

7:25 AM

Clears the hills at 7:28 AM, 3 min after sunrise

6:58 AM Blue hour
7:25 AM Sunrise
8:02 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:24 PM

6:24 PM

Behind the hills at 6:16 PM, 8 min before sunset

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

5:47 PM Golden hour
6:24 PM Sunset
6:51 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit

5:16 PM – 6:45 AM

E WNW
5:16 PM Moonrise
5:37 PM 4°
11:59 PM Highest, 61°
6:24 AM 4°
6:45 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 5:48 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:58 AM–7:25 AM
  • Sunrise 7:25 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:25 AM–8:02 AM
  • Morning best color 7:31 AM
  • Moonrise 5:16 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:47 PM–6:24 PM
  • Evening best color 6:20 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 Not tonight - the Moon is up

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