Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Thursday, October 25, 2029

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Leesburg, Virginia, USA

That morning

Sunrise

7:30 AM

7:30 AM

Clears the hills at 7:33 AM, 3 min after sunrise

7:03 AM Blue hour
7:30 AM Sunrise
8:07 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:17 PM

6:17 PM

Behind the hills at 6:09 PM, 8 min before sunset

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

5:40 PM Golden hour
6:17 PM Sunset
6:45 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 5:02 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:47 PM Dark enough
8:11 PM Moonrise
5:02 AM Best
6:01 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
66°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
69% 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.

Moon

Waning gibbous

91% lit

8:11 PM – 11:26 AM

ENE WNW
8:11 PM Moonrise
8:34 PM 4°
3:48 AM Highest, 75°
11:03 AM 4°
11:26 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 7:03 AM–7:30 AM
  • Sunrise 7:30 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:30 AM–8:07 AM
  • Morning best color 7:37 AM
  • Moonset 10:35 AM
  • Evening golden hour 5:40 PM–6:17 PM
  • Evening best color 6:13 PM
  • Sunset 6:17 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:17 PM–6:45 PM
  • Fully dark 7:47 PM–6:02 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 7:47 PM–8:17 PM
  • Moonrise 8:11 PM

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