Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Friday, October 26, 2029

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Leesburg, Virginia, USA

That morning

Sunrise

7:31 AM

7:31 AM

Clears the hills at 7:34 AM, 3 min after sunrise

7:04 AM Blue hour
7:31 AM Sunrise
8:09 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:16 PM

6:16 PM

Behind the hills at 6:08 PM, 8 min before sunset

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

5:39 PM Golden hour
6:16 PM Sunset
6:43 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 5:16 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:46 PM Dark enough
9:01 PM Moonrise
5:16 AM Best
6:02 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
67°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
63% 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

84% lit

9:01 PM – 12:14 PM

ENE WNW
9:01 PM Moonrise
9:25 PM 4°
4:38 AM Highest, 74°
11:50 AM 4°
12:14 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 7:04 AM–7:31 AM
  • Sunrise 7:31 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:31 AM–8:09 AM
  • Morning best color 7:38 AM
  • Moonset 11:26 AM
  • Evening golden hour 5:39 PM–6:16 PM
  • Evening best color 6:12 PM
  • Sunset 6:16 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:16 PM–6:43 PM
  • Fully dark 7:46 PM–6:03 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 7:46 PM–9:06 PM
  • Moonrise 9:01 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