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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Night Time

12 hours, 19 minutes

Tue, Oct 3 at 6:49 pm – Wed, Oct 4 at 7:08 am

Visible night of Oct 3 – Oct 4, 2023

Mercury: From Wed 6:08 am
Venus: From Wed 3:31 am
Mars: Until Tue 7:24 pm
Jupiter: From Tue 8:16 pm
Saturn: Until Wed 3:56 am
Uranus: From Tue 8:36 pm
Neptune: Until Wed 5:59 am
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Great American Eclipse 2023

On October 14, an annular solar eclipse will sweep across North and South America.

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Tonight's Sky in Leesburg, Oct 3 – Oct 4, 2023 (7 planets visible)

Mercury rise and set in Leesburg

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only before sunrise and/or after sunset.

Mercury is just 13 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.

Wed, Oct 4 ↑6:08 am

Oct 3, 2023
Oct 4, 2023

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Venus rise and set in Leesburg

View before sunrise.

Venus can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.

Wed, Oct 4 ↑3:31 am

Oct 3, 2023
Oct 4, 2023

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Mars rise and set in Leesburg

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only after sunset.

Mars is just 14 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.

Tue, Oct 3 ↓7:24 pm

Oct 3, 2023
Oct 4, 2023

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Jupiter rise and set in Leesburg

Most of the night until sunrise.

Jupiter is visible during most of the night, but it is best viewed in the early morning hours and until sunrise.

Tue, Oct 3 ↑8:16 pm

Oct 3, 2023
Oct 4, 2023

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Saturn rise and set in Leesburg

After sunset and most of the night.

Saturn is visible during most of the night, but it is best viewed in the late evening hours after sunset.

Wed, Oct 4 ↓3:56 am

Oct 3, 2023
Oct 4, 2023

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Uranus rise and set in Leesburg

View in the early morning. Bring binoculars.

Uranus can be seen for more than 10 hours during the late night/early morning and until sunrise. You may need binoculars.

Tue, Oct 3 ↑8:36 pm

Oct 3, 2023
Oct 4, 2023

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Neptune rise and set in Leesburg

Up most of the night. Use binoculars.

Neptune is roughly in the opposite direction of the Sun, so it is visible during most of the night. Very faint, use binoculars.

Wed, Oct 4 ↓5:59 am

Oct 3, 2023
Oct 4, 2023

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Planets Visible in Leesburg

 Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Oct 4, 2023
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 6:08 amWed 6:28 pmWed 12:18 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusWed 3:31 amWed 4:46 pmWed 10:09 amGreat visibility
MarsTue 8:19 amTue 7:24 pmTue 1:52 pmVery difficult to see
JupiterTue 8:16 pmWed 9:59 amWed 3:07 amPerfect visibility
SaturnTue 5:16 pmWed 3:56 amTue 10:36 pmPerfect visibility
UranusTue 8:36 pmWed 10:43 amWed 3:40 amAverage visibility
NeptuneTue 6:13 pmWed 5:59 amWed 12:06 amSlightly difficult to see