Big Sur, California, USA

Monday, August 19, 2024

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Big Sur, California, USA

That morning

Sunrise

6:29 AM

6:29 AM

Clears the mountains at 8:02 AM, 93 min after sunrise

6:02 AM Blue hour
6:29 AM Sunrise
7:04 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:52 PM

7:52 PM

Behind the mountains at 7:24 PM, 28 min before sunset

Too far ahead for a weather forecast. These are the sun's own times - they will not change.

7:17 PM Golden hour
7:52 PM Sunset
8:19 PM Blue hour ends

Full moon

Full Sturgeon Moon

Rises 8:14 PM in the ESE

8:14 PM – 7:26 AM

Named for the lake sturgeon most easily caught in the Great Lakes in late summer.

ESE WSW
8:14 PM Moonrise
8:35 PM 4°
1:49 AM Highest, 42°
7:06 AM 4°
7:26 AM Moonset

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

Rises
8:14 PM in the ESE
Exactly full
11:33 AM
Distance
224,591 mi

The disc is biggest and most orange in the first half hour above the horizon, and moonrise here is worked out to the minute for a flat horizon.

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:02 AM–6:29 AM
  • Moonset 6:11 AM
  • Sunrise 6:29 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:29 AM–7:04 AM
  • Morning best color 6:30 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:17 PM–7:52 PM
  • Sunset 7:52 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:52 PM–8:19 PM
  • Moonrise 8:15 PM
  • Fully dark 9:25 PM–4:57 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Big Sur, California, USA

Tiangong space station Modest pass, W to SSW, 25 deg up
Wed 4 Nov 2026 6:53 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 6:37 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 6:37 PM Falcon 9 Block 5 | USSF-432 Long shot, look SSE
Fri 6 Nov 2026 4:46 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:40 PM to 5:10 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 11:01 PM Falcon 9 Block 5 | USSF-627 Marginal, look SSE
Mon 9 Nov 2026 7:03 PM Partial lunar eclipse 6% of the Moon in shadow
Tue 11 Jan 2028 8:13 PM Partial solar eclipse 54.1% of the Sun covered
Sun 14 Jan 2029 8:21 AM Total lunar eclipse 48% of it above your horizon
Mon 25 Jun 2029 8:22 PM Partial solar eclipse 0.9% of the Sun covered
Fri 14 Nov 2031 1:27 PM Partial solar eclipse 34.5% of the Sun covered
Wed 30 Mar 2033 10:20 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 78 minutes
Fri 7 Oct 2033 3:55 AM Partial solar eclipse 3.5% of the Sun covered
Sun 2 Sep 2035 7:33 PM Total lunar eclipse 45% of it above your horizon
Wed 6 Aug 2036 7:51 PM Partial solar eclipse 7.2% of the Sun covered
Thu 9 Apr 2043 11:41 AM Partial solar eclipse 81.6% of the Sun covered
Tue 23 Aug 2044 7:05 PM Partial solar eclipse 88.4% of the Sun covered
Sat 12 Aug 2045 9:17 AM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it