Big Sur, California, USA

Wednesday, August 21, 2024

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Big Sur, California, USA

That morning

Sunrise

6:30 AM

6:30 AM

Clears the mountains at 8:03 AM, 93 min after sunrise

6:03 AM Blue hour
6:30 AM Sunrise
7:05 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:49 PM

7:49 PM

Behind the mountains at 7:21 PM, 28 min before sunset

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

7:14 PM Golden hour
7:49 PM Sunset
8:16 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning gibbous

94% lit

9:13 PM – 9:54 AM

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9:13 PM Moonrise
9:33 PM 4°
3:31 AM Highest, 57°
9:33 AM 4°
9:54 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 6:03 AM–6:30 AM
  • Sunrise 6:30 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:30 AM–7:05 AM
  • Morning best color 6:31 AM
  • Moonset 8:41 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:14 PM–7:49 PM
  • Sunset 7:49 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:49 PM–8:16 PM
  • Moonrise 9:13 PM
  • Fully dark 9:21 PM–4:59 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