Big Sur, California, USA

Tuesday, September 17, 2024

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Big Sur, California, USA

That morning

Sunrise

6:51 AM

6:51 AM

Clears the mountains at 8:17 AM, 86 min after sunrise

6:26 AM Blue hour
6:51 AM Sunrise
7:25 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:11 PM

7:11 PM

Behind the mountains at 6:22 PM, 49 min before sunset

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

6:37 PM Golden hour
7:11 PM Sunset
7:36 PM Blue hour ends

Lunar eclipse

Partial lunar eclipse

8% of the Moon in shadow

Best around 7:44 PM

Moon in shadow
8%
Moon's height
7°
5:42 PM Penumbral begins Moon down
7:14 PM Partial begins 1° up
7:44 PM Greatest eclipse 7° up
8:14 PM Partial ends 13° up
9:46 PM Penumbral ends 30° up

Safe to look at with anything, unlike a solar eclipse - the Moon is only reflecting less light.

Full moon

Full Harvest Moon

Supermoon - rises 7:10 PM in the E

7:10 PM – 7:29 AM

The full moon nearest the September equinox. It rises soon after sunset several evenings running, giving farmers extra light to bring the harvest in.

E W
7:10 PM Moonrise
7:30 PM 4°
1:18 AM Highest, 53°
7:09 AM 4°
7:29 AM Moonset

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

Rises
7:10 PM in the E
Exactly full
7:41 PM
Distance
221,747 mi - supermoon

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

  • Moonset 6:15 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:26 AM–6:51 AM
  • Sunrise 6:51 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:51 AM–7:25 AM
  • Morning best color 6:52 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:37 PM–7:11 PM
  • Sunset 7:11 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:11 PM–7:36 PM
  • Moonrise 7:11 PM
  • Fully dark 8:37 PM–5:26 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Big Sur, California, USA

Tiangong space station Brilliant pass, WNW to ESE, 84 deg up
Tue 3 Nov 2026 6:16 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Tue 3 Nov 2026 6:38 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Tue 3 Nov 2026 6:38 PM Southern Taurids 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 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