Big Sur, California, USA

Wednesday, October 9, 2024

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Big Sur, California, USA

That morning

Sunrise

7:09 AM

7:09 AM

Clears the mountains at 8:14 AM, 65 min after sunrise

6:44 AM Blue hour
7:09 AM Sunrise
7:44 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:38 PM

6:38 PM

Behind the mountains at 5:47 PM, 51 min before sunset

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

6:04 PM Golden hour
6:38 PM Sunset
7:04 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 4:53 AM

Very LowExcellent
8:08 PM Dark enough
11:05 PM Moonset
4:53 AM Best
5:40 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
66°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
No interference
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

First quarter

40% lit

1:53 PM – 11:05 PM

SE SW
1:53 PM Moonrise
2:18 PM 4°
6:29 PM Highest, 25°
10:40 PM 4°
11:05 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 6:44 AM–7:09 AM
  • Sunrise 7:09 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:09 AM–7:44 AM
  • Morning best color 7:11 AM
  • Moonrise 1:53 PM
  • Evening golden hour 6:04 PM–6:38 PM
  • Sunset 6:38 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:38 PM–7:04 PM
  • Fully dark 8:04 PM–5:45 AM
  • Moonset 11:06 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 11:14 PM–5:45 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Big Sur, California, USA

Día de Muertos Día de Muertos in Big Sur - sunset at 5:10 PM
Mon 2 Nov 2026 5:10 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Mon 2 Nov 2026 6:39 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Mon 2 Nov 2026 6:39 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 Falcon 9 Block 5 | USSF-xxx Marginal, look SSE
Sun 8 Nov 2026 7:17 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