Big Sur, California, USA

Sunday, October 20, 2024

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Big Sur, California, USA

That morning

Sunrise

7:19 AM

7:19 AM

Clears the mountains at 8:23 AM, 64 min after sunrise

6:53 AM Blue hour
7:19 AM Sunrise
7:54 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:24 PM

6:24 PM

Behind the mountains at 5:20 PM, 64 min before sunset

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

5:48 PM Golden hour
6:24 PM Sunset
6:50 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 4:54 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:54 PM Dark enough
8:46 PM Moonrise
4:54 AM Best
5:50 AM Too light
Estimate
~6/hour
from a dark spot here
Radiant climbs to
68°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
63% lost
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

Waning gibbous

85% lit

8:46 PM – 12:29 PM

ENE WNW
8:46 PM Moonrise
9:10 PM 4°
4:36 AM Highest, 82°
12:04 PM 4°
12:29 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 6:53 AM–7:19 AM
  • Sunrise 7:19 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:19 AM–7:54 AM
  • Morning best color 7:21 AM
  • Moonset 11:21 AM
  • Evening golden hour 5:48 PM–6:24 PM
  • Sunset 6:24 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:24 PM–6:50 PM
  • Fully dark 7:50 PM–5:54 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 7:50 PM–8:50 PM
  • Moonrise 8:46 PM

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 Tiangong space station Bright pass, WNW to E, 40 deg up
Mon 2 Nov 2026 5:39 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 Falcon 9 Block 5 | USSF-432 Marginal, space jellyfish SSE
Tue 3 Nov 2026 5:28 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 6:37 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