Big Sur, California, USA

Sunday, November 17, 2024

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Big Sur, California, USA

That morning

Sunrise

6:47 AM

6:47 AM

Clears the mountains at 7:35 AM, 48 min after sunrise

6:19 AM Blue hour
6:47 AM Sunrise
7:25 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

4:57 PM

4:57 PM

Behind the mountains at 3:32 PM, 85 min before sunset

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

4:19 PM Golden hour
4:57 PM Sunset
5:25 PM Blue hour ends

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 9-12

Launched - marginal from here

Lifted off 9:53 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SSE
Heading away from you
When
9:53 PM
Highest around 9:56 PM
Distance
132 mi
Climbs to
13°
Lighting
Dark sky
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 4E
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Landing
Sea - Of Course I Still Love You
Too far downrange to see

A bright climbing star and a flame. The vehicle is in shadow itself, so there is no lit plume behind it.

Moon

Waning gibbous

95% lit

6:26 PM – 10:11 AM

ENE WNW
6:26 PM Moonrise
6:51 PM 4°
2:19 AM Highest, 82°
9:47 AM 4°
10:11 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 6:19 AM–6:47 AM
  • Sunrise 6:47 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:47 AM–7:25 AM
  • Morning best color 6:48 AM
  • Moonset 9:07 AM
  • Evening golden hour 4:19 PM–4:57 PM
  • Sunset 4:57 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:57 PM–5:25 PM
  • Fully dark 6:26 PM–5:18 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up
  • Moonrise 6:27 PM

Upcoming celestial events for Big Sur, California, USA

Día de Muertos Día de Muertos in Big Sur - sunset at 5:11 PM
Sun 1 Nov 2026 5:11 PM Tiangong space station Bright pass, WNW to N, 56 deg up
Sun 1 Nov 2026 6:39 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Sun 1 Nov 2026 6:40 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Sun 1 Nov 2026 6:40 PM Día de Muertos Día de Muertos in Big Sur - sunset at 5:10 PM
Mon 2 Nov 2026 5:10 PM Falcon 9 Block 5 | USSF-432 Marginal, space jellyfish SSE
Mon 2 Nov 2026 5:42 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