Big Sur, California, USA

Wednesday, November 20, 2024

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Big Sur, California, USA

That morning

Sunrise

6:50 AM

6:50 AM

Clears the mountains at 7:37 AM, 47 min after sunrise

6:22 AM Blue hour
6:50 AM Sunrise
7:28 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

4:55 PM

4:55 PM

Behind the mountains at 3:29 PM, 86 min before sunset

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

4:17 PM Golden hour
4:55 PM Sunset
5:23 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Northern Taurids

Best around 11:55 PM

Very LowExcellent
6:25 PM Dark enough
9:43 PM Moonrise
11:55 PM Best
5:21 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
76°
Under a perfect sky
5/hour
Moonlight
33% lost
Speed
29 km/s

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.

The second half of the Taurids, peaking about a week after the Southern Taurids.

Meteor shower

Southern Taurids

Best around 11:25 PM

Very LowExcellent
6:25 PM Dark enough
9:43 PM Moonrise
11:25 PM Best
5:21 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
69°
Under a perfect sky
5/hour
Moonlight
26% lost
Speed
27 km/s

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.

Not many meteors, but known for bright fireballs.

Moon

Waning gibbous

72% lit

9:43 PM – 12:21 PM

ENE WNW
9:43 PM Moonrise
10:06 PM 4°
5:06 AM Highest, 75°
12:00 PM 4°
12:21 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 6:22 AM–6:50 AM
  • Sunrise 6:50 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:50 AM–7:28 AM
  • Morning best color 6:52 AM
  • Moonset 11:47 AM
  • Evening golden hour 4:17 PM–4:55 PM
  • Sunset 4:55 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:55 PM–5:23 PM
  • Fully dark 6:25 PM–5:21 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 6:25 PM–9:45 PM
  • Moonrise 9:44 PM

Upcoming celestial events for Big Sur, California, USA

International Space Station Bright pass, NNW to ESE, 48 deg up
Sun 1 Nov 2026 5:15 AM 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 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