Big Sur, California, USA

Saturday, November 23, 2024

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Big Sur, California, USA

That morning

Sunrise

6:53 AM

6:53 AM

Clears the mountains at 7:38 AM, 45 min after sunrise

6:25 AM Blue hour
6:53 AM Sunrise
7:31 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

4:54 PM

4:54 PM

Behind the mountains at 3:27 PM, 87 min before sunset

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

4:16 PM Golden hour
4:54 PM Sunset
5:22 PM Blue hour ends

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 9-13

Launched - marginal from here

Lifted off 9:25 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SSE
Heading away from you
When
9:25 PM
Highest around 9:28 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.

Meteor shower

Northern Taurids

Best around 11:39 PM

Very LowExcellent
6:24 PM Dark enough
11:39 PM Best
12:47 AM Moonrise
5:24 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
No interference
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.

Moon

Last quarter

43% lit

11:49 PM – 1:14 PM

ENE W
11:49 PM Moonrise
12:09 AM 4°
6:34 AM Highest, 65°
12:54 PM 4°
1:14 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 6:25 AM–6:53 AM
  • Sunrise 6:53 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:53 AM–7:31 AM
  • Morning best color 6:55 AM
  • Moonset 1:15 PM
  • Evening golden hour 4:16 PM–4:54 PM
  • Sunset 4:54 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:54 PM–5:22 PM
  • Fully dark 6:24 PM–5:23 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 6:24 PM–12:54 AM

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