Big Sur, California, USA

Wednesday, December 4, 2024

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Big Sur, California, USA

That morning

Sunrise

7:03 AM

7:03 AM

Clears the mountains at 7:50 AM, 47 min after sunrise

6:35 AM Blue hour
7:03 AM Sunrise
7:42 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

4:52 PM

4:52 PM

Behind the mountains at 3:09 PM, 103 min before sunset

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

4:12 PM Golden hour
4:52 PM Sunset
5:20 PM Blue hour ends

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 9-14

Launched - marginal from here

Lifted off 7:05 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SSE
Heading away from you
When
7:05 PM
Highest around 7:08 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

Waxing crescent

13% lit

10:24 AM – 8:02 PM

SE SW
10:24 AM Moonrise
10:48 AM 4°
3:13 PM Highest, 29°
7:38 PM 4°
8:02 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 6:35 AM–7:03 AM
  • Morning best color 7:01 AM
  • Sunrise 7:03 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:03 AM–7:42 AM
  • Moonrise 10:25 AM
  • Evening golden hour 4:12 PM–4:52 PM
  • Sunset 4:52 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:52 PM–5:20 PM
  • Fully dark 6:23 PM–5:32 AM
  • Moonset 8:02 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 8:03 PM–5:32 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Big Sur, California, USA

Falcon 9 Block 5 | SDA Tranche 1 Tracking Layer A No date yet - NET Q4 2026 Sun 1 Nov 2026 Falcon 9 Block 5 | SDA Tranche 1 Tracking Layer C No date yet - NET Q4 2026 Sun 1 Nov 2026 Halloween Halloween night in Big Sur - waning gibbous moon
Sat 31 Oct 2026 6:00 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Sat 31 Oct 2026 7:42 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Sat 31 Oct 2026 7:42 PM Día de Muertos Día de Muertos in Big Sur - sunset at 5:11 PM
Sun 1 Nov 2026 5:11 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