Big Sur, California, USA

Saturday, December 14, 2024

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Big Sur, California, USA

That morning

Sunrise

7:11 AM

7:11 AM

6:42 AM Blue hour
7:11 AM Sunrise
7:50 AM Golden hour ends

Full moon

Full Cold Moon

Rises 4:09 PM in the NE

4:09 PM – 7:51 AM

Named for the long, cold nights at the start of winter.

ENE WNW
4:09 PM Moonrise
4:33 PM 4°
11:59 PM Highest, 82°
7:27 AM 4°
7:51 AM Moonset

Between the two 4° marks the Moon is clear of haze and most of what stands on the horizon.

Rises
4:09 PM in the NE
Exactly full
12:59 AM
Distance
230,196 mi

The disc is biggest and most orange in the first half hour above the horizon, and moonrise here is worked out to the minute for a flat horizon.

Sunset

4:53 PM

4:53 PM

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

4:13 PM Golden hour
4:53 PM Sunset
5:22 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Geminids

Best around 1:53 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:23 PM Dark enough
1:53 AM Best
5:41 AM Too light
Estimate
~21/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
86°
Under a perfect sky
150/hour
Moonlight
80% lost
Speed
35 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 strongest shower of the year, and you can watch it most of the night.

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:42 AM–7:11 AM
  • Moonset 6:43 AM
  • Morning best color 7:09 AM
  • Sunrise 7:11 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:11 AM–7:50 AM
  • Moonrise 4:09 PM
  • Evening golden hour 4:13 PM–4:53 PM
  • Sunset 4:53 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:53 PM–5:22 PM
  • Fully dark 6:25 PM–5:39 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

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