Big Sur, California, USA

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Big Sur, California, USA

That morning

Sunrise

7:18 AM

7:18 AM

6:50 AM Blue hour
7:18 AM Sunrise
7:56 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:14 PM

5:14 PM

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

4:35 PM Golden hour
5:14 PM Sunset
5:42 PM Blue hour ends

Full moon

Full Wolf Moon

Rises 5:04 PM in the ENE

5:04 PM – 8:11 AM

Named for the wolves heard howling on long midwinter nights.

ENE WNW
5:04 PM Moonrise
5:27 PM 4°
12:42 AM Highest, 78°
7:49 AM 4°
8:11 AM Moonset

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

Rises
5:04 PM in the ENE
Exactly full
2:25 PM
Distance
237,051 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.

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:50 AM–7:18 AM
  • Morning best color 7:16 AM
  • Sunrise 7:18 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:18 AM–7:56 AM
  • Moonset 7:29 AM
  • Evening golden hour 4:35 PM–5:14 PM
  • Moonrise 5:05 PM
  • Sunset 5:14 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:14 PM–5:42 PM
  • Fully dark 6:44 PM–5:47 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Big Sur, California, USA

International Space Station Modest pass, NNW to ENE, 19 deg up
Fri 30 Oct 2026 6:13 AM Tiangong space station Modest pass, WNW to NW, 26 deg up
Fri 30 Oct 2026 8:02 PM Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 15-18 Marginal, look SSE
Fri 30 Oct 2026 8:48 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Fri 30 Oct 2026 7:43 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Fri 30 Oct 2026 7:43 PM Halloween Halloween night in Big Sur - waning gibbous moon
Sat 31 Oct 2026 6:00 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