Big Sur, California, USA

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Big Sur, California, USA

That morning

Sunrise

7:20 AM

7:20 AM

6:54 AM Blue hour
7:20 AM Sunrise
7:54 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:13 PM

7:13 PM

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

6:38 PM Golden hour
7:13 PM Sunset
7:38 PM Blue hour ends

Lunar eclipse

Total lunar eclipse

Totality lasts 64 minutes

Best around 11:59 PM

Moon in shadow
118%
Totality
64 min
Moon's height
52°
8:59 PM Penumbral begins 24° up
10:11 PM Partial begins 37° up
11:27 PM Totality begins 48° up
11:59 PM Greatest eclipse 52° up
12:31 AM Totality ends 55° up
1:47 AM Partial ends 55° up
2:59 AM Penumbral ends 49° up

Safe to look at with anything, unlike a solar eclipse - the Moon is only reflecting less light.

Full moon

Full Worm Moon

Rises 6:57 PM in the E

6:57 PM – 7:31 AM

Named for the earthworms and beetle larvae that show again as the ground thaws.

E W
6:57 PM Moonrise
7:18 PM 4°
1:16 AM Highest, 56°
7:11 AM 4°
7:31 AM Moonset

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

Rises
6:57 PM in the E
Exactly full
11:56 PM
Distance
249,260 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 6:54 AM–7:20 AM
  • Moonset 7:09 AM
  • Morning best color 7:15 AM
  • Sunrise 7:20 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:20 AM–7:54 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:38 PM–7:13 PM
  • Moonrise 6:58 PM
  • Sunset 7:13 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:13 PM–7:38 PM
  • Fully dark 8:38 PM–5:53 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Big Sur, California, USA

Tiangong space station Bright pass, WNW to N, 31 deg up
Tue 27 Oct 2026 7:47 PM International Space Station Modest pass, NNE to NNE, 10 deg up
Wed 28 Oct 2026 6:13 AM Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 15-18 Marginal, look SSE
Thu 29 Oct 2026 9:02 PM Halloween Halloween night in Big Sur - waning gibbous moon Sat 31 Oct 2026 6:00 PM Día de Muertos Día de Muertos in Big Sur - sunset at 5:11 PM Sun 1 Nov 2026 5:11 PM Falcon 9 Block 5 | USSF-432 Marginal, look SSE
Sun 1 Nov 2026 5:56 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