Big Sur, California, USA

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Big Sur, California, USA

That morning

Sunrise

6:31 AM

6:31 AM

6:05 AM Blue hour
6:31 AM Sunrise
7:06 AM Golden hour ends

Rocket launch

Minotaur IV | NROL-174

Launched - a long shot from here

Lifted off 12:33 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SSE
Heading away from you
When
12:33 PM
Highest around 12:36 PM
Distance
134 mi
Climbs to
13°
Lighting
Daylight
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 8
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

In daylight it reads as a thin contrail, and only briefly.

Sunset

7:42 PM

7:42 PM

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

7:07 PM Golden hour
7:42 PM Sunset
8:08 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning gibbous

88% lit

11:43 PM – 8:58 AM

SE SW
11:43 PM Moonrise
12:08 AM 4°
4:20 AM Highest, 26°
8:33 AM 4°
8:58 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:05 AM–6:31 AM
  • Morning best color 6:26 AM
  • Sunrise 6:31 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:31 AM–7:06 AM
  • Moonset 8:16 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:07 PM–7:42 PM
  • Sunset 7:42 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:42 PM–8:08 PM
  • Fully dark 9:13 PM–4:58 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 9:13 PM–11:43 PM
  • Moonrise 11:43 PM

Upcoming celestial events for Big Sur, California, USA

Tiangong space station Bright pass, W to NE, 51 deg up
Mon 26 Oct 2026 7:10 PM Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 15-16 Marginal, look SSE
Mon 26 Oct 2026 10:46 PM Tiangong space station Bright pass, WNW to N, 31 deg up
Tue 27 Oct 2026 7:47 PM 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 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