Big Sur, California, USA

Monday, October 20, 2025

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Big Sur, California, USA

Meteor shower

Orionids

Around 17 an hour

Best around 5:24 AM

The night7:54 PM – 5:50 AM+1

Very LowExcellent
Radiant climbs to
70°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
66 km/s

The rate at the top 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.

Also from Halley's Comet. Fast meteors that often leave glowing trails.

That morning

Sunrise

7:19 AM

7:19 AM

6:53 AM Blue hour
7:19 AM Sunrise
7:54 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:24 PM

6:24 PM

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

5:49 PM Golden hour
6:24 PM Sunset
6:50 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

New moon

0% lit

New moon today at 5:28 AM

Moonless and fully dark 7:50 PM to 5:50 AM

6:35 AM – 5:52 PM

ESE WSW
6:35 AM Moonrise
6:56 AM 4°
12:14 PM Highest, 44°
5:32 PM 4°
5:52 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 6:36 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:53 AM–7:19 AM
  • Morning best color 7:16 AM
  • Sunrise 7:19 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:19 AM–7:54 AM
  • Evening golden hour 5:49 PM–6:24 PM
  • Moonset 5:52 PM
  • Sunset 6:24 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:24 PM–6:50 PM
  • Fully dark 7:50 PM–5:54 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 7:50 PM–5:54 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Big Sur, California, USA

Orionids Active, around 9 an hour
Sat 17 Oct 2026 7:58 PM Orionids Around 18 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 7:54 PM Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 15-16 Fair, look SSE
Fri 23 Oct 2026 10:29 PM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 5:49 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 5:49 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 6:37 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:40 PM to 5:10 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 11:01 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