Big Sur, California, USA

Thursday, December 4, 2025

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Big Sur, California, USA

That morning

Sunrise

7:03 AM

7:03 AM

6:34 AM Blue hour
7:03 AM Sunrise
7:42 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

4:52 PM

4:52 PM

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

4:12 PM Golden hour
4:52 PM Sunset
5:20 PM Blue hour ends

Full moon

Full Cold Moon

Supermoon - rises 4:29 PM in the NE

4:29 PM – 8:12 AM

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

ENE WNW
4:29 PM Moonrise
4:53 PM 4°
12:19 AM Highest, 82°
7:48 AM 4°
8:12 AM Moonset

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

Rises
4:29 PM in the NE
Exactly full
3:15 PM
Distance
221,888 mi - supermoon

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 6:34 AM–7:03 AM
  • Moonset 6:58 AM
  • Morning best color 7:00 AM
  • Sunrise 7:03 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:03 AM–7:42 AM
  • Evening golden hour 4:12 PM–4:52 PM
  • Moonrise 4:29 PM
  • Sunset 4:52 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:52 PM–5:20 PM
  • Fully dark 6:23 PM–5:32 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Big Sur, California, USA

Orionids Around 18 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 5:24 AM 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 12:37 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:40 PM to 5:10 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 11:01 PM Northern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 11 Nov 2026 12:31 AM 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

Every celestial event, and where else to see it