Big Sur, California, USA

Friday, January 9, 2026

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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
7:58 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:10 PM

5:10 PM

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

4:30 PM Golden hour
5:10 PM Sunset
5:38 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Last quarter

58% lit

12:12 AM – 11:26 AM

ESE WSW
12:12 AM Moonrise
12:32 AM 4°
5:50 AM Highest, 43°
11:06 AM 4°
11:26 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 6:50 AM–7:18 AM
  • Morning best color 7:15 AM
  • Sunrise 7:18 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:18 AM–7:58 AM
  • Moonset 11:03 AM
  • Evening golden hour 4:30 PM–5:10 PM
  • Sunset 5:10 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:10 PM–5:38 PM
  • Fully dark 6:41 PM–5:47 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 6:41 PM–12:21 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Big Sur, California, USA

International Space Station Bright pass, SSW to ENE, 32 deg up
Wed 14 Oct 2026 5:53 AM Tiangong space station Modest pass, WSW to S, 16 deg up
Wed 14 Oct 2026 6:30 AM 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 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