Big Sur, California, USA

Wednesday, January 28, 2026

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Big Sur, California, USA

That morning

Sunrise

7:11 AM

7:11 AM

6:43 AM Blue hour
7:11 AM Sunrise
7:48 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:29 PM

5:29 PM

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

4:52 PM Golden hour
5:29 PM Sunset
5:56 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waxing gibbous

79% lit

12:54 PM – 4:37 AM

ENE WNW
12:54 PM Moonrise
1:18 PM 4°
8:44 PM Highest, 82°
4:12 AM 4°
4:37 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 3:27 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:43 AM–7:11 AM
  • Morning best color 7:07 AM
  • Sunrise 7:11 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:11 AM–7:48 AM
  • Moonrise 12:55 PM
  • Evening golden hour 4:52 PM–5:29 PM
  • Sunset 5:29 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:29 PM–5:56 PM
  • Fully dark 6:58 PM–5:41 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 4:38 AM–5:41 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Big Sur, California, USA

Tiangong space station Bright pass, WSW to SE, 55 deg up
Tue 13 Oct 2026 5:54 AM International Space Station Brilliant pass, SW to NE, 62 deg up
Tue 13 Oct 2026 6:40 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