Big Sur, California, USA

Monday, March 2, 2026

TODAY
Big Sur, California, USA

Lunar eclipse

Total lunar eclipse

Totality lasts 57 minutes

Best around 3:34 AM

Moon in shadow
115%
Totality
57 min
Moon's height
36°
12:46 AM Penumbral begins 60° up
1:51 AM Partial begins 53° up
3:05 AM Totality begins 42° up
3:34 AM Greatest eclipse 36° up
4:03 AM Totality ends 31° up
5:16 AM Partial ends 17° up
6:22 AM Penumbral ends 4° up

Safe to look at with anything, unlike a solar eclipse - the Moon is only reflecting less light.

That morning

Sunrise

6:35 AM

6:35 AM

6:09 AM Blue hour
6:35 AM Sunrise
7:10 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:02 PM

6:02 PM

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

5:28 PM Golden hour
6:02 PM Sunset
6:28 PM Blue hour ends

Full moon

Worm Moon

Rises 5:33 PM in the E

5:33 PM – 6:39 AM

E W
5:33 PM Moonrise
5:54 PM 4°
12:09 AM Highest, 61°
6:20 AM 4°
6:39 AM Moonset

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

Rises
5:33 PM in the E
Exactly full
3:41 AM
Distance
237,737 mi

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 6:09 AM–6:35 AM
  • Moonset 6:13 AM
  • Sunrise 6:35 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:35 AM–7:10 AM
  • Morning best color 6:43 AM
  • Evening golden hour 5:28 PM–6:02 PM
  • Moonrise 5:34 PM
  • Sunset 6:02 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:02 PM–6:28 PM
  • Fully dark 7:28 PM–5:08 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up
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Upcoming celestial events for Big Sur, California, USA

Tiangong space station Bright pass, ENE to E, 34 deg up
Mon 12 Oct 2026 5:18 AM Milky Way Visible 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM with no moon, 15° above the southwestern horizon - 1 night 12 Oct to 12 Oct
Mon 12 Oct 2026 8:00 PM Tiangong space station Bright pass, WSW to SE, 55 deg up
Tue 13 Oct 2026 5:54 AM Orionids Around 18 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 5:24 AM 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

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