Big Sur, California, USA

Wednesday, March 11, 2026

TODAY
Big Sur, California, USA

That morning

Sunrise

7:23 AM

7:23 AM

6:57 AM Blue hour
7:23 AM Sunrise
7:57 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:11 PM

7:11 PM

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

6:36 PM Golden hour
7:11 PM Sunset
7:36 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Last quarter

46% lit

3:35 AM – 12:49 PM

SE SW
3:35 AM Moonrise
4:00 AM 4°
8:11 AM Highest, 26°
12:23 PM 4°
12:49 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 2:43 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:57 AM–7:23 AM
  • Morning best color 7:20 AM
  • Sunrise 7:23 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:23 AM–7:57 AM
  • Moonset 11:54 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:36 PM–7:11 PM
  • Sunset 7:11 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:11 PM–7:36 PM
  • Fully dark 8:36 PM–5:56 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 8:36 PM–3:36 AM
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Upcoming celestial events for Big Sur, California, USA

Tiangong space station Bright pass, ENE to E, 35 deg up
Mon 12 Oct 2026 5:18 AM 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 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

Every celestial event, and where else to see it