Big Sur, California, USA

Sunday, April 5, 2026

TODAY
Big Sur, California, USA

That morning

Sunrise

6:47 AM

6:47 AM

6:21 AM Blue hour
6:47 AM Sunrise
7:21 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:32 PM

7:32 PM

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

6:58 PM Golden hour
7:32 PM Sunset
7:58 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning gibbous

87% lit

11:34 PM – 9:01 AM

SE SW
11:34 PM Moonrise
11:59 PM 4°
4:18 AM Highest, 27°
8:37 AM 4°
9:01 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 6:21 AM–6:47 AM
  • Morning best color 6:43 AM
  • Sunrise 6:47 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:47 AM–7:21 AM
  • Moonset 8:23 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:58 PM–7:32 PM
  • Sunset 7:32 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:32 PM–7:58 PM
  • Fully dark 9:01 PM–5:16 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 9:01 PM–11:41 PM
  • Moonrise 11:35 PM
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Upcoming celestial events for Big Sur, California, USA

Post-Tropical Cyclone Rachel Rain bands and gusts possible, passing to the east
Sun 11 Oct 2026 6:00 AM Tiangong space station Brilliant pass, WNW to ESE, 81 deg up
Sun 11 Oct 2026 6:14 AM International Space Station Modest pass, S to E, 18 deg up
Sun 11 Oct 2026 6:39 AM Milky Way Visible 8:02 PM to 9:02 PM with no moon, 16° above the southwestern horizon - 2 nights 11 Oct to 12 Oct
Sun 11 Oct 2026 8:02 PM 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 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