Big Sur, California, USA

Thursday, April 9, 2026

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Big Sur, California, USA Thursday 9 April 2026

That morning

Sunrise

6:41 AM

6:41 AM

6:15 AM Blue hour
6:41 AM Sunrise
7:15 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:35 PM

7:35 PM

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

7:01 PM Golden hour
7:35 PM Sunset
8:02 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Last quarter

54% lit

2:55 AM – 12:37 PM

SE SW
2:55 AM Moonrise
3:19 AM 4°
7:46 AM Highest, 29°
12:13 PM 4°
12:37 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 2:14 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:15 AM–6:41 AM
  • Sunrise 6:41 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:41 AM–7:15 AM
  • Morning best color 6:49 AM
  • Moonset 11:36 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:01 PM–7:35 PM
  • Sunset 7:35 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:35 PM–8:02 PM
  • Fully dark 9:05 PM–5:10 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 9:05 PM–2:55 AM
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Upcoming celestial events for Big Sur, California, USA

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 Post-Tropical Cyclone Rachel Outer clouds at most, passing to the east
Sun 11 Oct 2026 9:00 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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