Big Sur, California, USA

Friday, May 8, 2026

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Big Sur, California, USA Friday 8 May 2026

Meteor shower

Eta Aquariids

Active, around 9 an hour

Best around 5:03 AM

Radiant climbs to
29°
Under a perfect sky
50/hour
Moonlight
30% lost
Speed
66 km/s

The rate at the top is how many you might really see from a dark spot here, allowing for how high the shower climbs and for moonlight. "Under a perfect sky" is the best case. Clouds are not counted here: check the sunset page for those.

Comes from Halley's Comet. Best from the Southern Hemisphere, in the hours before dawn.

That morning

Sunrise

6:06 AM

6:06 AM

5:38 AM Blue hour
6:06 AM Sunrise
6:42 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

8:00 PM

8:00 PM

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

7:24 PM Golden hour
8:00 PM Sunset
8:29 PM Blue hour ends

Milky Way

Milky Way

Fair viewing

Visible from 12:09 AM

Very LowExcellent
Visible, no moon
12:09 AM to 1:59 AM
Where to look
South-southeastern horizon, up to 20° above it
Highest at
1:59 AM
Sky fully dark
9:39 PM to 4:26 AM
Sky darkness
Fair
Cloud
Not forecast yet

The bright center of the Milky Way: when it is above the horizon with the sky fully dark and the Moon set, brought down for how dark the sky is here (estimated from the towns around by Walker's law) and for cloud where the forecast reaches.

Moon

Last quarter

61% lit

2:01 AM – 12:30 PM

ESE WSW
2:01 AM Moonrise
2:22 AM 4°
7:15 AM Highest, 36°
12:08 PM 4°
12:30 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 1:29 AM
  • Morning blue hour 5:38 AM–6:06 AM
  • Sunrise 6:06 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:06 AM–6:42 AM
  • Morning best color 6:25 AM
  • Moonset 11:28 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:24 PM–8:00 PM
  • Sunset 8:00 PM
  • Evening blue hour 8:00 PM–8:29 PM
  • Fully dark 9:39 PM–4:26 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 9:39 PM–2:09 AM
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Upcoming celestial events for Big Sur, California, USA

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Sat 10 Oct 2026 12:29 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 8:10 PM to 5:40 AM Fri 9 Oct 2026 8:50 AM Tropical Storm Rachel Outer clouds at most, passing to the east
Sun 11 Oct 2026 7:39 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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