Big Sur, California, USA

Saturday, January 2, 2027

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Big Sur, California, USA Saturday 2 January 2027

Meteor shower

Quadrantids

Around 37 an hour

Best around 6:21 AM

Radiant climbs to
63°
Under a perfect sky
110/hour
Moonlight
6% lost
Speed
41 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.

Its peak is short: only a few hours either side of it are worth watching.

That morning

Sunrise

7:18 AM

7:18 AM

6:50 AM Blue hour
7:18 AM Sunrise
7:58 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:03 PM

5:03 PM

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

4:24 PM Golden hour
5:03 PM Sunset
5:32 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning crescent

21% lit

2:59 AM – 1:03 PM

ESE WSW
2:59 AM Moonrise
3:21 AM 4°
8:01 AM Highest, 32°
12:41 PM 4°
1:03 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 2:59 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:50 AM–7:18 AM
  • Sunrise 7:18 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:18 AM–7:58 AM
  • Morning best color 7:38 AM
  • Moonset 1:03 PM
  • Evening golden hour 4:24 PM–5:03 PM
  • Sunset 5:03 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:03 PM–5:32 PM
  • Fully dark 6:35 PM–5:47 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 6:35 PM–4:05 AM
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Upcoming celestial events for Big Sur, California, USA

New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:40 PM to 5:40 AM Thu 7 Jan 2027 12:23 PM Wolf Moon (supermoon) Supermoon - rises 4:38 PM in the ENE Thu 21 Jan 2027 4:38 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:10 PM to 5:30 AM Fri 5 Feb 2027 7:56 AM Snow Moon Rises 5:58 PM in the E Sat 20 Feb 2027 5:58 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:40 PM to 5:00 AM Sun 7 Mar 2027 1:31 AM Milky Way Visible 3:40 AM to 5:50 AM with no moon, 22° above the south-southeastern horizon - 14 nights 3 Mar to 16 Mar
Mon 15 Mar 2027 3:40 AM

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