Big Sur, California, USA

Tuesday, April 20, 2027

TODAY
Big Sur, California, USA

Meteor shower

Lyrids

Active, around 6 an hour

Best around 4:45 AM

Radiant climbs to
83°
Under a perfect sky
18/hour
Moonlight
36% lost
Speed
49 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.

Usually steady, but now and then it has a short burst of many more.

That morning

Sunrise

6:27 AM

6:27 AM

6:00 AM Blue hour
6:27 AM Sunrise
7:01 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:45 PM

7:45 PM

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

7:10 PM Golden hour
7:45 PM Sunset
8:12 PM Blue hour ends

Full moon

Pink Moon

Rises 8:01 PM in the ESE

8:01 PM – 6:29 AM

ESE WSW
8:01 PM Moonrise
8:23 PM 4°
1:15 AM Highest, 36°
6:07 AM 4°
6:29 AM Moonset

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

Rises
8:01 PM in the ESE
Exactly full
3:24 PM
Distance
238,165 mi

The disc is biggest and most orange in the first half hour above the horizon, and moonrise here is worked out to the minute for a flat horizon.

Timetable

  • Moonset 5:57 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:00 AM–6:27 AM
  • Morning best color 6:23 AM
  • Sunrise 6:27 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:27 AM–7:01 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:10 PM–7:45 PM
  • Sunset 7:45 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:45 PM–8:12 PM
  • Moonrise 8:01 PM
  • Fully dark 9:17 PM–4:53 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up
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Upcoming celestial events for Big Sur, California, USA

Lyrids Around 10 an hour
Wed 21 Apr 2027 4:46 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 9:40 PM to 4:30 AM Wed 5 May 2027 4:06 AM Eta Aquariids Around 17 an hour
Wed 5 May 2027 4:28 AM Milky Way Visible 12:09 AM to 4:26 AM with no moon, 25° above the southern horizon - 17 nights 28 Apr to 14 May
Sat 8 May 2027 12:09 AM Flower Moon Rises 7:58 PM in the ESE Wed 19 May 2027 7:58 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 10:10 PM to 4:00 AM Fri 4 Jun 2027 12:47 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

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