Big Sur, California, USA

Wednesday, April 21, 2027

TODAY
Big Sur, California, USA

Meteor shower

Lyrids

Around 10 an hour

Best around 4:46 AM

Radiant climbs to
84°
Under a perfect sky
18/hour
Moonlight
42% 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

6:25 AM

6:25 AM

5:58 AM Blue hour
6:25 AM Sunrise
7:00 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:46 PM

7:46 PM

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

7:11 PM Golden hour
7:46 PM Sunset
8:12 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Full moon

99% lit

9:07 PM – 7:05 AM

ESE WSW
9:07 PM Moonrise
9:30 PM 4°
2:06 AM Highest, 31°
6:42 AM 4°
7:05 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 5:58 AM–6:25 AM
  • Morning best color 6:22 AM
  • Sunrise 6:25 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:25 AM–7:00 AM
  • Moonset 6:30 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:11 PM–7:46 PM
  • Sunset 7:46 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:46 PM–8:12 PM
  • Moonrise 9:08 PM
  • Fully dark 9:18 PM–4:51 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up
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Upcoming celestial events for Big Sur, California, USA

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 Milky Way Visible 10:20 PM to 4:01 AM with no moon, 25° above the southern horizon - 17 nights 27 May to 12 Jun
Sat 5 Jun 2027 10:20 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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