Big Sur, California, USA

Sunday, December 12, 2027

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Big Sur, California, USA

That morning

Sunrise

7:09 AM

7:09 AM

6:40 AM Blue hour
7:09 AM Sunrise
7:48 AM Golden hour ends

Full moon

Full Cold Moon

Rises 3:55 PM in the ENE

3:55 PM – 7:23 AM

Named for the long, cold nights at the start of winter.

ENE WNW
3:55 PM Moonrise
4:19 PM 4°
11:39 PM Highest, 80°
6:59 AM 4°
7:23 AM Moonset

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

Rises
3:55 PM in the ENE
Exactly full
8:15 AM
Distance
228,727 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.

Sunset

4:52 PM

4:52 PM

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

4:12 PM Golden hour
4:52 PM Sunset
5:21 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Geminids

Best around 2:07 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:22 PM Dark enough
2:07 AM Best
5:39 AM Too light
Estimate
~24/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
86°
Under a perfect sky
150/hour
Moonlight
80% lost
Speed
35 km/s

The estimate 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. The bar also counts the forecast cloud at the best time, so a clouded-out night sits at the bottom, as does rain on the radar now.

The strongest shower of the year, and you can watch it most of the night.

Timetable

  • Moonset 6:18 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:40 AM–7:09 AM
  • Morning best color 7:03 AM
  • Sunrise 7:09 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:09 AM–7:48 AM
  • Moonrise 3:56 PM
  • Evening golden hour 4:12 PM–4:52 PM
  • Sunset 4:52 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:52 PM–5:21 PM
  • Fully dark 6:24 PM–5:37 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Big Sur, California, USA

Geminids Around 31 an hour
Mon 13 Dec 2027 6:22 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 Partial solar eclipse 7.2% of the Sun covered
Thu 9 Apr 2043 11:41 AM Partial solar eclipse 81.6% of the Sun covered
Tue 23 Aug 2044 7:05 PM Partial solar eclipse 88.4% of the Sun covered
Sat 12 Aug 2045 9:17 AM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it