Big Sur, California, USA

Sunday, January 2, 2028

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Big Sur, California, USA

Meteor shower

Quadrantids

Best around 5:03 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:33 PM Dark enough
10:45 PM Moonset
5:03 AM Best
5:48 AM Too light
Estimate
~7/hour
from a dark spot here
Radiant climbs to
50°
Under a perfect sky
110/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
41 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.

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

Waxing crescent

29% lit

10:30 AM – 10:45 PM

E W
10:30 AM Moonrise
10:49 AM 4°
4:36 PM Highest, 53°
10:25 PM 4°
10:45 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:50 AM–7:18 AM
  • Morning best color 7:07 AM
  • Sunrise 7:18 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:18 AM–7:58 AM
  • Moonrise 10:30 AM
  • 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
  • Moonset 10:45 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 10:55 PM–5:47 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Big Sur, California, USA

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