Big Sur, California, USA

Tuesday, January 11, 2028

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Big Sur, California, USA

Lunar eclipse

Partial lunar eclipse

6% of the Moon in shadow

Best around 8:13 PM

Moon in shadow
6%
Moon's height
36°
6:09 PM Penumbral begins 13° up
7:46 PM Partial begins 31° up
8:13 PM Greatest eclipse 36° up
8:39 PM Partial ends 41° up
10:17 PM Penumbral ends 60° up

Safe to look at with anything, unlike a solar eclipse - the Moon is only reflecting less light.

That morning

Sunrise

7:18 AM

7:18 AM

6:50 AM Blue hour
7:18 AM Sunrise
7:57 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:11 PM

5:11 PM

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

4:32 PM Golden hour
5:11 PM Sunset
5:39 PM Blue hour ends

Full moon

Full Wolf Moon

Rises 4:55 PM in the ENE

4:55 PM – 7:48 AM

Named for the wolves heard howling on long midwinter nights.

ENE WNW
4:55 PM Moonrise
5:18 PM 4°
12:25 AM Highest, 76°
7:26 AM 4°
7:48 AM Moonset

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

Rises
4:55 PM in the ENE
Exactly full
8:06 PM
Distance
223,738 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

  • Morning blue hour 6:50 AM–7:18 AM
  • Moonset 7:01 AM
  • Morning best color 7:07 AM
  • Sunrise 7:18 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:18 AM–7:57 AM
  • Evening golden hour 4:32 PM–5:11 PM
  • Moonrise 4:55 PM
  • Sunset 5:11 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:11 PM–5:39 PM
  • Fully dark 6:42 PM–5:47 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Big Sur, California, USA

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

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