Big Sur, California, USA

Thursday, May 4, 2028

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Big Sur, California, USA

Meteor shower

Eta Aquariids

Best around 3:42 AM

Very LowExcellent
9:27 PM Dark enough
3:42 AM Best
3:52 AM Moonset
4:39 AM Too light
Estimate
~9/hour
from a dark spot here
Radiant climbs to
11°
Under a perfect sky
50/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
66 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.

Comes from Halley's Comet. Best from the Southern Hemisphere, in the hours before dawn.

That morning

Sunrise

6:10 AM

6:10 AM

5:42 AM Blue hour
6:10 AM Sunrise
6:45 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:57 PM

7:57 PM

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

7:22 PM Golden hour
7:57 PM Sunset
8:25 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waxing gibbous

79% lit

3:44 PM – 3:52 AM

E W
3:44 PM Moonrise
4:04 PM 4°
9:50 PM Highest, 51°
3:32 AM 4°
3:52 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 3:22 AM
  • Morning blue hour 5:42 AM–6:10 AM
  • Morning best color 6:05 AM
  • Sunrise 6:10 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:10 AM–6:45 AM
  • Moonrise 3:45 PM
  • Evening golden hour 7:22 PM–7:57 PM
  • Sunset 7:57 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:57 PM–8:25 PM
  • Fully dark 9:35 PM–4:31 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 3:55 AM–4:31 AM

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

Every celestial event, and where else to see it