Big Sur, California, USA

Friday, November 24, 2028

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Big Sur, California, USA

That morning

Sunrise

6:54 AM

6:54 AM

Clears the mountains at 7:40 AM, 46 min after sunrise

6:26 AM Blue hour
6:54 AM Sunrise
7:32 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

4:54 PM

4:54 PM

Behind the mountains at 3:25 PM, 89 min before sunset

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

4:15 PM Golden hour
4:54 PM Sunset
5:22 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Northern Taurids

Best around 12:24 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:24 PM Dark enough
12:24 AM Best
12:56 AM Moonset
5:25 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
78°
Under a perfect sky
5/hour
Moonlight
8% lost
Speed
29 km/s

Where they come from: Comet Encke (2P/Encke)

The other half of Comet Encke's wide, old stream: the same dust as the Southern Taurids, met a little later and from a little further north. Known, with them, for slow, bright fireballs.

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 second half of the Taurids, peaking about a week after the Southern Taurids.

Moon

First quarter

58% lit

12:47 PM – 12:56 AM

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12:47 PM Moonrise
1:06 PM 4°
6:50 PM Highest, 52°
12:36 AM 4°
12:56 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 12:00 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:26 AM–6:54 AM
  • Sunrise 6:54 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:54 AM–7:32 AM
  • Morning best color 6:55 AM
  • Moonrise 12:47 PM
  • Evening golden hour 4:15 PM–4:54 PM
  • Sunset 4:54 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:54 PM–5:22 PM
  • Fully dark 6:24 PM–5:24 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 1:04 AM–5:24 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