Big Sur, California, USA

Sunday, July 2, 2023

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Big Sur, California, USA

That morning

Sunrise

5:53 AM

5:53 AM

Clears the mountains at 7:26 AM, 93 min after sunrise

5:23 AM Blue hour
5:53 AM Sunrise
6:32 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

8:28 PM

8:28 PM

Behind the hills at 8:11 PM, 17 min before sunset

Too far ahead for a weather forecast. These are the sunrise and sunset times - they will not change.

7:50 PM Golden hour
8:28 PM Sunset
8:58 PM Blue hour ends

Full moon

Full Buck Moon

Rises 8:23 PM in the SE

8:23 PM – 5:44 AM

Named for the bucks' new antlers, which grow fastest in July.

SE SW
8:23 PM Moonrise
8:48 PM 4°
1:04 AM Highest, 26°
5:19 AM 4°
5:44 AM Moonset

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

Rises
8:23 PM in the SE
Exactly full
4:43 AM
Distance
224,616 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

  • Moonset 4:40 AM
  • Morning blue hour 5:23 AM–5:53 AM
  • Sunrise 5:53 AM
  • Morning golden hour 5:53 AM–6:32 AM
  • Morning best color 5:54 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:50 PM–8:28 PM
  • Evening best color 7:53 PM
  • Moonrise 8:23 PM
  • Sunset 8:28 PM
  • Evening blue hour 8:28 PM–8:58 PM
  • Fully dark 10:18 PM–4:05 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Big Sur, California, USA

International Space Station Modest pass, W to NNE, 24 deg up
Sat 14 Nov 2026 6:03 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Sat 14 Nov 2026 6:29 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Sat 14 Nov 2026 6:29 PM International Space Station Modest pass, NW to N, 12 deg up
Mon 16 Nov 2026 6:06 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Mon 16 Nov 2026 6:28 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Mon 16 Nov 2026 6:28 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