Big Sur, California, USA

Tuesday, July 4, 2023

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Big Sur, California, USA

That morning

Sunrise

5:54 AM

5:54 AM

Clears the mountains at 7:27 AM, 93 min after sunrise

5:24 AM Blue hour
5:54 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, best color
8:28 PM Sunset
8:58 PM Blue hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 53 camera photos of past sunsets here.

Event

Independence Day

US holiday

The Fourth of July in Big Sur - sunset at 8:28 PM, then fireworks

Fireworks from 9:13 PM

Fireworks sky: not known yet

Sunset
8:28 PM
Cloud at 9 PM
Not known yet
Rain chance
Not known yet
9 to 11 PM
Moon
96% lit
Rises 10:18 PM
Where the Moon is
SE, 16° up
at 11:58 PM

On July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence, announcing that the thirteen American colonies were free of British rule. John Adams wrote that the day should be celebrated with "Illuminations from one End of this Continent to the other" - and fireworks have marked the Fourth since its first anniversary, in Philadelphia in 1777.

It has been a federal holiday since 1870.

Moon

Waning gibbous

97% lit

10:14 PM – 8:16 AM

ESE WSW
10:14 PM Moonrise
10:37 PM 4°
3:15 AM Highest, 31°
7:53 AM 4°
8:16 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 5:24 AM–5:54 AM
  • Sunrise 5:54 AM
  • Morning golden hour 5:54 AM–6:32 AM
  • Morning best color 5:55 AM
  • Moonset 6:58 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:50 PM–8:28 PM
  • Evening best color 7:53 PM
  • Sunset 8:28 PM
  • Evening blue hour 8:28 PM–8:58 PM
  • Moonrise 10:14 PM
  • Fully dark 10:17 PM–4:06 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