Big Sur, California, USA

Wednesday, August 30, 2023

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Big Sur, California, USA

That morning

Sunrise

6:37 AM

6:37 AM

Clears the mountains at 8:10 AM, 93 min after sunrise

6:10 AM Blue hour
6:37 AM Sunrise
7:11 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:38 PM

7:38 PM

Behind the mountains at 7:05 PM, 33 min before sunset

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

7:04 PM Golden hour, best color
7:38 PM Sunset
8:04 PM Blue hour ends

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

Full moon

Full Sturgeon Moon

Supermoon, blue moon - rises 7:52 PM in the ESE

7:52 PM – 7:13 AM

Named for the lake sturgeon most easily caught in the Great Lakes in late summer. A blue moon too: the second full moon in one calendar month.

ESE WSW
7:52 PM Moonrise
8:13 PM 4°
1:32 AM Highest, 43°
6:52 AM 4°
7:13 AM Moonset

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

Rises
7:52 PM in the ESE
Exactly full
6:39 PM
Distance
221,684 mi - supermoon, blue moon

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 5:57 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:10 AM–6:37 AM
  • Sunrise 6:37 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:37 AM–7:11 AM
  • Morning best color 6:38 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:04 PM–7:38 PM
  • Sunset 7:38 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:38 PM–8:04 PM
  • Moonrise 7:53 PM
  • Fully dark 9:08 PM–5:08 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Big Sur, California, USA

Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Fri 13 Nov 2026 6:30 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Fri 13 Nov 2026 6:30 PM 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
Mon 16 Nov 2026 6:28 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Mon 16 Nov 2026 6:28 PM Leonids Around 11 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