Big Sur, California, USA

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Big Sur, California, USA

That morning

Sunrise

6:38 AM

6:38 AM

Clears the mountains at 8:10 AM, 92 min after sunrise

6:11 AM Blue hour
6:38 AM Sunrise
7:12 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:37 PM

7:37 PM

Behind the mountains at 7:04 PM, 33 min before sunset

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

7:02 PM Golden hour, best color
7:37 PM Sunset
8:03 PM Blue hour ends

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

Moon

Full moon

99% lit

8:23 PM – 8:27 AM

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8:23 PM Moonrise
8:43 PM 4°
2:24 AM Highest, 50°
8:07 AM 4°
8:27 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 6:11 AM–6:38 AM
  • Sunrise 6:38 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:38 AM–7:12 AM
  • Morning best color 6:38 AM
  • Moonset 7:13 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:02 PM–7:37 PM
  • Sunset 7:37 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:37 PM–8:03 PM
  • Moonrise 8:23 PM
  • Fully dark 9:06 PM–5:09 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