Big Sur, California, USA

Thursday, October 26, 2023

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Big Sur, California, USA

That morning

Sunrise

7:24 AM

7:24 AM

Clears the mountains at 8:20 AM, 56 min after sunrise

6:58 AM Blue hour
7:24 AM Sunrise
8:00 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:17 PM

6:17 PM

Behind the mountains at 5:12 PM, 65 min before sunset

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

5:42 PM Golden hour
6:17 PM Sunset
6:44 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 5:02 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:47 PM Dark enough
5:02 AM Best
5:55 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
69°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
23% lost
Speed
66 km/s

Where they come from: Halley's Comet (1P/Halley)

Dust shed by Halley's Comet, the same stream as May's Eta Aquariids. The comet itself last came round in 1986 and returns in 2061; its dust arrives every October.

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.

Also from Halley's Comet. Fast meteors that often leave glowing trails.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

94% lit

5:15 PM – 6:02 AM

E W
5:15 PM Moonrise
5:34 PM 4°
11:36 PM Highest, 58°
5:42 AM 4°
6:02 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 4:51 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:58 AM–7:24 AM
  • Sunrise 7:24 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:24 AM–8:00 AM
  • Morning best color 7:25 AM
  • Moonrise 5:15 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:42 PM–6:17 PM
  • Sunset 6:17 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:17 PM–6:44 PM
  • Fully dark 7:44 PM–5:58 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Big Sur, California, USA

International Space Station Modest pass, WNW to NNW, 16 deg up
Fri 13 Nov 2026 6:52 PM 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 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