Big Sur, California, USA

Wednesday, November 22, 2023

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Big Sur, California, USA

That morning

Sunrise

6:51 AM

6:51 AM

Clears the mountains at 7:36 AM, 45 min after sunrise

6:23 AM Blue hour
6:51 AM Sunrise
7:29 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

4:55 PM

4:55 PM

Behind the mountains at 3:28 PM, 87 min before sunset

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

4:16 PM Golden hour
4:55 PM Sunset
5:23 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Northern Taurids

Best around 12:25 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:25 PM Dark enough
12:25 AM Best
2:45 AM Moonset
5:22 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
78°
Under a perfect sky
5/hour
Moonlight
44% lost
Speed
29 km/s

Where they come from: Comet Encke (2P/Encke)

The other half of Comet Encke's wide, old stream: the same dust as the Southern Taurids, met a little later and from a little further north. Known, with them, for slow, bright fireballs.

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.

The second half of the Taurids, peaking about a week after the Southern Taurids.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

76% lit

2:16 PM – 2:45 AM

E W
2:16 PM Moonrise
2:35 PM 4°
8:29 PM Highest, 55°
2:25 AM 4°
2:45 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 1:37 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:23 AM–6:51 AM
  • Sunrise 6:51 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:51 AM–7:29 AM
  • Morning best color 6:52 AM
  • Moonrise 2:16 PM
  • Evening golden hour 4:16 PM–4:55 PM
  • Sunset 4:55 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:55 PM–5:23 PM
  • Fully dark 6:25 PM–5:22 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 2:55 AM–5:22 AM

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