Big Sur, California, USA

Tuesday, December 5, 2023

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Big Sur, California, USA

That morning

Sunrise

7:03 AM

7:03 AM

Clears the mountains at 7:50 AM, 47 min after sunrise

6:35 AM Blue hour
7:03 AM Sunrise
7:43 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

4:52 PM

4:52 PM

Behind the mountains at 3:09 PM, 103 min before sunset

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

4:12 PM Golden hour, best color
4:52 PM Sunset
5:20 PM Blue hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 52 camera photos of past sunsets here.

Moon

Last quarter

44% lit

11:50 PM – 12:56 PM

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11:50 PM Moonrise
12:10 AM 4°
6:25 AM Highest, 62°
12:37 PM 4°
12:56 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:35 AM–7:03 AM
  • Sunrise 7:03 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:03 AM–7:43 AM
  • Morning best color 7:04 AM
  • Moonset 12:56 PM
  • Evening golden hour 4:12 PM–4:52 PM
  • Sunset 4:52 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:52 PM–5:20 PM
  • Fully dark 6:23 PM–5:32 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 6:23 PM–12:53 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