Big Sur, California, USA

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Big Sur, California, USA

That morning

Sunrise

7:14 AM

7:14 AM

Clears the mountains at 7:58 AM, 44 min after sunrise

6:45 AM Blue hour
7:14 AM Sunrise
7:54 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

4:55 PM

4:55 PM

Behind the mountains at 3:10 PM, 105 min before sunset

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

4:15 PM Golden hour, best color
4:55 PM Sunset
5:24 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

First quarter

62% lit

12:46 PM – 1:45 AM

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12:46 PM Moonrise
1:06 PM 4°
7:13 PM Highest, 60°
1:25 AM 4°
1:45 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 12:38 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:45 AM–7:14 AM
  • Sunrise 7:14 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:14 AM–7:54 AM
  • Morning best color 7:15 AM
  • Moonrise 12:46 PM
  • Evening golden hour 4:15 PM–4:55 PM
  • Sunset 4:55 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:55 PM–5:24 PM
  • Fully dark 6:27 PM–5:42 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 1:47 AM–5:42 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Big Sur, California, USA

Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Thu 12 Nov 2026 6:31 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Thu 12 Nov 2026 6:31 PM International Space Station Modest pass, WNW to NNW, 16 deg up
Fri 13 Nov 2026 6:52 PM Leonids Around 11 an hour
Mon 16 Nov 2026 6:28 PM Falcon 9 Block 5 | USSF-317 Marginal, look SSE
Tue 17 Nov 2026 7:14 PM Falcon 9 Block 5 | USSF-266 Long shot, look SSE
Wed 18 Nov 2026 8:49 AM 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