Big Sur, California, USA

Tuesday, May 21, 2024

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Big Sur, California, USA

That morning

Sunrise

5:55 AM

5:55 AM

Clears the mountains at 7:29 AM, 94 min after sunrise

5:26 AM Blue hour
5:55 AM Sunrise
6:32 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

8:11 PM

8:11 PM

Behind the hills at 8:08 PM, 3 min before sunset

Too far ahead for a weather forecast. These are the sun's own times - they will not change.

7:34 PM Golden hour
8:11 PM Sunset
8:41 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit

6:46 PM – 5:04 AM

ESE WSW
6:46 PM Moonrise
7:08 PM 4°
11:55 PM Highest, 34°
4:42 AM 4°
5:04 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 4:35 AM
  • Morning blue hour 5:26 AM–5:55 AM
  • Sunrise 5:55 AM
  • Morning golden hour 5:55 AM–6:32 AM
  • Morning best color 5:56 AM
  • Moonrise 6:46 PM
  • Evening golden hour 7:34 PM–8:11 PM
  • Sunset 8:11 PM
  • Evening blue hour 8:11 PM–8:41 PM
  • Fully dark 9:55 PM–4:11 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
Tue 10 Nov 2026 6:32 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Tue 10 Nov 2026 6:32 PM Veterans Day Veterans Day in Big Sur - sunset at 5:02 PM
Wed 11 Nov 2026 5:02 PM Falcon 9 Block 5 | USSF-627 Marginal, look SSE
Wed 11 Nov 2026 6:35 PM International Space Station Bright pass, WSW to NW, 37 deg up
Wed 11 Nov 2026 6:49 PM Northern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 11 Nov 2026 6:31 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