Big Sur, California, USA

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Big Sur, California, USA

That morning

Sunrise

5:50 AM

5:50 AM

Clears the mountains at 7:24 AM, 94 min after sunrise

5:19 AM Blue hour
5:50 AM Sunrise
6:28 AM Golden hour ends

Equinox or solstice

Summer solstice

The moment itself, 1:50 PM

Sunrise
5:50 AM, ENE (60°)
Sunset
8:27 PM, WNW (300°)
Daylight
14h 38m

Sunset

8:27 PM

8:27 PM

Behind the hills at 8:10 PM, 17 min before sunset

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

7:49 PM Golden hour
8:27 PM Sunset
8:58 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit

7:47 PM – 5:05 AM

SE SW
7:47 PM Moonrise
8:12 PM 4°
12:26 AM Highest, 26°
4:40 AM 4°
5:05 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 4:16 AM
  • Morning blue hour 5:19 AM–5:50 AM
  • Sunrise 5:50 AM
  • Morning golden hour 5:50 AM–6:28 AM
  • Morning best color 5:50 AM
  • Moonrise 7:47 PM
  • Evening golden hour 7:49 PM–8:27 PM
  • Sunset 8:27 PM
  • Evening blue hour 8:27 PM–8:58 PM
  • Fully dark 10:18 PM–3:59 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Big Sur, California, USA

International Space Station Bright pass, SSW to E, 33 deg up
Tue 10 Nov 2026 6:00 PM 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 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