Big Sur, California, USA

Saturday, September 6, 2025

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Big Sur, California, USA

That morning

Sunrise

6:43 AM

6:43 AM

Clears the mountains at 8:11 AM, 88 min after sunrise

6:17 AM Blue hour
6:43 AM Sunrise
7:17 AM Golden hour ends

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-9

Launched - a long shot from here

Lifted off 11:06 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SSE
Heading away from you
When
11:06 AM
Highest around 11:09 AM
Distance
132 mi
Climbs to
14°
Lighting
Daylight
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 4E
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Landing
Sea - Of Course I Still Love You
Too far downrange to see

In daylight it reads as a thin contrail, and only briefly.

Sunset

7:27 PM

7:27 PM

Behind the mountains at 6:47 PM, 40 min before sunset

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

6:53 PM Golden hour
7:27 PM Sunset
7:53 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Full moon

99% lit

7:05 PM – 6:34 AM

ESE WSW
7:05 PM Moonrise
7:26 PM 4°
12:49 AM Highest, 45°
6:13 AM 4°
6:34 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 5:25 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:17 AM–6:43 AM
  • Sunrise 6:43 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:43 AM–7:17 AM
  • Morning best color 6:44 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:53 PM–7:27 PM
  • Moonrise 7:06 PM
  • Sunset 7:27 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:27 PM–7:53 PM
  • Fully dark 8:56 PM–5:15 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Big Sur, California, USA

International Space Station Modest pass, NE to E, 27 deg up
Mon 2 Nov 2026 4:30 AM Día de Muertos Día de Muertos in Big Sur - sunset at 5:10 PM
Mon 2 Nov 2026 5:10 PM Tiangong space station Bright pass, WNW to E, 40 deg up
Mon 2 Nov 2026 5:39 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Mon 2 Nov 2026 6:39 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Mon 2 Nov 2026 6:39 PM Falcon 9 Block 5 | USSF-432 Marginal, space jellyfish SSE
Tue 3 Nov 2026 5:28 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