Big Sur, California, USA

Thursday, October 23, 2025

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Big Sur, California, USA

That morning

Sunrise

7:22 AM

7:22 AM

6:55 AM Blue hour
7:22 AM Sunrise
7:57 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:20 PM

6:20 PM

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

5:45 PM Golden hour
6:20 PM Sunset
6:47 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 5:05 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:50 PM Dark enough
5:05 AM Best
5:53 AM Too light
Estimate
~7/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
69°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
66 km/s

The estimate is how many you might really see from a dark spot here, allowing for how high the shower climbs and for moonlight. "Under a perfect sky" is the best case. The bar also counts the forecast cloud at the best time, so a clouded-out night sits at the bottom, as does rain on the radar now.

Also from Halley's Comet. Fast meteors that often leave glowing trails.

Meteor shower

Southern Taurids

Best around 2:20 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:50 PM Dark enough
2:20 AM Best
5:53 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
69°
Under a perfect sky
5/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
27 km/s

The estimate is how many you might really see from a dark spot here, allowing for how high the shower climbs and for moonlight. "Under a perfect sky" is the best case. The bar also counts the forecast cloud at the best time, so a clouded-out night sits at the bottom, as does rain on the radar now.

Not many meteors, but known for bright fireballs.

Meteor shower

Northern Taurids

Best around 2:50 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:50 PM Dark enough
2:50 AM Best
5:53 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
76°
Under a perfect sky
5/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
29 km/s

The estimate is how many you might really see from a dark spot here, allowing for how high the shower climbs and for moonlight. "Under a perfect sky" is the best case. The bar also counts the forecast cloud at the best time, so a clouded-out night sits at the bottom, as does rain on the radar now.

The second half of the Taurids, peaking about a week after the Southern Taurids.

Moon

Waxing crescent

5% lit

9:34 AM – 7:19 PM

ESE SW
9:34 AM Moonrise
9:58 AM 4°
2:26 PM Highest, 30°
6:55 PM 4°
7:19 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 6:55 AM–7:22 AM
  • Morning best color 7:20 AM
  • Sunrise 7:22 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:22 AM–7:57 AM
  • Moonrise 9:35 AM
  • Evening golden hour 5:45 PM–6:20 PM
  • Sunset 6:20 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:20 PM–6:47 PM
  • Moonset 7:19 PM
  • Fully dark 7:46 PM–5:56 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 7:46 PM–5:56 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Big Sur, California, USA

Falcon 9 Block 5 | SDA Tranche 1 Tracking Layer A No date yet - NET Q4 2026 Sun 1 Nov 2026 Falcon 9 Block 5 | SDA Tranche 1 Tracking Layer C No date yet - NET Q4 2026 Sun 1 Nov 2026 Halloween Halloween night in Big Sur - waning gibbous moon
Sat 31 Oct 2026 6:00 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Sat 31 Oct 2026 7:42 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Sat 31 Oct 2026 7:42 PM Día de Muertos Día de Muertos in Big Sur - sunset at 5:11 PM
Sun 1 Nov 2026 5:11 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