Big Sur, California, USA

Tuesday, November 18, 2025

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Big Sur, California, USA

That morning

Sunrise

6:47 AM

6:47 AM

6:20 AM Blue hour
6:47 AM Sunrise
7:25 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

4:57 PM

4:57 PM

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

4:19 PM Golden hour
4:57 PM Sunset
5:24 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Northern Taurids

Best around 12:12 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:27 PM Dark enough
12:12 AM Best
5:18 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.

Meteor shower

Southern Taurids

Best around 11:42 PM

Very LowExcellent
6:27 PM Dark enough
11:42 PM Best
5:18 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.

Moon

Waning crescent

2% lit

5:27 AM – 3:48 PM

ESE WSW
5:27 AM Moonrise
5:49 AM 4°
10:37 AM Highest, 35°
3:26 PM 4°
3:48 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 5:27 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:20 AM–6:47 AM
  • Morning best color 6:45 AM
  • Sunrise 6:47 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:47 AM–7:25 AM
  • Moonset 3:48 PM
  • Evening golden hour 4:19 PM–4:57 PM
  • Sunset 4:57 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:57 PM–5:24 PM
  • Fully dark 6:26 PM–5:19 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 6:26 PM–5:19 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Big Sur, California, USA

Tiangong space station Modest pass, WNW to NW, 26 deg up
Fri 30 Oct 2026 8:02 PM Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 15-18 Marginal, look SSE
Fri 30 Oct 2026 9:02 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Fri 30 Oct 2026 7:43 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Fri 30 Oct 2026 7:43 PM Halloween Halloween night in Big Sur - waning gibbous moon
Sat 31 Oct 2026 6:00 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