Big Sur, California, USA

Friday, May 1, 2026

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Big Sur, California, USA

That morning

Sunrise

6:13 AM

6:13 AM

5:46 AM Blue hour
6:13 AM Sunrise
6:49 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:54 PM

7:54 PM

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

7:19 PM Golden hour
7:54 PM Sunset
8:22 PM Blue hour ends

Full moon

Full Flower Moon

Rises 8:23 PM in the ESE

8:23 PM – 6:23 AM

Named for the flowers that bloom everywhere in May.

ESE WSW
8:23 PM Moonrise
8:46 PM 4°
1:23 AM Highest, 32°
6:00 AM 4°
6:23 AM Moonset

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

Rises
8:23 PM in the ESE
Exactly full
10:24 AM
Distance
249,484 mi

The disc is biggest and most orange in the first half hour above the horizon, and moonrise here is worked out to the minute for a flat horizon.

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 5:46 AM–6:13 AM
  • Moonset 5:51 AM
  • Morning best color 6:02 AM
  • Sunrise 6:13 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:13 AM–6:49 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:19 PM–7:54 PM
  • Sunset 7:54 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:54 PM–8:22 PM
  • Moonrise 8:24 PM
  • Fully dark 9:31 PM–4:36 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Big Sur, California, USA

Tiangong space station Modest pass, W to W, 17 deg up
Fri 23 Oct 2026 8:32 PM Orionids Active, around 7 an hour
Fri 23 Oct 2026 7:51 PM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 5:49 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 5:49 PM Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 15-16 Fair, look SSE
Mon 26 Oct 2026 9:45 PM Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 15-18 Marginal, look SSE
Thu 29 Oct 2026 9:02 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