Big Sur, California, USA

Monday, May 4, 2026

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Big Sur, California, USA

That morning

Sunrise

6:10 AM

6:10 AM

5:42 AM Blue hour
6:10 AM Sunrise
6:46 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:57 PM

7:57 PM

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

7:21 PM Golden hour
7:57 PM Sunset
8:25 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning gibbous

92% lit

11:19 PM – 8:32 AM

SE SW
11:19 PM Moonrise
11:44 PM 4°
3:55 AM Highest, 26°
8:06 AM 4°
8:32 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 5:42 AM–6:10 AM
  • Morning best color 5:59 AM
  • Sunrise 6:10 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:10 AM–6:46 AM
  • Moonset 7:43 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:21 PM–7:57 PM
  • Sunset 7:57 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:57 PM–8:25 PM
  • Fully dark 9:34 PM–4:31 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 9:34 PM–11:24 PM
  • Moonrise 11:19 PM

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 Marginal, 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