Big Sur, California, USA

Tuesday, October 20, 2026

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Big Sur, California, USA

Meteor shower

Orionids

Around 18 an hour

Best around 5:24 AM

From 7:54 PM to 5:50 AM

Very LowExcellent
Radiant climbs to
70°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
66 km/s

The rate at the top 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.

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

That morning

Sunrise

7:19 AM

7:19 AM

6:53 AM Blue hour
7:19 AM Sunrise
7:54 AM Golden hour ends

Satellite

International Space Station

Modest pass, NNW to N

Rises 6:03 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
NNW
Rising, then up to NNW
When
6:03 AM
until 6:04 AM
Visible for
1m 20s
Highest
12° NNW
Ends
Sets N

Steady, silent, and about as fast as a high aircraft.

Sunset

6:24 PM

6:24 PM

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

5:49 PM Golden hour
6:24 PM Sunset
6:50 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waxing gibbous

70% lit

3:34 PM – 2:33 AM

ESE WSW
3:34 PM Moonrise
3:55 PM 4°
9:03 PM Highest, 41°
2:12 AM 4°
2:33 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 1:32 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:53 AM–7:19 AM
  • Morning best color 7:15 AM
  • Sunrise 7:19 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:19 AM–7:54 AM
  • Moonrise 3:35 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:49 PM–6:24 PM
  • Sunset 6:24 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:24 PM–6:50 PM
  • Fully dark 7:50 PM–5:54 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 2:40 AM–5:54 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Big Sur, California, USA

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 15-16 Fair, look SSE
Fri 23 Oct 2026 10:29 PM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 5:49 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 5:49 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 12:37 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:40 PM to 5:10 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 11:01 PM Northern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 11 Nov 2026 12:31 AM Leonids Around 13 an hour
Mon 16 Nov 2026 5:13 AM 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

Every celestial event, and where else to see it