Big Sur, California, USA

Monday, November 23, 2026

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Big Sur, California, USA

That morning

Sunrise

6:52 AM

6:52 AM

6:24 AM Blue hour
6:52 AM Sunrise
7:31 AM Golden hour ends

Full moon

Full Beaver Moon

Rises 3:58 PM in the ENE

3:58 PM – 7:11 AM

Named for the beavers building their winter lodges, and the trapping season before the swamps froze.

ENE WNW
3:58 PM Moonrise
4:21 PM 4°
11:30 PM Highest, 78°
6:47 AM 4°
7:11 AM Moonset

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

Rises
3:58 PM in the ENE
Exactly full
7:02 AM
Distance
224,122 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.

Sunset

4:54 PM

4:54 PM

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

4:16 PM Golden hour
4:54 PM Sunset
5:22 PM Blue hour ends

Timetable

  • Moonset 5:55 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:24 AM–6:52 AM
  • Morning best color 6:49 AM
  • Sunrise 6:52 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:52 AM–7:31 AM
  • Moonrise 3:59 PM
  • Evening golden hour 4:16 PM–4:54 PM
  • Sunset 4:54 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:54 PM–5:22 PM
  • Fully dark 6:24 PM–5:23 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Big Sur, California, USA

New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:30 PM to 5:30 AM Tue 8 Dec 2026 4:50 PM Geminids Around 143 an hour
Sun 13 Dec 2026 6:23 PM Winter solstice Shortest day, 9h 41m of light · sunset 4:56 PM in the WSW Mon 21 Dec 2026 12:50 PM Ursids Around 7 an hour
Mon 21 Dec 2026 6:26 PM Full Cold Moon (supermoon) Supermoon - rises 4:35 PM in the NE Wed 23 Dec 2026 4:35 PM Quadrantids Around 32 an hour
Sat 2 Jan 2027 6:33 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