Big Sur, California, USA

Thursday, December 3, 2026

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Big Sur, California, USA

That morning

Sunrise

7:02 AM

7:02 AM

6:33 AM Blue hour
7:02 AM Sunrise
7:41 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

4:52 PM

4:52 PM

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

4:12 PM Golden hour
4:52 PM Sunset
5:20 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning crescent

24% lit

1:59 AM – 1:33 PM

E WSW
1:59 AM Moonrise
2:19 AM 4°
7:47 AM Highest, 46°
1:13 PM 4°
1:33 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 1:59 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:33 AM–7:02 AM
  • Morning best color 6:58 AM
  • Sunrise 7:02 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:02 AM–7:41 AM
  • Moonset 1:33 PM
  • Evening golden hour 4:12 PM–4:52 PM
  • Sunset 4:52 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:52 PM–5:20 PM
  • Fully dark 6:23 PM–5:31 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 6:23 PM–3:03 AM

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