Big Sur, California, USA

Monday, December 14, 2026

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Big Sur, California, USA

That morning

Sunrise

7:10 AM

7:10 AM

6:42 AM Blue hour
7:10 AM Sunrise
7:50 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

4:53 PM

4:53 PM

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

4:13 PM Golden hour
4:53 PM Sunset
5:21 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Geminids

Active, around 116 an hour

Best around 1:53 AM

The night6:23 PM – 5:41 AM+1

Very LowExcellent
Radiant climbs to
86°
Under a perfect sky
150/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
35 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, as does rain on the radar now.

The strongest shower of the year, and you can watch it most of the night.

Moon

Waxing crescent

27% lit

11:02 AM – 10:09 PM

ESE WSW
11:02 AM Moonrise
11:22 AM 4°
4:35 PM Highest, 42°
9:49 PM 4°
10:09 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:42 AM–7:10 AM
  • Morning best color 7:07 AM
  • Sunrise 7:10 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:10 AM–7:50 AM
  • Moonrise 11:02 AM
  • Evening golden hour 4:13 PM–4:53 PM
  • Sunset 4:53 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:53 PM–5:21 PM
  • Fully dark 6:25 PM–5:39 AM
  • Moonset 10:10 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 10:15 PM–5:39 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Big Sur, California, USA

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 New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:40 PM to 5:40 AM Thu 7 Jan 2027 12:22 PM Full Wolf Moon (supermoon) Supermoon - rises 4:38 PM in the ENE Thu 21 Jan 2027 4:38 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