Big Sur, California, USA

Thursday, April 22, 2027

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Big Sur, California, USA

Meteor shower

Lyrids

Best around 4:01 AM

Very LowExcellent
9:16 PM Dark enough
10:11 PM Moonrise
4:01 AM Best
4:53 AM Too light
Estimate
~6/hour
from a dark spot here
Radiant climbs to
76°
Under a perfect sky
18/hour
Moonlight
50% lost
Speed
49 km/s

The estimate 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.

Usually steady, but now and then it has a short burst of many more.

That morning

Sunrise

6:24 AM

6:24 AM

5:57 AM Blue hour
6:24 AM Sunrise
6:59 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:46 PM

7:46 PM

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

7:12 PM Golden hour
7:46 PM Sunset
8:13 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning gibbous

96% lit

10:11 PM – 7:47 AM

SE SW
10:11 PM Moonrise
10:35 PM 4°
2:59 AM Highest, 28°
7:23 AM 4°
7:47 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 5:57 AM–6:24 AM
  • Morning best color 6:13 AM
  • Sunrise 6:24 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:24 AM–6:59 AM
  • Moonset 7:06 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:12 PM–7:46 PM
  • Sunset 7:46 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:46 PM–8:13 PM
  • Fully dark 9:20 PM–4:50 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 9:20 PM–10:20 PM
  • Moonrise 10:12 PM

Upcoming celestial events for Big Sur, California, USA

Eta Aquariids Around 10 an hour
Wed 5 May 2027 9:28 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 9:40 PM to 4:30 AM Wed 5 May 2027 4:06 AM Milky Way Visible 12:09 AM to 4:26 AM with no moon, 25° above the southern horizon - 17 nights 28 Apr to 14 May
Sat 8 May 2027 12:09 AM Full Flower Moon Rises 7:58 PM in the ESE Wed 19 May 2027 7:58 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 10:10 PM to 4:00 AM Fri 4 Jun 2027 12:47 PM Milky Way Visible 10:20 PM to 4:01 AM with no moon, 25° above the southern horizon - 17 nights 27 May to 12 Jun
Sat 5 Jun 2027 10:20 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