Big Sur, California, USA

Wednesday, August 11, 2027

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Big Sur, California, USA

Meteor shower

Perseids

Best around 4:02 AM

Very LowExcellent
9:32 PM Dark enough
1:56 AM Moonset
4:02 AM Best
4:53 AM Too light
Estimate
~77/hour
from a dark spot here
Radiant climbs to
54°
Under a perfect sky
100/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
59 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.

The most dependable shower of the year, on warm summer nights in the north.

That morning

Sunrise

6:22 AM

6:22 AM

5:54 AM Blue hour
6:22 AM Sunrise
6:57 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

8:02 PM

8:02 PM

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

7:27 PM Golden hour
8:02 PM Sunset
8:30 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waxing gibbous

75% lit

4:35 PM – 1:56 AM

SE SW
4:35 PM Moonrise
5:00 PM 4°
9:15 PM Highest, 27°
1:31 AM 4°
1:56 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 1:05 AM
  • Morning blue hour 5:54 AM–6:22 AM
  • Morning best color 6:17 AM
  • Sunrise 6:22 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:22 AM–6:57 AM
  • Moonrise 4:35 PM
  • Evening golden hour 7:27 PM–8:02 PM
  • Sunset 8:02 PM
  • Evening blue hour 8:02 PM–8:30 PM
  • Fully dark 9:38 PM–4:47 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 1:58 AM–4:47 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Big Sur, California, USA

Full Sturgeon Moon Rises 7:42 PM in the ESE Mon 16 Aug 2027 7:42 PM Milky Way Visible 9:16 PM to 12:06 AM with no moon, 24° above the southern horizon - 14 nights 23 Aug to 5 Sep
Wed 25 Aug 2027 9:16 PM Black Moon (supermoon) Moonless and fully dark 9:10 PM to 5:00 AM Mon 30 Aug 2027 10:39 AM Labor Day Labor Day in Big Sur - sunset at 7:28 PM Mon 6 Sep 2027 7:28 PM Full Harvest Moon Rises 6:59 PM in the E Wed 15 Sep 2027 6:59 PM Milky Way Visible 8:32 PM to 10:22 PM with no moon, 20° above the south-southwestern horizon - 12 nights 21 Sep to 2 Oct
Tue 21 Sep 2027 8:32 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