Big Sur, California, USA

Friday, May 5, 2028

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Big Sur, California, USA

That morning

Sunrise

6:09 AM

6:09 AM

Clears the mountains at 7:41 AM, 92 min after sunrise

5:41 AM Blue hour
6:09 AM Sunrise
6:44 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:58 PM

7:58 PM

Behind the hills at 7:49 PM, 9 min before sunset

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

7:22 PM Golden hour
7:58 PM Sunset
8:26 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Eta Aquariids

Best around 3:43 AM

Very LowExcellent
9:28 PM Dark enough
3:43 AM Best
4:38 AM Too light
Estimate
~8/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
12°
Under a perfect sky
50/hour
Moonlight
15% lost
Speed
66 km/s

Where they come from: Halley's Comet (1P/Halley)

Dust shed by Halley's Comet on its earlier passes. Earth meets Halley's stream twice a year: in May as the Eta Aquariids and in October as the Orionids.

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.

Comes from Halley's Comet. Best from the Southern Hemisphere, in the hours before dawn.

Event

Eid al-Adha

Islamic holiday

Eid al-Adha in Big Sur - sunset at 7:58 PM

Evening from 7:58 PM

Sunset and evening sky: not known yet

Sunset
7:58 PM
Sun toward WNW
Cloud this evening
Not known yet
Rain chance
Not known yet
This evening
Moon
90% lit
Up from the start
Where the Sun is
WNW, 5° up
at 7:28 PM

Eid al-Adha, the festival of sacrifice, falls on the 10th of Dhu al-Hijjah, during the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca. It remembers Ibrahim's (Abraham's) willingness to sacrifice his son at God's command. Families sacrifice a sheep, goat or other animal and share the meat with relatives, neighbors and the poor.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

88% lit

4:55 PM – 4:23 AM

ESE WSW
4:55 PM Moonrise
5:15 PM 4°
10:39 PM Highest, 45°
4:03 AM 4°
4:23 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 3:52 AM
  • Morning blue hour 5:41 AM–6:09 AM
  • Sunrise 6:09 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:09 AM–6:44 AM
  • Morning best color 6:10 AM
  • Moonrise 4:55 PM
  • Evening golden hour 7:22 PM–7:58 PM
  • Sunset 7:58 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:58 PM–8:26 PM
  • Fully dark 9:36 PM–4:29 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 4:26 AM–4:29 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Big Sur, California, USA

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