Big Sur, California, USA

Saturday, December 30, 2028

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Big Sur, California, USA

That morning

Sunrise

7:18 AM

7:18 AM

Clears the mountains at 8:04 AM, 46 min after sunrise

6:49 AM Blue hour
7:18 AM Sunrise
7:58 AM Golden hour ends

Full moon

Full Cold Moon

Blue moon - rises 4:14 PM in the ENE

4:14 PM – 7:20 AM

Named for the long, cold nights at the start of winter. A blue moon too: the second full moon in one calendar month.

ENE WNW
4:14 PM Moonrise
4:37 PM 4°
11:49 PM Highest, 78°
6:58 AM 4°
7:20 AM Moonset

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

Rises
4:14 PM in the ENE
Exactly full
8:48 AM
Distance
234,660 mi - blue moon

The disc is biggest and most orange in the first half hour above the horizon, and moonrise here is worked out to the minute for a flat horizon.

Sunset

5:01 PM

5:01 PM

Behind the mountains at 3:17 PM, 104 min before sunset

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

4:22 PM Golden hour
5:01 PM Sunset
5:30 PM Blue hour ends

Timetable

  • Moonset 6:30 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:49 AM–7:18 AM
  • Sunrise 7:18 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:18 AM–7:58 AM
  • Morning best color 7:19 AM
  • Moonrise 4:15 PM
  • Evening golden hour 4:22 PM–5:01 PM
  • Sunset 5:01 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:01 PM–5:30 PM
  • Fully dark 6:33 PM–5:46 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

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