Big Sur, California, USA

Thursday, October 11, 2029

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Big Sur, California, USA

That morning

Sunrise

7:11 AM

7:11 AM

Clears the mountains at 8:15 AM, 64 min after sunrise

6:45 AM Blue hour
7:11 AM Sunrise
7:45 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:36 PM

6:36 PM

Behind the mountains at 5:45 PM, 51 min before sunset

Too far ahead for a weather forecast. These are the sunrise and sunset times - they will not change.

6:01 PM Golden hour
6:36 PM Sunset
7:02 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 4:51 AM

Very LowExcellent
8:06 PM Dark enough
9:44 PM Moonset
4:51 AM Best
5:42 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
66°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
66 km/s

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

Dust shed by Halley's Comet, the same stream as May's Eta Aquariids. The comet itself last came round in 1986 and returns in 2061; its dust arrives every October.

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.

Also from Halley's Comet. Fast meteors that often leave glowing trails.

Moon

Waxing crescent

22% lit

11:52 AM – 9:44 PM

ESE WSW
11:52 AM Moonrise
12:16 PM 4°
4:48 PM Highest, 30°
9:20 PM 4°
9:44 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 6:45 AM–7:11 AM
  • Sunrise 7:11 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:11 AM–7:45 AM
  • Morning best color 7:12 AM
  • Moonrise 11:53 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:01 PM–6:36 PM
  • Sunset 6:36 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:36 PM–7:02 PM
  • Fully dark 8:01 PM–5:46 AM
  • Moonset 9:45 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 9:51 PM–5:46 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Big Sur, California, USA

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