Big Sur, California, USA

Wednesday, October 17, 2029

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Big Sur, California, USA

That morning

Sunrise

7:16 AM

7:16 AM

Clears the mountains at 8:21 AM, 65 min after sunrise

6:50 AM Blue hour
7:16 AM Sunrise
7:51 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:28 PM

6:28 PM

Behind the mountains at 5:25 PM, 63 min before sunset

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

5:53 PM Golden hour
6:28 PM Sunset
6:54 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 4:58 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:58 PM Dark enough
3:56 AM Moonset
4:58 AM Best
5:47 AM Too light
Estimate
~9/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
68°
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 gibbous

82% lit

3:59 PM – 3:56 AM

E W
3:59 PM Moonrise
4:18 PM 4°
9:56 PM Highest, 50°
3:35 AM 4°
3:56 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 2:58 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:50 AM–7:16 AM
  • Sunrise 7:16 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:16 AM–7:51 AM
  • Morning best color 7:17 AM
  • Moonrise 3:59 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:53 PM–6:28 PM
  • Sunset 6:28 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:28 PM–6:54 PM
  • Fully dark 7:53 PM–5:51 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 4:03 AM–5:51 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