Big Sur, California, USA

Friday, October 19, 2029

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Big Sur, California, USA

That morning

Sunrise

7:18 AM

7:18 AM

Clears the mountains at 8:23 AM, 65 min after sunrise

6:52 AM Blue hour
7:18 AM Sunrise
7:53 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:25 PM

6:25 PM

Behind the mountains at 5:21 PM, 64 min before sunset

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

5:50 PM Golden hour
6:25 PM Sunset
6:51 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 4:55 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:55 PM Dark enough
4:55 AM Best
5:49 AM Too light
Estimate
~12/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
69°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
21% lost
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

94% lit

4:52 PM – 5:49 AM

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4:52 PM Moonrise
5:12 PM 4°
11:18 PM Highest, 60°
5:29 AM 4°
5:49 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 4:53 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:52 AM–7:18 AM
  • Sunrise 7:18 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:18 AM–7:53 AM
  • Morning best color 7:19 AM
  • Moonrise 4:53 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:50 PM–6:25 PM
  • Sunset 6:25 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:25 PM–6:51 PM
  • Fully dark 7:51 PM–5:53 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 5:51 AM–5:53 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