Big Sur, California, USA

Saturday, October 20, 2029

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Big Sur, California, USA

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 4:54 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:54 PM Dark enough
4:54 AM Best
5:50 AM Too light
Estimate
~9/hour
from a dark spot here
Radiant climbs to
68°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
44% 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.

That morning

Sunrise

7:19 AM

7:19 AM

Clears the mountains at 8:24 AM, 65 min after sunrise

6:53 AM Blue hour
7:19 AM Sunrise
7:54 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:24 PM

6:24 PM

Behind the mountains at 5:20 PM, 64 min before sunset

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

5:49 PM Golden hour
6:24 PM Sunset
6:50 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit

5:19 PM – 6:46 AM

E WNW
5:19 PM Moonrise
5:39 PM 4°
12:00 AM Highest, 65°
6:25 AM 4°
6:46 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 5:50 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:53 AM–7:19 AM
  • Sunrise 7:19 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:19 AM–7:54 AM
  • Morning best color 7:20 AM
  • Moonrise 5:20 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:49 PM–6:24 PM
  • Sunset 6:24 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:24 PM–6:50 PM
  • Fully dark 7:50 PM–5:54 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

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