Big Sur, California, USA

Sunday, August 30, 2026

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Big Sur, California, USA

That morning

Sunrise

Fair

6:37 AM

Very LowExcellent

No one saw this one - no rating, webcam or satellite view of it. The score is the prediction.

Cloud
9%around 9 AM
Rain
Dryaround 9 AM
Humidity
83%
Wind
17 mph
6:11 AM Blue hour
6:34 AM Best color
6:37 AM Sunrise
7:11 AM Golden hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 23 camera photos of past sunrises here.

Sunset

7:38 PM

7:38 PM

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

7:03 PM Golden hour
7:38 PM Sunset
8:04 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning gibbous

93% lit

8:50 PM – 10:17 AM

E WNW
8:50 PM Moonrise
9:09 PM 4°
3:30 AM Highest, 64°
9:56 AM 4°
10:17 AM Moonset

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

How this day turned out

Morning 9 AM 61°F Clear sky
9% dry 83% 17 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 66°F Clear sky
11% dry 71% 18 mph
Evening 7 PM 60°F Mainly clear
31% dry 84% 17 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:11 AM–6:37 AM
  • Morning best color 6:34 AM
  • Sunrise 6:37 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:37 AM–7:11 AM
  • Moonset 9:11 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:03 PM–7:38 PM
  • Sunset 7:38 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:38 PM–8:04 PM
  • Moonrise 8:50 PM
  • Fully dark 9:08 PM–5:08 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Big Sur, California, USA

International Space Station Modest pass, NNE to NE, 16 deg up
Mon 19 Oct 2026 5:15 AM Orionids Active, around 11 an hour
Sun 18 Oct 2026 7:57 PM Orionids Around 18 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 7:54 PM Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 15-16 Fair, look SSE
Fri 23 Oct 2026 10:29 PM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 5:49 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 5:49 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 6:37 PM Partial lunar eclipse 6% of the Moon in shadow
Tue 11 Jan 2028 8:13 PM 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