Big Sur, California, USA

Monday, August 31, 2026

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Big Sur, California, USA

That morning

Sunrise

Low

6:38 AM

Very LowExcellent

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Cloud
99%around 9 AM
Rain
Dryaround 9 AM
Humidity
75%
Wind
12 mph
6:12 AM Blue hour
6:35 AM Best color
6:38 AM Sunrise
7:12 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

Fair

7:36 PM

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Cloud
100%around 7 PM
Rain
Dryaround 7 PM
Humidity
75%
Wind
13 mph
7:02 PM Golden hour
7:36 PM Sunset
8:02 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning gibbous

86% lit

9:18 PM – 11:26 AM

ENE WNW
9:18 PM Moonrise
9:39 PM 4°
4:18 AM Highest, 70°
11:04 AM 4°
11:26 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 62°F Overcast
99% dry 75% 12 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 66°F Clear sky
8% dry 69% 15 mph
Evening 7 PM 61°F Overcast
100% dry 75% 13 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:12 AM–6:38 AM
  • Morning best color 6:35 AM
  • Sunrise 6:38 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:38 AM–7:12 AM
  • Moonset 10:17 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:02 PM–7:36 PM
  • Sunset 7:36 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:36 PM–8:02 PM
  • Fully dark 9:06 PM–5:09 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 9:06 PM–9:26 PM
  • Moonrise 9:18 PM

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