Big Sur, California, USA

Thursday, September 3, 2026

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Big Sur, California, USA

That morning

Sunrise

Very Low

6:40 AM

Very LowExcellent

As the webcam at Big Sur, California, USA saw it · Predicted Low

Cloud
15%around 9 AM
Rain
Dryaround 9 AM
Humidity
87%
Wind
7 mph
6:14 AM Blue hour
6:37 AM Best color
6:40 AM Sunrise
7:14 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

Very Low

7:32 PM

Very LowExcellent

As the webcam at Big Sur, California, USA saw it · Predicted Low

Cloud
24%around 7 PM
Rain
Dryaround 7 PM
Humidity
83%
Wind
9 mph
6:58 PM Golden hour
7:32 PM Sunset
7:58 PM Blue hour ends

Milky Way

Milky Way

Fair viewing

Visible from 9:01 PM

Very LowExcellent
Visible, no moon
9:01 PM to 11:11 PM
Where to look
South-southwestern horizon, up to 23° above it
Highest at
9:01 PM
Sky fully dark
9:01 PM to 5:12 AM
Sky darkness
Fair
Cloud
Not forecast yet

The bright center of the Milky Way: when it is above the horizon with the sky fully dark and the Moon set, brought down for how dark the sky is here (estimated from the towns around by Walker's law) and for cloud where the forecast reaches.

Moon

Last quarter

56% lit

10:31 PM – 1:48 PM

ENE WNW
10:31 PM Moonrise
10:54 PM 4°
6:06 AM Highest, 79°
1:25 PM 4°
1:48 PM 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 63°F Clear sky
15% dry 87% 7 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 69°F Clear sky
18% dry 79% 10 mph
Evening 7 PM 66°F Mainly clear
24% dry 83% 9 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:14 AM–6:40 AM
  • Morning best color 6:37 AM
  • Sunrise 6:40 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:40 AM–7:14 AM
  • Moonset 1:49 PM
  • Evening golden hour 6:58 PM–7:32 PM
  • Sunset 7:32 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:32 PM–7:58 PM
  • Fully dark 9:01 PM–5:12 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 9:01 PM–11:21 PM
  • Moonrise 11:20 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