Big Sur, California, USA

Friday, September 18, 2026

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Big Sur, California, USA
High 71°F, low 56°F.

That morning

Sunrise

Fair

6:52 AM

Very LowExcellent

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Cloud
0%around 9 AM
Rain
Dryaround 9 AM
Humidity
51%
Wind
1 mph
6:26 AM Blue hour
6:49 AM Best color
6:52 AM Sunrise
7:26 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

7:09 PM

Very LowExcellent

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Cloud
2%around 7 PM
Rain
Dryaround 7 PM
Humidity
78%
Wind
17 mph
6:35 PM Golden hour
7:09 PM Sunset
7:35 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

First quarter

49% lit

2:32 PM – 11:46 PM

SE SW
2:32 PM Moonrise
2:57 PM 4°
7:09 PM Highest, 26°
11:21 PM 4°
11:46 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 67°F Clear sky
0% dry 51% 1 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 69°F Clear sky
5% dry 75% 14 mph
Evening 7 PM 63°F Clear sky
2% dry 78% 17 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:26 AM–6:52 AM
  • Morning best color 6:49 AM
  • Sunrise 6:52 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:52 AM–7:26 AM
  • Moonrise 2:32 PM
  • Evening golden hour 6:35 PM–7:09 PM
  • Sunset 7:09 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:09 PM–7:35 PM
  • Fully dark 8:36 PM–5:26 AM
  • Moonset 11:46 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 11:56 PM–5:26 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Big Sur, California, USA

Orionids Active, around 9 an hour
Sat 17 Oct 2026 7:58 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 New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:40 PM to 5:10 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 11:01 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

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