Big Sur, California, USA

Friday, September 25, 2026

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Big Sur, California, USA
High 74°F, low 58°F.

That morning

Sunrise

Good

6:57 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
0%around 9 AM
Rain
Dryaround 9 AM
Humidity
71%
Wind
7 mph
6:32 AM Blue hour
6:54 AM Best color
6:57 AM Sunrise
7:31 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

Low

6:59 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
0%around 7 PM
Rain
Dryaround 7 PM
Humidity
44%
Wind
18 mph
6:25 PM Golden hour
6:59 PM Sunset
7:25 PM Blue hour ends

Satellite

International Space Station

Bright pass, NW to NW

Rose 8:54 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
NW
Rising, then up to NW
When
8:54 PM
until 8:56 PM
Visible for
1m 50s
Highest
30° NW
Ends
Fades at 30°

It will not set - it flies into the Earth's shadow and fades out in a few seconds.

Moon

Full moon

99% lit

6:26 PM – 6:57 AM

E W
6:26 PM Moonrise
6:45 PM 4°
12:40 AM Highest, 55°
6:37 AM 4°
6:57 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 70°F Clear sky
0% dry 71% 7 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 73°F Clear sky
0% dry 64% 20 mph
Evening 7 PM 67°F Clear sky
0% dry 44% 18 mph

Timetable

  • Moonset 5:53 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:32 AM–6:57 AM
  • Morning best color 6:54 AM
  • Sunrise 6:57 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:57 AM–7:31 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:25 PM–6:59 PM
  • Moonrise 6:26 PM
  • Sunset 6:59 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:59 PM–7:25 PM
  • Fully dark 8:25 PM–5:32 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

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

Every celestial event, and where else to see it