Big Sur, California, USA

Saturday, September 26, 2026

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Big Sur, California, USA
High 70°F, low 58°F.

That morning

Sunrise

Low

6:58 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
2%around 9 AM
Rain
Dryaround 9 AM
Humidity
58%
Wind
9 mph
6:33 AM Blue hour
6:55 AM Best color
6:58 AM Sunrise
7:32 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

6:58 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
2%around 7 PM
Rain
Dryaround 7 PM
Humidity
86%
Wind
14 mph
6:24 PM Golden hour
6:58 PM Sunset
7:23 PM Blue hour ends

Satellite

International Space Station

Bright pass, NW to ENE

Rose 8:07 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
NW
Rising, then up to NE
When
8:07 PM
until 8:11 PM
Visible for
3m 50s
Highest
40° NE
Ends
Fades at 34°

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

Full moon

Full Harvest Moon

Rises 6:52 PM in the E

6:52 PM – 8:04 AM

The full moon nearest the September equinox. It rises soon after sunset several evenings running, giving farmers extra light to bring the harvest in.

E W
6:52 PM Moonrise
7:12 PM 4°
1:25 AM Highest, 62°
7:43 AM 4°
8:04 AM Moonset

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

Rises
6:52 PM in the E
Exactly full
9:52 AM
Distance
235,773 mi

The disc is biggest and most orange in the first half hour above the horizon, and moonrise here is worked out to the minute for a flat horizon.

How this day turned out

Morning 9 AM 65°F Clear sky
2% dry 58% 9 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 67°F Overcast
100% dry 70% 14 mph
Evening 7 PM 61°F Clear sky
2% dry 86% 14 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:33 AM–6:58 AM
  • Morning best color 6:55 AM
  • Sunrise 6:58 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:58 AM–7:32 AM
  • Moonset 6:58 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:24 PM–6:58 PM
  • Moonrise 6:52 PM
  • Sunset 6:58 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:58 PM–7:23 PM
  • Fully dark 8:23 PM–5:33 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