Big Sur, California, USA

Monday, September 28, 2026

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Big Sur, California, USA
High 72°F, low 54°F.

That morning

Sunrise

Fair

7:00 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
20%around 9 AM
Rain
Dryaround 9 AM
Humidity
82%
Wind
17 mph
6:34 AM Blue hour
6:57 AM Best color
7:00 AM Sunrise
7:34 AM Golden hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 23 camera photos of past sunrises here.

Satellite

Tiangong space station

Modest pass, SSE to ESE

Rose 6:07 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SSE
Rising, then up to SE
When
6:07 AM
until 6:09 AM
Visible for
2m 0s
Highest
11° SE
Ends
Sets ESE

Steady, silent, and about as fast as a high aircraft.

Sunset

Fair

6:55 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
3%around 7 PM
Rain
Dryaround 7 PM
Humidity
61%
Wind
22 mph
6:21 PM Golden hour
6:55 PM Sunset
7:20 PM Blue hour ends

Satellite

International Space Station

Bright pass, WNW to SSE

Rose 8:09 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
WNW
Rising, then up to SW
When
8:09 PM
until 8:14 PM
Visible for
4m 40s
Highest
57° SW
Ends
Fades at 29°

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

Moon

Waning gibbous

95% lit

7:52 PM – 10:26 AM

ENE WNW
7:52 PM Moonrise
8:13 PM 4°
3:04 AM Highest, 74°
10:03 AM 4°
10:26 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 58°F Mainly clear
20% dry 82% 17 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 66°F Clear sky
4% dry 68% 20 mph
Evening 7 PM 64°F Clear sky
3% dry 61% 22 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:34 AM–7:00 AM
  • Morning best color 6:57 AM
  • Sunrise 7:00 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:00 AM–7:34 AM
  • Moonset 9:14 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:21 PM–6:55 PM
  • Sunset 6:55 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:55 PM–7:20 PM
  • Moonrise 7:52 PM
  • Fully dark 8:20 PM–5:35 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