Big Sur, California, USA

Tuesday, September 29, 2026

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Big Sur, California, USA
High 76°F, low 57°F.

That morning

Sunrise

Fair

7:00 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
3%around 9 AM
Rain
Dryaround 9 AM
Humidity
77%
Wind
9 mph
6:35 AM Blue hour
6:57 AM Best color
7:00 AM Sunrise
7:35 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

6:53 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
0%around 7 PM
Rain
Dryaround 7 PM
Humidity
47%
Wind
12 mph
6:19 PM Golden hour
6:53 PM Sunset
7:19 PM Blue hour ends

Satellite

International Space Station

Brilliant pass, NW to SE

Rose 7:22 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
NW
Rising, then up to NE
When
7:22 PM
until 7:29 PM
Visible for
6m 30s
Highest
75° NE
Ends
Sets SE

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

Moon

Waning gibbous

88% lit

8:30 PM – 11:39 AM

ENE WNW
8:30 PM Moonrise
8:52 PM 4°
4:00 AM Highest, 78°
11:15 AM 4°
11:39 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 64°F Clear sky
3% dry 77% 9 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 74°F Clear sky
2% dry 66% 6 mph
Evening 7 PM 67°F Clear sky
0% dry 47% 12 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:35 AM–7:00 AM
  • Morning best color 6:57 AM
  • Sunrise 7:00 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:00 AM–7:35 AM
  • Moonset 10:26 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:19 PM–6:53 PM
  • Sunset 6:53 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:53 PM–7:19 PM
  • Fully dark 8:19 PM–5:36 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 8:19 PM–8:39 PM
  • Moonrise 8:31 PM

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