Big Sur, California, USA

Friday, October 2, 2026

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Big Sur, California, USA
High 70°F, low 55°F.

That morning

Sunrise

Fair

7:03 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
3%around 9 AM
Rain
Dryaround 9 AM
Humidity
83%
Wind
7 mph
6:37 AM Blue hour
7:00 AM Best color
7:03 AM Sunrise
7:37 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

Bright pass, SE to E

Rose 5:26 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SE
Rising, then up to SE
When
5:26 AM
until 5:29 AM
Visible for
2m 50s
Highest
42° SE
Ends
Sets E

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

Sunset

Good

6:49 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
100%around 7 PM
Rain
Dryaround 7 PM
Humidity
63%
Wind
7 mph
6:14 PM Golden hour
6:49 PM Sunset
7:14 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Last quarter

59% lit

10:13 PM – 1:54 PM

ENE WNW
10:13 PM Moonrise
10:37 PM 4°
6:03 AM Highest, 82°
1:29 PM 4°
1:54 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 62°F Clear sky
3% dry 83% 7 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 69°F Partly cloudy
62% dry 67% 8 mph
Evening 7 PM 65°F Overcast
100% dry 63% 7 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:37 AM–7:03 AM
  • Morning best color 7:00 AM
  • Sunrise 7:03 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:03 AM–7:37 AM
  • Moonset 1:54 PM
  • Evening golden hour 6:14 PM–6:49 PM
  • Sunset 6:49 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:49 PM–7:14 PM
  • Fully dark 8:14 PM–5:38 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 8:14 PM–11:24 PM
  • Moonrise 11:18 PM

Upcoming celestial events for Big Sur, California, USA

International Space Station Modest pass, WNW to N, 17 deg up
Sat 17 Oct 2026 6:46 AM 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 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

Every celestial event, and where else to see it