Big Sur, California, USA

Saturday, October 3, 2026

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Big Sur, California, USA
High 81°F, low 57°F.

That morning

Sunrise

Fair

7:04 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
1%around 9 AM
Rain
Dryaround 9 AM
Humidity
67%
Wind
5 mph
6:38 AM Blue hour
7:01 AM Best color
7:04 AM Sunrise
7:38 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

Brilliant pass, W to ENE

Rose 6:02 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
W
Rising, then up to NNW
When
6:02 AM
until 6:07 AM
Visible for
4m 30s
Highest
62° NNW
Ends
Sets ENE

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

Sunset

Fair

6:47 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
0%around 7 PM
Rain
Dryaround 7 PM
Humidity
63%
Wind
6 mph
6:13 PM Golden hour
6:47 PM Sunset
7:13 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Last quarter

47% lit

11:18 PM – 2:48 PM

ENE WNW
11:18 PM Moonrise
11:42 PM 4°
7:05 AM Highest, 81°
2:25 PM 4°
2:48 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 67°F Clear sky
1% dry 67% 5 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 81°F Clear sky
0% dry 51% 5 mph
Evening 7 PM 68°F Clear sky
0% dry 63% 6 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:38 AM–7:04 AM
  • Morning best color 7:01 AM
  • Sunrise 7:04 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:04 AM–7:38 AM
  • Moonset 2:48 PM
  • Evening golden hour 6:13 PM–6:47 PM
  • Sunset 6:47 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:47 PM–7:13 PM
  • Fully dark 8:13 PM–5:39 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 8:13 PM–12:33 AM

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