Big Sur, California, USA

Sunday, October 4, 2026

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Big Sur, California, USA
High 88°F, low 60°F.

That morning

Sunrise

Excellent

7:05 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
99%around 9 AM
Rain
Dryaround 9 AM
Humidity
44%
Wind
2 mph
6:39 AM Blue hour
7:01 AM Best color
7:05 AM Sunrise
7:39 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, ENE to ENE

Rose 5:06 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
ENE
Rising, then up to ENE
When
5:06 AM
until 5:08 AM
Visible for
1m 30s
Highest
27° ENE
Ends
Sets ENE

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

Sunset

Low

6:46 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
0%around 7 PM
Rain
Dryaround 7 PM
Humidity
62%
Wind
6 mph
6:11 PM Golden hour
6:46 PM Sunset
7:11 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning crescent

36% lit

12:28 AM – 3:33 PM

ENE WNW
12:28 AM Moonrise
12:52 AM 4°
8:05 AM Highest, 78°
3:11 PM 4°
3:33 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 75°F Overcast
99% dry 44% 2 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 77°F Clear sky
4% dry 71% 8 mph
Evening 7 PM 71°F Clear sky
0% dry 62% 6 mph

Timetable

  • Moonrise 12:29 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:39 AM–7:05 AM
  • Morning best color 7:01 AM
  • Sunrise 7:05 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:05 AM–7:39 AM
  • Moonset 3:33 PM
  • Evening golden hour 6:11 PM–6:46 PM
  • Sunset 6:46 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:46 PM–7:11 PM
  • Fully dark 8:11 PM–5:40 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 8:11 PM–1:41 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