Big Sur, California, USA

Sunday, October 11, 2026

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Big Sur, California, USA
High 67°F, low 49°F.

Tropical storm

Post-Tropical Cyclone Rachel

Rain bands and gusts possible, passing to the east

Was closest at 6:00 AM

Little impactSevere
Here
Rain bands and gusts possible
Winds now
35 mph
Closest
395 mi ESE, Sun 6:00 AM
Where it is now
404 mi E, its cloud 1° above the horizon

That morning

Sunrise

Fair

7:10 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
1%around 9 AM
Rain
Dryaround 9 AM
Humidity
71%
Wind
11 mph
6:45 AM Blue hour
7:07 AM Best color
7:10 AM Sunrise
7:45 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, WNW to ESE

Rose 6:14 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
WNW
Rising, then up to N
When
6:14 AM
until 6:19 AM
Visible for
5m 10s
Highest
81° N
Ends
Sets ESE

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

Satellite

International Space Station

Modest pass, S to E

Rose 6:39 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
S
Rising, then up to SE
When
6:39 AM
until 6:44 AM
Visible for
4m 40s
Highest
18° SE
Ends
Sets E

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

Sunset

Fair

6:36 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
0%around 7 PM
Rain
Dryaround 7 PM
Humidity
88%
Wind
5 mph
6:01 PM Golden hour
6:36 PM Sunset
7:02 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

New moon

1% lit

8:19 AM – 6:56 PM

ESE WSW
8:19 AM Moonrise
8:41 AM 4°
1:38 PM Highest, 37°
6:34 PM 4°
6:56 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 58°F Clear sky
1% dry 71% 11 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 66°F Clear sky
0% dry 53% 14 mph
Evening 7 PM 52°F Clear sky
0% dry 88% 5 mph
Late Night 11 PM 49°F Clear sky
0% dry 91% 6 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:45 AM–7:10 AM
  • Morning best color 7:07 AM
  • Sunrise 7:10 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:10 AM–7:45 AM
  • Moonrise 8:20 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:01 PM–6:36 PM
  • Sunset 6:36 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:36 PM–7:02 PM
  • Moonset 6:56 PM
  • Fully dark 8:02 PM–5:46 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 8:02 PM–5:46 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Big Sur, California, USA

International Space Station Modest pass, ENE to NE, 27 deg up
Sat 17 Oct 2026 5:12 AM Orionids Active, around 6 an hour
Fri 16 Oct 2026 5:44 AM Orionids Around 18 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 5:24 AM 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 12:37 AM 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