Big Sur, California, USA

Friday, October 16, 2026

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Big Sur, California, USA
High 87°F, low 65°F.

Sunset

Fair

6:29 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
0%around 7 PM
Rain chance
0%around 7 PM
Humidity
14%
Wind
8 mph
5:54 PM Golden hour
6:29 PM Sunset
6:55 PM Blue hour ends

Current local time: 5:08 PM

Meteor shower

Orionids

Active, around 6 an hour

Best around 5:44 AM

Very LowExcellent
Radiant climbs to
70°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
66 km/s

The rate at the top is how many you might really see from a dark spot here, allowing for how high the shower climbs and for moonlight. "Under a perfect sky" is the best case. Clouds are not counted here: check the sunset page for those.

Also from Halley's Comet. Fast meteors that often leave glowing trails.

Satellite

International Space Station

Brilliant pass, WSW to NE

Rose 5:57 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
WSW
Rising, then up to NW
When
5:57 AM
until 6:01 AM
Visible for
4m 10s
Highest
68° NW
Ends
Sets NE

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

Earlier today

Sunrise

Fair

7:15 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
0%around 9 AM
Rain chance
0%around 9 AM
Humidity
27%
Wind
8 mph
6:49 AM Blue hour
7:12 AM Best color
7:15 AM Sunrise
7:50 AM Golden hour ends

Current local time: 5:08 PM

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 23 camera photos of past sunrises here.

Moon

Waxing crescent

33% lit

1:12 PM – 10:31 PM

SE SW
1:12 PM Moonrise
1:37 PM 4°
5:52 PM Highest, 26°
10:07 PM 4°
10:31 PM Moonset

Current local time: 5:08 PM

Between the two 4° marks the Moon is clear of haze and most of what stands on the horizon.

Weather forecast

Morning 9 AM 77°F Clear sky
0% 0% 27% 8 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 88°F Clear sky
0% 0% 19% 7 mph
Evening 7 PM 79°F Clear sky
0% 0% 14% 8 mph
Late Night 11 PM 81°F Clear sky
0% 0% 12% 7 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:49 AM–7:15 AM
  • Morning best color 7:12 AM
  • Sunrise 7:15 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:15 AM–7:50 AM
  • Moonrise 1:13 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:54 PM–6:29 PM
  • Sunset 6:29 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:29 PM–6:55 PM
  • Fully dark 7:55 PM–5:50 AM
  • Moonset 10:32 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 10:35 PM–5:50 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 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 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

Every celestial event, and where else to see it