Big Sur, California, USA

Monday, October 19, 2026

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Big Sur, California, USA
High 72°F, low 51°F.

That morning

Sunrise

Fair

7:18 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
87%around 9 AM
Rain chance
0%around 9 AM
Humidity
45%
Wind
4 mph
6:52 AM Blue hour
7:18 AM Sunrise
7:21 AM Best color
7:53 AM Golden hour ends

No cloud overhead to catch the color, so it shows on the horizon and any distant clouds as the sun comes up - learned from 79 rated clear past sunrises across every place Sky Time tracks.

Meteor shower

Orionids

Active, around 15 an hour

Best around 5:26 AM

From 7:56 PM to 5:49 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

Modest pass, NNE to NE

Rises 5:15 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
NNE
Rising, then up to NNE
When
5:15 AM
until 5:16 AM
Visible for
0m 50s
Highest
16° NNE
Ends
Sets NE

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

Sunset

Fair

6:25 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
100%around 7 PM
Rain chance
1%around 7 PM
Humidity
86%
Wind
7 mph
5:50 PM Golden hour
6:25 PM Sunset
6:51 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

First quarter

61% lit

3:06 PM – 1:32 AM

ESE WSW
3:06 PM Moonrise
3:27 PM 4°
8:18 PM Highest, 36°
1:10 AM 4°
1:32 AM Moonset

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

Weather forecast

Morning 9 AM 64°F Overcast
87% 0% 45% 4 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 70°F Mainly clear
39% 0% 43% 9 mph
Evening 7 PM 54°F Overcast
100% 1% 86% 7 mph
Late Night 11 PM 54°F Overcast
100% 1% 81% 6 mph

Timetable

  • Moonset 12:31 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:52 AM–7:18 AM
  • Morning best color 7:14 AM
  • Sunrise 7:18 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:18 AM–7:53 AM
  • Moonrise 3:06 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:50 PM–6:25 PM
  • Sunset 6:25 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:25 PM–6:51 PM
  • Fully dark 7:51 PM–5:53 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 1:41 AM–5:53 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Big Sur, California, USA

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 Northern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 11 Nov 2026 12:31 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