Big Sur, California, USA

Thursday, October 22, 2026

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Big Sur, California, USA

That morning

Sunrise

7:20 AM

7:20 AM

6:54 AM Blue hour
7:20 AM Sunrise
7:56 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:22 PM

6:22 PM

Too far ahead for a weather forecast. These are the sun's own times - they will not change.

5:46 PM Golden hour
6:22 PM Sunset
6:48 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Active, around 10 an hour

Best around 5:22 AM

The night7:52 PM – 5:51 AM+1

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. The bar also counts the forecast cloud at the best time, so a clouded-out night sits at the bottom.

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

Satellite

Tiangong space station

Bright pass, SW to SSW

Rises 7:55 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SW
Rising, then up to SSW
When
7:55 PM
until 7:58 PM
Visible for
2m 30s
Highest
46° SSW
Ends
Fades at 46°

It will not set - it flies into the Earth's shadow and fades out in a few seconds.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

86% lit

4:26 PM – 4:39 AM

E W
4:26 PM Moonrise
4:45 PM 4°
10:31 PM Highest, 52°
4:19 AM 4°
4:39 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 3:36 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:54 AM–7:20 AM
  • Morning best color 7:17 AM
  • Sunrise 7:20 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:20 AM–7:56 AM
  • Moonrise 4:26 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:46 PM–6:22 PM
  • Sunset 6:22 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:22 PM–6:48 PM
  • Fully dark 7:48 PM–5:55 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 4:48 AM–5:55 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Big Sur, California, USA

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 Leonids Around 13 an hour
Mon 16 Nov 2026 5:13 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