Big Sur, California, USA

Saturday, October 24, 2026

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Big Sur, California, USA

That morning

Sunrise

7:22 AM

7:22 AM

6:56 AM Blue hour
7:22 AM Sunrise
7:58 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:19 PM

6:19 PM

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

5:44 PM Golden hour
6:19 PM Sunset
6:46 PM Blue hour ends

Satellite

Tiangong space station

Brilliant pass, WSW to ENE

Rises 7:32 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
WSW
Rising, then up to N
When
7:32 PM
until 7:36 PM
Visible for
3m 50s
Highest
79° N
Ends
Fades at 48°

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

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit

5:18 PM – 6:53 AM

E WNW
5:18 PM Moonrise
5:38 PM 4°
12:03 AM Highest, 65°
6:33 AM 4°
6:53 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 5:45 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:56 AM–7:22 AM
  • Morning best color 7:19 AM
  • Sunrise 7:22 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:22 AM–7:58 AM
  • Moonrise 5:19 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:44 PM–6:19 PM
  • Sunset 6:19 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:19 PM–6:46 PM
  • Fully dark 7:46 PM–5:57 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Big Sur, California, USA

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 6:37 PM 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 6:31 PM Leonids Around 13 an hour
Mon 16 Nov 2026 6:28 PM Full Beaver Moon Rises 3:58 PM in the ENE Mon 23 Nov 2026 3:58 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