Big Sur, California, USA

Sunday, November 1, 2026

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Big Sur, California, USA

Sunset

5:10 PM

5:10 PM

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

4:34 PM Golden hour
5:10 PM Sunset
5:37 PM Blue hour ends

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | SDA Tranche 1 Tracking Layer A

No earlier than Q4 2026

No launch date yet. Only the quarter has been announced.

SpaceX - Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA - 212 km from here

Tranche 1 Tracking Layer A is one of five missions by the United States Space Force Space Development Agency (SDA) for the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) Tranche 1 Tracking Layer constellation, which will provide global indications, warning, tracking, and targeting of advanced missile threats, including hypersonic missile systems.

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | SDA Tranche 1 Tracking Layer C

No earlier than Q4 2026

No launch date yet. Only the quarter has been announced.

SpaceX - Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA - 212 km from here

Tranche 1 Tracking Layer C is one of five missions by the United States Space Force Space Development Agency (SDA) for the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) Tranche 1 Tracking Layer constellation, which will provide global indications, warning, tracking, and targeting of advanced missile threats, including hypersonic missile systems.

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | SDA Tranche 1 Tracking Layer D

No earlier than Q4 2026

No launch date yet. Only the quarter has been announced.

SpaceX - Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA - 212 km from here

Tranche 1 Tracking Layer D is one of five missions by the United States Space Force Space Development Agency (SDA) for the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) Tranche 1 Tracking Layer constellation, which will provide global indications, warning, tracking, and targeting of advanced missile threats, including hypersonic missile systems.

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer D

No earlier than Q4 2026

No launch date yet. Only the quarter has been announced.

SpaceX - Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA - 212 km from here

Tranche 1 Transport Layer D is one of six missions by the United States Space Force Space Development Agency (SDA) for the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) Tranche 1 Transport Layer constellation, which will provide assured, resilient, low-latency military data and connectivity worldwide to the full range of warfighter platforms from Low Earth Orbit satellites. The constellation will be interconnected with Optical Inter-Satellite Links (OISLs) which have significantly increased performance over existing radio frequency crosslinks. It is expected to operate over Ka band, have stereo coverage and be dynamically networked for simpler hand-offs, greater bandwidth and fault tolerance.

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer F

No earlier than Q4 2026

No launch date yet. Only the quarter has been announced.

SpaceX - Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA - 212 km from here

Tranche 1 Transport Layer F is one of six missions by the United States Space Force Space Development Agency (SDA) for the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) Tranche 1 Transport Layer constellation, which will provide assured, resilient, low-latency military data and connectivity worldwide to the full range of warfighter platforms from Low Earth Orbit satellites. The constellation will be interconnected with Optical Inter-Satellite Links (OISLs) which have significantly increased performance over existing radio frequency crosslinks. It is expected to operate over Ka band, have stereo coverage and be dynamically networked for simpler hand-offs, greater bandwidth and fault tolerance.

Rocket launch

Firefly Alpha Block 2 | ConnectedCosmos Launch 1

No earlier than Q4 2026

No launch date yet. Only the quarter has been announced.

Firefly Aerospace - Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA - 200 km from here

First of at least four missions carrying 6 satellites for Open Cosmos' secure LEO broadband constellation, designed to provide independent and resilient connectivity infrastructure for Europe and the world using high-priority Ka-band spectrum filings by the Principality of Liechtenstein.

Rocket launch

Firefly Alpha Block 2 | ConnectedCosmos Launch 2

No earlier than Q4 2026

No launch date yet. Only the quarter has been announced.

Firefly Aerospace - Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA - 200 km from here

Second of at least four missions carrying 6 satellites for Open Cosmos' secure LEO broadband constellation, designed to provide independent and resilient connectivity infrastructure for Europe and the world using high-priority Ka-band spectrum filings by the Principality of Liechtenstein.

Meteor shower

Southern Taurids

Best around 12:55 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:40 PM Dark enough
11:44 PM Moonrise
12:55 AM Best
5:01 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
69°
Under a perfect sky
5/hour
Moonlight
12% lost
Speed
27 km/s

The estimate 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, as does rain on the radar now.

Not many meteors, but known for bright fireballs.

Meteor shower

Northern Taurids

Best around 1:10 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:40 PM Dark enough
11:44 PM Moonrise
1:10 AM Best
5:01 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
76°
Under a perfect sky
5/hour
Moonlight
15% lost
Speed
29 km/s

The estimate 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, as does rain on the radar now.

The second half of the Taurids, peaking about a week after the Southern Taurids.

Satellite

International Space Station

Bright pass, NNW to ESE

Rose 5:15 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
NNW
Rising, then up to NE
When
5:15 AM
until 5:20 AM
Visible for
5m 0s
Highest
48° NE
Ends
Sets ESE

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

That morning

Sunrise

6:30 AM

6:30 AM

6:03 AM Blue hour
6:30 AM Sunrise
7:06 AM Golden hour ends

Satellite

Tiangong space station

Bright pass, WNW to NNE

Rises 6:36 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
WNW
Rising, then up to NNE
When
6:36 PM
until 6:39 PM
Visible for
3m 0s
Highest
56° NNE
Ends
Fades at 56°

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

Moon

Last quarter

50% lit

11:33 PM – 1:11 PM

ENE WNW
11:33 PM Moonrise
11:55 PM 4°
5:56 AM Highest, 74°
12:50 PM 4°
1:11 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:03 AM–6:30 AM
  • Morning best color 6:26 AM
  • Sunrise 6:30 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:30 AM–7:06 AM
  • Moonset 1:12 PM
  • Evening golden hour 4:34 PM–5:10 PM
  • Sunset 5:10 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:10 PM–5:37 PM
  • Fully dark 6:38 PM–5:04 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 6:38 PM–11:48 PM
  • Moonrise 11:45 PM

Upcoming celestial events for Big Sur, California, USA

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 15-21 Marginal, look SSE
Wed 4 Nov 2026 9:14 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 6:37 PM Falcon 9 Block 5 | NROL-195 Long shot, look SSE
Thu 5 Nov 2026 2:34 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 11 an hour
Mon 16 Nov 2026 6:28 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 Partial solar eclipse 7.2% of the Sun covered
Thu 9 Apr 2043 11:41 AM Partial solar eclipse 81.6% of the Sun covered
Tue 23 Aug 2044 7:05 PM Partial solar eclipse 88.4% of the Sun covered
Sat 12 Aug 2045 9:17 AM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it