Big Sur, California, USA Saturday 3 October 2026 High 80°F, low 57°F.

Satellite

Tiangong space station

Brilliant pass, W to ENE

Rose 6:02 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
W
Rising, then up to NNW
When
6:02 AM
until 6:07 AM
Visible for
4m 30s
Highest
62° NNW
Ends
Sets ENE

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

Sunset

Low

6:47 PM

Very LowExcellent
6:13 PM Golden hour
6:41 PM Best color
6:47 PM Sunset
7:13 PM Blue hour ends

Current local time: 7:50 AM

No cloud overhead to catch the color, so it shows on the horizon and any distant clouds just before the sun goes - learned from 51 rated clear past sunsets across every place Sky Time tracks.

Earlier today

Sunrise

Fair

7:04 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:38 AM Blue hour
7:04 AM Sunrise
7:04 AM Best color
7:38 AM Golden hour ends

Current local time: 7:50 AM

No cloud overhead to catch the color, so it shows on the horizon and any distant clouds as the sun comes up - learned from 68 rated clear past sunrises across every place Sky Time tracks.

Moon, up now

Last quarter

49% lit

11:18 PM – 2:48 PM

ENE WNW
11:18 PM Moonrise
11:42 PM 4°
7:05 AM Highest, 81°
2:25 PM 4°
2:48 PM Moonset

Current local time: 7:50 AM

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

Today, at a glance

Morning
64°F
Clear sky 4% clouds · 0% precip
Afternoon
81°F
Clear sky 0% clouds · 0% precip
Evening
64°F
Clear sky 0% clouds · 0% precip

Moon, last quarter

11:18 PM Moonrise
11:42 PM 4°
7:05 AM Highest, 81°
2:25 PM 4°
2:48 PM Moonset

Sunrise

6:38 AM Blue hour
7:04 AM Sunrise
7:04 AM Best color
7:38 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:13 PM Golden hour
6:41 PM Best color
6:47 PM Sunset
7:13 PM Blue hour ends

Next few days

Pick a date
Sun, Oct 4
Fair 6:47 AM–7:23 AM
5:06 AM
Low 6:28 PM–7:04 PM
Mon, Oct 5
Fair 6:47 AM–7:23 AM
5:42 AM
Fair 6:26 PM–7:02 PM
Tue, Oct 6
Fair 6:48 AM–7:24 AM
Fair 6:25 PM–7:01 PM

Last few days

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Fri, Oct 2
Fair 7:03 AM
Good 6:49 PM
Thu, Oct 1
Fair 7:02 AM
Very Low 6:50 PM
Wed, Sep 30
Fair 7:01 AM
Low 6:51 PM
Tue, Sep 29
Fair 7:00 AM
Fair 6:53 PM

Upcoming celestial events for Big Sur, California, USA

Milky Way Visible 8:14 PM to 9:34 PM with no moon, 18° above the south-southwestern horizon - 11 nights 2 Oct to 12 Oct
Fri 2 Oct 2026 8:14 PM Tiangong space station Modest pass, ENE to ENE, 29 deg up
Sun 4 Oct 2026 5:06 AM Falcon 9 Block 5 | SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer A Fair, look SSE
Mon 5 Oct 2026 1:17 AM Tiangong space station Bright pass, NNW to ENE, 41 deg up
Mon 5 Oct 2026 5:42 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 8:10 PM to 5:40 AM Fri 9 Oct 2026 8:50 AM Orionids Around 18 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 5:24 AM Hunter's Moon Rises 5:49 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 5:49 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:40 PM to 5:10 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 11:01 PM Leonids Around 13 an hour
Mon 16 Nov 2026 5:13 AM Beaver Moon Rises 3:58 PM in the ENE Mon 23 Nov 2026 3:58 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:30 PM to 5:30 AM Tue 8 Dec 2026 4:50 PM Geminids Around 143 an hour
Sun 13 Dec 2026 2:08 AM Winter solstice Shortest day, 9h 41m of light · sunset 4:56 PM in the WSW Mon 21 Dec 2026 12:50 PM Ursids Around 7 an hour
Mon 21 Dec 2026 5:41 AM Cold Moon (supermoon) Supermoon - rises 4:35 PM in the NE Wed 23 Dec 2026 4:35 PM Quadrantids Around 32 an hour
Sat 2 Jan 2027 5:48 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:40 PM to 5:40 AM Thu 7 Jan 2027 12:23 PM Wolf Moon (supermoon) Supermoon - rises 4:38 PM in the ENE Thu 21 Jan 2027 4:38 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:10 PM to 5:30 AM Fri 5 Feb 2027 7:56 AM Snow Moon Rises 5:58 PM in the E Sat 20 Feb 2027 5:58 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:40 PM to 5:00 AM Sun 7 Mar 2027 1:32 AM Milky Way Visible 3:40 AM to 5:50 AM with no moon, 22° above the south-southeastern horizon - 14 nights 3 Mar to 16 Mar
Mon 15 Mar 2027 3:40 AM Spring equinox Sunset due west, 7:18 PM Sat 20 Mar 2027 1:24 PM Worm Moon Rises 6:56 PM in the E Sun 21 Mar 2027 6:56 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 9:10 PM to 5:10 AM Tue 6 Apr 2027 4:56 PM Milky Way Visible 1:57 AM to 5:07 AM with no moon, 25° above the southern horizon - 15 nights 31 Mar to 14 Apr
Sun 11 Apr 2027 1:57 AM Pink Moon Rises 8:01 PM in the ESE Tue 20 Apr 2027 8:01 PM Lyrids Around 10 an hour
Wed 21 Apr 2027 4:46 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 9:40 PM to 4:30 AM Wed 5 May 2027 4:06 AM Eta Aquariids Around 17 an hour
Wed 5 May 2027 4:28 AM Milky Way Visible 12:09 AM to 4:26 AM with no moon, 25° above the southern horizon - 17 nights 28 Apr to 14 May
Sat 8 May 2027 12:09 AM Flower Moon Rises 7:58 PM in the ESE Wed 19 May 2027 7:58 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 10:10 PM to 4:00 AM Fri 4 Jun 2027 12:48 PM Milky Way Visible 10:20 PM to 4:01 AM with no moon, 25° above the southern horizon - 17 nights 27 May to 12 Jun
Sat 5 Jun 2027 10:20 PM Strawberry Moon Rises 8:42 PM in the SE Fri 18 Jun 2027 8:42 PM Summer solstice Longest day, 14h 38m of light · sunset 8:28 PM in the WNW Mon 21 Jun 2027 7:10 AM Milky Way Visible 10:18 PM to 3:48 AM with no moon, 25° above the southern horizon - 17 nights 25 Jun to 11 Jul
Thu 1 Jul 2027 10:18 PM New moon (supermoon) Moonless and fully dark 10:20 PM to 4:00 AM Sat 3 Jul 2027 8:07 PM Buck Moon (micromoon) Micromoon - rises 8:41 PM in the ESE Sun 18 Jul 2027 8:41 PM Southern Delta Aquariids Around 12 an hour
Tue 27 Jul 2027 3:17 AM Milky Way Visible 9:56 PM to 1:56 AM with no moon, 25° above the southern horizon - 15 nights 25 Jul to 8 Aug
Thu 29 Jul 2027 9:56 PM New moon (supermoon) Moonless and fully dark 10:00 PM to 4:30 AM Sun 1 Aug 2027 3:07 AM Perseids Around 82 an hour
Wed 11 Aug 2027 4:47 AM Sturgeon Moon Rises 7:42 PM in the ESE Mon 16 Aug 2027 7:42 PM Milky Way Visible 9:16 PM to 12:06 AM with no moon, 24° above the southern horizon - 14 nights 23 Aug to 5 Sep
Wed 25 Aug 2027 9:16 PM Black Moon (supermoon) Moonless and fully dark 9:10 PM to 5:00 AM Mon 30 Aug 2027 10:40 AM Harvest Moon Rises 6:59 PM in the E Wed 15 Sep 2027 6:59 PM Milky Way Visible 8:32 PM to 10:22 PM with no moon, 20° above the south-southwestern horizon - 12 nights 21 Sep to 2 Oct
Tue 21 Sep 2027 8:32 PM Autumn equinox Sunset due west, 7:04 PM Wed 22 Sep 2027 11:01 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 8:20 PM to 5:30 AM Wed 29 Sep 2027 7:33 PM Hunter's Moon Rises 5:52 PM in the ENE Thu 14 Oct 2027 5:52 PM Orionids Around 9 an hour
Wed 20 Oct 2027 5:25 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:50 PM to 6:00 AM Thu 28 Oct 2027 6:34 AM Beaver Moon Rises 4:29 PM in the ENE Sat 13 Nov 2027 4:29 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:30 PM to 5:20 AM Sat 27 Nov 2027 7:24 PM

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