Big Sur, California, USA

Tuesday, May 26, 2026

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Big Sur, California, USA Tuesday 26 May 2026

That morning

Sunrise

5:53 AM

5:53 AM

5:23 AM Blue hour
5:53 AM Sunrise
6:30 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

8:15 PM

8:15 PM

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

7:37 PM Golden hour
8:15 PM Sunset
8:44 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waxing gibbous

82% lit

4:15 PM – 3:28 AM

ESE WSW
4:15 PM Moonrise
4:36 PM 4°
9:52 PM Highest, 43°
3:07 AM 4°
3:28 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 3:03 AM
  • Morning blue hour 5:23 AM–5:53 AM
  • Sunrise 5:53 AM
  • Morning golden hour 5:53 AM–6:30 AM
  • Morning best color 6:12 AM
  • Moonrise 4:16 PM
  • Evening golden hour 7:37 PM–8:15 PM
  • Sunset 8:15 PM
  • Evening blue hour 8:15 PM–8:44 PM
  • Fully dark 10:00 PM–4:07 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 3:30 AM–4:07 AM
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Next day → Wednesday Wed, May 27

Upcoming celestial events for Big Sur, California, USA

Milky Way Visible 8:06 PM to 9:16 PM with no moon, 16° above the south-southwestern horizon - 5 nights 8 Oct to 12 Oct
Thu 8 Oct 2026 8:06 PM Draconids A few an hour
Thu 8 Oct 2026 8:10 PM Tiangong space station Bright pass, WNW to E, 50 deg up
Fri 9 Oct 2026 6:34 AM Falcon 9 Block 5 | SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer A Marginal, look SSE
Sat 10 Oct 2026 12:29 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 8:10 PM to 5:40 AM Fri 9 Oct 2026 8:50 AM

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