Big Sur, California, USA

Monday, June 22, 2026

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Big Sur, California, USA Monday 22 June 2026

That morning

Sunrise

5:50 AM

5:50 AM

5:19 AM Blue hour
5:50 AM Sunrise
6:28 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

8:28 PM

8:28 PM

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

7:50 PM Golden hour
8:28 PM Sunset
8:58 PM Blue hour ends

Milky Way

Milky Way

Fair viewing

Visible from 1:38 AM

Very LowExcellent
Visible, no moon
1:38 AM to 4:00 AM
Where to look
South-southwestern horizon, up to 24° above it
Highest at
1:38 AM
Sky fully dark
10:18 PM to 4:00 AM
Sky darkness
Fair
Cloud
Not forecast yet

The bright center of the Milky Way: when it is above the horizon with the sky fully dark and the Moon set, brought down for how dark the sky is here (estimated from the towns around by Walker's law) and for cloud where the forecast reaches.

Moon

First quarter

59% lit

2:09 PM – 1:31 AM

ESE WSW
2:09 PM Moonrise
2:29 PM 4°
7:50 PM Highest, 44°
1:11 AM 4°
1:31 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 1:07 AM
  • Morning blue hour 5:19 AM–5:50 AM
  • Sunrise 5:50 AM
  • Morning golden hour 5:50 AM–6:28 AM
  • Morning best color 6:09 AM
  • Moonrise 2:09 PM
  • Evening golden hour 7:50 PM–8:28 PM
  • Sunset 8:28 PM
  • Evening blue hour 8:28 PM–8:58 PM
  • Fully dark 10:18 PM–4:00 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 1:38 AM–4:00 AM
← Previous day Sunday Sun, Jun 21
Next day → Tuesday Tue, Jun 23

Upcoming celestial events for Big Sur, California, USA

Milky Way Visible 8:07 PM to 9:17 PM with no moon, 17° above the south-southwestern horizon - 6 nights 7 Oct to 12 Oct
Wed 7 Oct 2026 8:07 PM Tiangong space station Bright pass, NW to ENE, 31 deg up
Thu 8 Oct 2026 5:58 AM Draconids A few an hour
Thu 8 Oct 2026 8:10 PM Falcon 9 Block 5 | SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer A Marginal, look SSE
Fri 9 Oct 2026 12:36 AM Tiangong space station Modest pass, NE to ENE, 18 deg up
Fri 9 Oct 2026 5:02 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 8:10 PM to 5:40 AM Fri 9 Oct 2026 8:50 AM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it