Big Sur, California, USA

Saturday, July 4, 2026

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Big Sur, California, USA Saturday 4 July 2026

That morning

Sunrise

5:55 AM

5:55 AM

5:24 AM Blue hour
5:55 AM Sunrise
6:33 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

Moon

Waning gibbous

80% lit

11:26 PM – 11:19 AM

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11:26 PM Moonrise
11:45 PM 4°
5:21 AM Highest, 49°
10:59 AM 4°
11:19 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 5:24 AM–5:55 AM
  • Sunrise 5:55 AM
  • Morning golden hour 5:55 AM–6:33 AM
  • Morning best color 6:14 AM
  • Moonset 10:18 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:50 PM–8:28 PM
  • Sunset 8:28 PM
  • Evening blue hour 8:28 PM–8:58 PM
  • Fully dark 10:17 PM–4:06 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 10:17 PM–11:27 PM
  • Moonrise 11:26 PM
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Upcoming celestial events for Big Sur, California, USA

Milky Way Visible 8:09 PM to 9:19 PM with no moon, 17° above the south-southwestern horizon - 7 nights 6 Oct to 12 Oct
Tue 6 Oct 2026 8:09 PM Tiangong space station Modest pass, NNE to ENE, 29 deg up
Wed 7 Oct 2026 5:22 AM Falcon 9 Block 5 | SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer A Fair, look SSE
Thu 8 Oct 2026 12:54 AM 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 New moon Moonless and fully dark 8:10 PM to 5:40 AM Fri 9 Oct 2026 8:50 AM

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