Big Sur, California, USA

Monday, July 13, 2026

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Big Sur, California, USA Monday 13 July 2026

That morning

Sunrise

6:00 AM

6:00 AM

5:30 AM Blue hour
6:00 AM Sunrise
6:37 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

8:25 PM

8:25 PM

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

7:48 PM Golden hour
8:25 PM Sunset
8:55 PM Blue hour ends

New moon

New moon (supermoon)

Moonless and fully dark 10:20 PM to 4:10 AM

New at 2:45 AM Tue 14 Jul

Very LowExcellent
Moonless and fully dark
10:20 PM to 4:10 AM
Sky fully dark
5h 50m
Distance
223,265 mi - supermoon

The darkest nights of the month for faint things - the Milky Way, meteors, the zodiacal light. The Moon itself cannot be seen: it sits between us and the Sun, lit on its far side.

Milky Way

Milky Way

Excellent viewing

Visible from 10:12 PM

Very LowExcellent
Visible, no moon
10:12 PM to 2:52 AM
Where to look
Southern horizon, up to 25° above it
Highest at
11:22 PM
Sky fully dark
10:12 PM to 4:14 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

New moon

1% lit

4:50 AM – 8:21 PM

ENE WNW
4:50 AM Moonrise
5:14 AM 4°
12:38 PM Highest, 80°
7:57 PM 4°
8:21 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 4:50 AM
  • Morning blue hour 5:30 AM–6:00 AM
  • Sunrise 6:00 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:00 AM–6:37 AM
  • Morning best color 6:19 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:48 PM–8:25 PM
  • Moonset 8:21 PM
  • Sunset 8:25 PM
  • Evening blue hour 8:25 PM–8:55 PM
  • Fully dark 10:12 PM–4:14 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 10:12 PM–4:14 AM
← Previous day Sunday Sun, Jul 12
Next day → Tuesday Tue, Jul 14

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, 30 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

Every celestial event, and where else to see it