Big Sur, California, USA

Sunday, August 30, 2026

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Big Sur, California, USA Sunday 30 August 2026

That morning

Sunrise

Fair

6:37 AM

Very LowExcellent

6:11 AM Blue hour

6:37 AM Sunrise

6:57 AM Best color

7:11 AM Golden hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 17 camera photos of past sunrises here.

Sunset

7:38 PM

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

7:03 PM Golden hour

7:38 PM Sunset

8:04 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning gibbous

93% lit

8:50 PM – 10:17 AM

E WNW

8:50 PM Moonrise

9:09 PM 4°

3:30 AM Highest, 64°

9:56 AM 4°

10:17 AM Moonset

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

How this day turned out

Morning

61°F

Clear sky 9% clouds · no rain

Afternoon

66°F

Clear sky 11% clouds · no rain

Evening

60°F

Mainly clear 31% clouds · no rain

Sunrise

6:11 AM Blue hour

6:37 AM Sunrise

6:57 AM Best color

7:11 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:03 PM Golden hour

7:38 PM Sunset

8:04 PM Blue hour ends

Moon, waning gibbous

8:50 PM Moonrise

9:09 PM 4°

3:30 AM Highest, 64°

9:56 AM 4°

10:17 AM Moonset

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Upcoming celestial events for Big Sur, California, USA

Milky Way Visible 8:11 PM to 9:31 PM with no moon, 18° above the south-southwestern horizon - 9 nights 4 Oct to 12 Oct

Sun 4 Oct 2026 8:11 PM 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 Tiangong space station Bright pass, WNW to ENE, 30 deg up

Tue 6 Oct 2026 6:18 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 8:49 AM

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