Big Sur, California, USA

Monday, August 31, 2026

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Big Sur, California, USA Monday 31 August 2026 High 66°F, low 54°F.

That morning

Sunrise

Low

6:38 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:12 AM Blue hour
6:38 AM Sunrise
6:57 AM Best color
7:12 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

Fair

7:36 PM

Very LowExcellent
7:02 PM Golden hour
7:36 PM Sunset
8:02 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning gibbous

86% lit

9:18 PM – 11:26 AM

ENE WNW
9:18 PM Moonrise
9:39 PM 4°
4:18 AM Highest, 70°
11:04 AM 4°
11:26 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
62°F
Overcast 99% clouds · no rain
Afternoon
66°F
Clear sky 8% clouds · no rain
Evening
61°F
Overcast 100% clouds · no rain

Sunrise

6:12 AM Blue hour
6:38 AM Sunrise
6:57 AM Best color
7:12 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:02 PM Golden hour
7:36 PM Sunset
8:02 PM Blue hour ends

Moon, waning gibbous

9:18 PM Moonrise
9:39 PM 4°
4:18 AM Highest, 70°
11:04 AM 4°
11:26 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 8:50 AM

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