Big Sur, California, USA

Tuesday, September 1, 2026

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Big Sur, California, USA Tuesday 1 September 2026 High 68°F, low 56°F.

That morning

Sunrise

Fair

6:39 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:12 AM Blue hour
6:39 AM Sunrise
6:58 AM Best color
7:13 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

7:35 PM

Very LowExcellent
7:00 PM Golden hour
7:35 PM Sunset
8:01 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning gibbous

77% lit

9:51 PM – 12:37 PM

ENE WNW
9:51 PM Moonrise
10:13 PM 4°
5:09 AM Highest, 75°
12:14 PM 4°
12:37 PM 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
64°F
Mainly clear 27% clouds · no rain
Afternoon
68°F
Clear sky 3% clouds · no rain
Evening
65°F
Clear sky 0% clouds · no rain

Sunrise

6:12 AM Blue hour
6:39 AM Sunrise
6:58 AM Best color
7:13 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:00 PM Golden hour
7:35 PM Sunset
8:01 PM Blue hour ends

Moon, waning gibbous

9:51 PM Moonrise
10:13 PM 4°
5:09 AM Highest, 75°
12:14 PM 4°
12:37 PM 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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