Big Sur, California, USA

Tuesday, September 8, 2026

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Big Sur, California, USA Tuesday 8 September 2026 High 79°F, low 54°F.

Milky Way

Milky Way

Fair viewing

Visible from 8:53 PM

Very LowExcellent
Visible, no moon
8:53 PM to 11:13 PM
Where to look
South-southwestern horizon, up to 23° above it
Highest at
8:53 PM
Sky fully dark
8:53 PM to 5:17 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.

That morning

Sunrise

Fair

6:44 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:18 AM Blue hour
6:44 AM Sunrise
7:04 AM Best color
7:18 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

Excellent

7:25 PM

Very LowExcellent
6:51 PM Golden hour
7:25 PM Sunset
7:51 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning crescent

7% lit

3:53 AM – 6:10 PM

ENE WNW
3:53 AM Moonrise
4:14 AM 4°
11:05 AM Highest, 71°
5:49 PM 4°
6:10 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
65°F
Mainly clear 23% clouds · no rain
Afternoon
76°F
Mainly clear 21% clouds · no rain
Evening
73°F
Partly cloudy 64% clouds · no rain

Moon, waning crescent

3:53 AM Moonrise
4:14 AM 4°
11:05 AM Highest, 71°
5:49 PM 4°
6:10 PM Moonset

Sunrise

6:18 AM Blue hour
6:44 AM Sunrise
7:04 AM Best color
7:18 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:51 PM Golden hour
7:25 PM Sunset
7:51 PM Blue hour ends
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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 New moon Moonless and fully dark 8:10 PM to 5:40 AM Fri 9 Oct 2026 8:50 AM Orionids Around 18 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 5:24 AM

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