Big Sur, California, USA

Friday, September 11, 2026

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Big Sur, California, USA Friday 11 September 2026

Milky Way

Fair viewing

Visible from 8:48 PM

Very LowExcellent

Visible, no moon

8:48 PM to 10:58 PM

Where to look

South-southwestern horizon, up to 22° above it

Highest at

8:48 PM

Sky fully dark

8:48 PM to 5:20 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

Low

6:46 AM

Very LowExcellent

6:20 AM Blue hour

6:46 AM Sunrise

7:06 AM Best color

7:20 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

7:20 PM

Very LowExcellent

Rated Very Low by the people who watched it.

6:46 PM Golden hour

7:20 PM Sunset

7:46 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

New moon

1% lit

7:21 AM – 7:34 PM

E W

7:21 AM Moonrise

7:41 AM 4°

1:29 PM Highest, 52°

7:14 PM 4°

7:34 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

Clear sky 4% clouds · no rain

Afternoon

69°F

Clear sky 12% clouds · no rain

Evening

65°F

Clear sky 3% clouds · no rain

Sunrise

6:20 AM Blue hour

6:46 AM Sunrise

7:06 AM Best color

7:20 AM Golden hour ends

Moon, new moon

7:21 AM Moonrise

7:41 AM 4°

1:29 PM Highest, 52°

7:14 PM 4°

7:34 PM Moonset

Sunset

6:46 PM Golden hour

7:20 PM Sunset

7:46 PM Blue hour ends

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Upcoming celestial events for Big Sur, California, USA

Milky Way Visible 8:13 PM to 9:33 PM with no moon, 18° above the south-southwestern horizon - 10 nights 3 Oct to 12 Oct

Sat 3 Oct 2026 8:13 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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