Big Sur, California, USA

Sunday, September 20, 2026

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Big Sur, California, USA Sunday 20 September 2026

That morning

Sunrise

Good

6:53 AM

Very LowExcellent

6:28 AM Blue hour

6:53 AM Sunrise

7:17 AM Best color

7:27 AM Golden hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 16 camera photos of past sunrises here.

Sunset

Good

7:07 PM

Very LowExcellent

6:33 PM Golden hour

7:07 PM Sunset

7:32 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waxing gibbous

68% lit

4:01 PM – 1:42 AM

SE WSW

4:01 PM Moonrise

4:25 PM 4°

8:52 PM Highest, 29°

1:19 AM 4°

1:42 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

Overcast 91% clouds · no rain

Afternoon

65°F

Overcast 98% clouds · no rain

Evening

62°F

Partly cloudy 43% clouds · no rain

Sunrise

6:28 AM Blue hour

6:53 AM Sunrise

7:17 AM Best color

7:27 AM Golden hour ends

Moon, waxing gibbous

4:01 PM Moonrise

4:25 PM 4°

8:52 PM Highest, 29°

1:19 AM 4°

1:42 AM Moonset

Sunset

6:33 PM Golden hour

7:07 PM Sunset

7:32 PM Blue hour ends

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Upcoming celestial events for Big Sur, California, USA

Tiangong space station Modest pass, ENE to ENE, 27 deg up

Sun 4 Oct 2026 5:06 AM 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 Milky Way Visible 8:10 PM to 9:30 PM with no moon, 17° above the south-southwestern horizon - 10 nights 3 Oct to 12 Oct

Mon 5 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 Orionids Around 18 an hour

Tue 20 Oct 2026 5:24 AM

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