Big Sur, California, USA

Monday, September 21, 2026

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Big Sur, California, USA Monday 21 September 2026

That morning

Sunrise

Low

6:54 AM

Very LowExcellent

6:29 AM Blue hour

6:54 AM Sunrise

7:18 AM Best color

7:28 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

Low

7:05 PM

Very LowExcellent

Rated Low by the people who watched it.

6:31 PM Golden hour

7:05 PM Sunset

7:31 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waxing gibbous

77% lit

4:36 PM – 2:44 AM

ESE WSW

4:36 PM Moonrise

4:59 PM 4°

9:40 PM Highest, 33°

2:22 AM 4°

2:44 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

Partly cloudy 40% clouds · no rain

Afternoon

68°F

Clear sky 6% clouds · no rain

Evening

60°F

Partly cloudy 45% clouds · no rain

Sunrise

6:29 AM Blue hour

6:54 AM Sunrise

7:18 AM Best color

7:28 AM Golden hour ends

Moon, waxing gibbous

4:36 PM Moonrise

4:59 PM 4°

9:40 PM Highest, 33°

2:22 AM 4°

2:44 AM Moonset

Sunset

6:31 PM Golden hour

7:05 PM Sunset

7:31 PM Blue hour ends

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Upcoming celestial events for Big Sur, California, USA

Tiangong space station Modest pass, ENE to ENE, 29 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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