Big Sur, California, USA

Tuesday, September 22, 2026

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Big Sur, California, USA Tuesday 22 September 2026

Equinox or solstice

Autumn equinox

The moment itself, 5:05 PM

Sunrise

6:55 AM, E (90°)

Sunset

7:04 PM, W (270°)

Daylight

12h 09m

That morning

Sunrise

Fair

6:55 AM

Very LowExcellent

6:29 AM Blue hour

6:55 AM Sunrise

7:18 AM Best color

7:29 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

Fair

7:03 PM

Very LowExcellent

6:29 PM Golden hour

7:03 PM Sunset

7:29 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waxing gibbous

84% lit

5:07 PM – 3:47 AM

ESE WSW

5:07 PM Moonrise

5:29 PM 4°

10:27 PM Highest, 38°

3:25 AM 4°

3:47 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

59°F

Mainly clear 38% clouds · no rain

Afternoon

66°F

Clear sky 7% clouds · no rain

Evening

58°F

Clear sky 13% clouds · no rain

Sunrise

6:29 AM Blue hour

6:55 AM Sunrise

7:18 AM Best color

7:29 AM Golden hour ends

Moon, waxing gibbous

5:07 PM Moonrise

5:29 PM 4°

10:27 PM Highest, 38°

3:25 AM 4°

3:47 AM Moonset

Sunset

6:29 PM Golden hour

7:03 PM Sunset

7:29 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 Marginal, 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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