Big Sur, California, USA

Thursday, September 24, 2026

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Big Sur, California, USA Thursday 24 September 2026

That morning

Sunrise

Fair

6:56 AM

Very LowExcellent

6:31 AM Blue hour

6:56 AM Sunrise

7:20 AM Best color

7:30 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

7:00 PM

Very LowExcellent

6:26 PM Golden hour

7:00 PM Sunset

7:26 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit

6:01 PM – 5:53 AM

E W

6:01 PM Moonrise

6:21 PM 4°

11:56 PM Highest, 49°

5:33 AM 4°

5:53 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

69°F

Clear sky 0% clouds · no rain

Afternoon

71°F

Clear sky 5% clouds · no rain

Evening

64°F

Mainly clear 30% clouds · no rain

Sunrise

6:31 AM Blue hour

6:56 AM Sunrise

7:20 AM Best color

7:30 AM Golden hour ends

Moon, waxing gibbous

6:01 PM Moonrise

6:21 PM 4°

11:56 PM Highest, 49°

5:33 AM 4°

5:53 AM Moonset

Sunset

6:26 PM Golden hour

7:00 PM Sunset

7:26 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 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 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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