Big Sur, California, USA

Friday, September 25, 2026

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Big Sur, California, USA Friday 25 September 2026 High 74°F, low 58°F.

Satellite

International Space Station

Bright pass, NW to NW

Rose 8:54 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
NW
Rising, then up to NW
When
8:54 PM
until 8:56 PM
Visible for
1m 50s
Highest
30° NW
Ends
Fades at 30°

It will not set - it flies into the Earth's shadow and fades out in a few seconds.

That morning

Sunrise

Good

6:57 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:32 AM Blue hour
6:57 AM Sunrise
7:21 AM Best color
7:31 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

6:59 PM

Very LowExcellent
6:25 PM Golden hour
6:59 PM Sunset
7:25 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Full moon

99% lit

6:26 PM – 6:57 AM

E W
6:26 PM Moonrise
6:45 PM 4°
12:40 AM Highest, 55°
6:37 AM 4°
6:57 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
70°F
Clear sky 0% clouds · no rain
Afternoon
73°F
Clear sky 0% clouds · no rain
Evening
67°F
Clear sky 0% clouds · no rain

Sunrise

6:32 AM Blue hour
6:57 AM Sunrise
7:21 AM Best color
7:31 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:25 PM Golden hour
6:59 PM Sunset
7:25 PM Blue hour ends

Moon, full moon

6:26 PM Moonrise
6:45 PM 4°
12:40 AM Highest, 55°
6:37 AM 4°
6:57 AM Moonset
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Next day → Saturday Sat, Sep 26

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, 29 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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