Big Sur, California, USA

Monday, September 28, 2026

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Big Sur, California, USA Monday 28 September 2026 High 72°F, low 54°F.

Satellite

Tiangong space station

Modest pass, SSE to ESE

Rose 6:07 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SSE
Rising, then up to SE
When
6:07 AM
until 6:09 AM
Visible for
2m 0s
Highest
11° SE
Ends
Sets ESE

Steady, silent, and about as fast as a high aircraft.

Satellite

International Space Station

Bright pass, WNW to SSE

Rose 8:09 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
WNW
Rising, then up to SW
When
8:09 PM
until 8:14 PM
Visible for
4m 40s
Highest
57° SW
Ends
Fades at 29°

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

That morning

Sunrise

Fair

7:00 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:34 AM Blue hour
7:00 AM Sunrise
7:23 AM Best color
7:34 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

6:55 PM

Very LowExcellent
6:21 PM Golden hour
6:55 PM Sunset
7:20 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning gibbous

95% lit

7:52 PM – 10:26 AM

ENE WNW
7:52 PM Moonrise
8:13 PM 4°
3:04 AM Highest, 74°
10:03 AM 4°
10:26 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
58°F
Mainly clear 20% clouds · no rain
Afternoon
66°F
Clear sky 4% clouds · no rain
Evening
64°F
Clear sky 3% clouds · no rain

Sunrise

6:34 AM Blue hour
7:00 AM Sunrise
7:23 AM Best color
7:34 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:21 PM Golden hour
6:55 PM Sunset
7:20 PM Blue hour ends

Moon, waning gibbous

7:52 PM Moonrise
8:13 PM 4°
3:04 AM Highest, 74°
10:03 AM 4°
10:26 AM Moonset
← Previous day Sunday Sun, Sep 27
Next day → Tuesday Tue, Sep 29

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 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 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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