Big Sur, California, USA

Tuesday, September 29, 2026

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Big Sur, California, USA Tuesday 29 September 2026 High 76°F, low 57°F.

Satellite

International Space Station

Brilliant pass, NW to SE

Rose 7:22 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
NW
Rising, then up to NE
When
7:22 PM
until 7:29 PM
Visible for
6m 30s
Highest
75° NE
Ends
Sets SE

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

That morning

Sunrise

Fair

7:00 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:35 AM Blue hour
7:00 AM Sunrise
7:24 AM Best color
7:35 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

6:53 PM

Very LowExcellent
6:19 PM Golden hour
6:53 PM Sunset
7:19 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning gibbous

88% lit

8:30 PM – 11:39 AM

ENE WNW
8:30 PM Moonrise
8:52 PM 4°
4:00 AM Highest, 78°
11:15 AM 4°
11:39 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
64°F
Clear sky 3% clouds · no rain
Afternoon
74°F
Clear sky 2% clouds · no rain
Evening
67°F
Clear sky 0% clouds · no rain

Sunrise

6:35 AM Blue hour
7:00 AM Sunrise
7:24 AM Best color
7:35 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:19 PM Golden hour
6:53 PM Sunset
7:19 PM Blue hour ends

Moon, waning gibbous

8:30 PM Moonrise
8:52 PM 4°
4:00 AM Highest, 78°
11:15 AM 4°
11:39 AM Moonset
← Previous day Monday Mon, Sep 28
Next day → Wednesday Wed, Sep 30

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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