Big Sur, California, USA

Wednesday, September 30, 2026

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Big Sur, California, USA Wednesday 30 September 2026 High 74°F, low 58°F.

Satellite

Tiangong space station

Modest pass, S to E

Rose 5:45 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
S
Rising, then up to SE
When
5:45 AM
until 5:49 AM
Visible for
4m 10s
Highest
22° SE
Ends
Sets E

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

Satellite

International Space Station

Modest pass, W to SSW

Rose 8:13 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
W
Rising, then up to SW
When
8:13 PM
until 8:17 PM
Visible for
4m 10s
Highest
16° SW
Ends
Sets SSW

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

That morning

Sunrise

Fair

7:01 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:36 AM Blue hour
7:01 AM Sunrise
7:25 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

Low

6:51 PM

Very LowExcellent
6:17 PM Golden hour
6:51 PM Sunset
7:17 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning gibbous

80% lit

9:17 PM – 12:50 PM

ENE WNW
9:17 PM Moonrise
9:40 PM 4°
5:01 AM Highest, 81°
12:25 PM 4°
12:50 PM 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
68°F
Fog 0% clouds · no rain
Afternoon
72°F
Clear sky 4% clouds · no rain
Evening
59°F
Clear sky 11% clouds · no rain

Sunrise

6:36 AM Blue hour
7:01 AM Sunrise
7:25 AM Best color
7:35 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:17 PM Golden hour
6:51 PM Sunset
7:17 PM Blue hour ends

Moon, waning gibbous

9:17 PM Moonrise
9:40 PM 4°
5:01 AM Highest, 81°
12:25 PM 4°
12:50 PM Moonset
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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 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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