Big Sur, California, USA

Thursday, October 1, 2026

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Big Sur, California, USA Thursday 1 October 2026 High 68°F, low 56°F.

Satellite

Tiangong space station

Brilliant pass, WSW to ENE

Rose 6:21 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
WSW
Rising, then up to SE
When
6:21 AM
until 6:28 AM
Visible for
6m 10s
Highest
76° SE
Ends
Sets ENE

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

Satellite

International Space Station

Modest pass, WNW to SSE

Rose 7:25 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
WNW
Rising, then up to SW
When
7:25 PM
until 7:31 PM
Visible for
5m 50s
Highest
29° SW
Ends
Sets SSE

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

Milky Way

Milky Way

Poor viewing

Visible from 8:16 PM

Very LowExcellent
Visible, no moon
8:16 PM to 9:46 PM
Where to look
South-southwestern horizon, up to 18° above it
Highest at
8:16 PM
Sky fully dark
8:16 PM to 5:38 AM
Sky darkness
Fair
Cloud
Not forecast yet

The bright center of the Milky Way: when it is above the horizon with the sky fully dark and the Moon set, brought down for how dark the sky is here (estimated from the towns around by Walker's law) and for cloud where the forecast reaches.

That morning

Sunrise

Fair

7:02 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:36 AM Blue hour
7:02 AM Sunrise
7:25 AM Best color
7:36 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

Very Low

6:50 PM

Very LowExcellent
6:16 PM Golden hour
6:50 PM Sunset
7:16 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning gibbous

70% 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
63°F
Fog 100% clouds · no rain
Afternoon
67°F
Partly cloudy 50% clouds · no rain
Evening
59°F
Fog 100% clouds · no rain

Moon, waning gibbous

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

Sunrise

6:36 AM Blue hour
7:02 AM Sunrise
7:25 AM Best color
7:36 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:16 PM Golden hour
6:50 PM Sunset
7:16 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 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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