Big Sur, California, USA

Friday, October 2, 2026

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Big Sur, California, USA Friday 2 October 2026 High 70°F, low 55°F.

Satellite

Tiangong space station

Bright pass, SE to E

Rose 5:26 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SE
Rising, then up to SE
When
5:26 AM
until 5:29 AM
Visible for
2m 50s
Highest
42° SE
Ends
Sets E

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

That morning

Sunrise

Fair

7:03 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:37 AM Blue hour
7:03 AM Sunrise
7:26 AM Best color
7:37 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

Good

6:49 PM

Very LowExcellent
6:14 PM Golden hour
6:49 PM Sunset
7:14 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Last quarter

59% lit

10:13 PM – 1:54 PM

ENE WNW
10:13 PM Moonrise
10:37 PM 4°
6:03 AM Highest, 82°
1:29 PM 4°
1:54 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
62°F
Clear sky 3% clouds · no rain
Afternoon
69°F
Partly cloudy 62% clouds · no rain
Evening
65°F
Overcast 100% clouds · no rain

Moon, last quarter

10:13 PM Moonrise
10:37 PM 4°
6:03 AM Highest, 82°
1:29 PM 4°
1:54 PM Moonset

Sunrise

6:37 AM Blue hour
7:03 AM Sunrise
7:26 AM Best color
7:37 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:14 PM Golden hour
6:49 PM Sunset
7:14 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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