Big Sur, California, USA

Saturday, October 3, 2026

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Big Sur, California, USA Saturday 3 October 2026 High 80°F, low 57°F.

Satellite

Tiangong space station

Brilliant pass, W to ENE

Rose 6:02 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
W
Rising, then up to NNW
When
6:02 AM
until 6:07 AM
Visible for
4m 30s
Highest
62° NNW
Ends
Sets ENE

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

Sunset

Low

6:47 PM

Very LowExcellent
6:13 PM Golden hour
6:47 PM Sunset
7:13 PM Blue hour ends

Current local time: 9:09 AM

Earlier today

Sunrise

Fair

7:04 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:38 AM Blue hour
7:04 AM Sunrise
7:27 AM Best color
7:38 AM Golden hour ends

Current local time: 9:09 AM

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 16 camera photos of past sunrises here.

Moon, up now

Last quarter

47% lit

11:18 PM – 2:48 PM

ENE WNW
11:18 PM Moonrise
11:42 PM 4°
7:05 AM Highest, 81°
2:25 PM 4°
2:48 PM Moonset

Current local time: 9:09 AM

Between the two 4° marks the Moon is clear of haze and most of what stands on the horizon.

Today, at a glance

Morning
64°F
Clear sky 4% clouds · 0% precip
Afternoon
81°F
Clear sky 0% clouds · 0% precip
Evening
64°F
Clear sky 0% clouds · 0% precip

Moon, last quarter

11:18 PM Moonrise
11:42 PM 4°
7:05 AM Highest, 81°
2:25 PM 4°
2:48 PM Moonset

Sunrise

6:38 AM Blue hour
7:04 AM Sunrise
7:27 AM Best color
7:38 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:13 PM Golden hour
6:47 PM Sunset
7:13 PM Blue hour ends
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