Big Sur, California, USA

Sunday, October 4, 2026

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Big Sur, California, USA Sunday 4 October 2026 High 70°F, low 56°F.

Satellite

Tiangong space station

Modest pass, ENE to ENE

Rises 5:06 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
ENE
Rising, then up to ENE
When
5:06 AM
until 5:08 AM
Visible for
1m 40s
Highest
29° ENE
Ends
Sets ENE

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

That morning

Sunrise

Fair

7:05 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:39 AM Blue hour
7:05 AM Sunrise
7:05 AM Best color
7:39 AM Golden hour ends

No cloud overhead to catch the color, so it shows on the horizon and any distant clouds as the sun comes up - learned from 68 rated clear past sunrises across every place Sky Time tracks.

Sunset

Low

6:46 PM

Very LowExcellent
6:11 PM Golden hour
6:40 PM Best color
6:46 PM Sunset
7:11 PM Blue hour ends

No cloud overhead to catch the color, so it shows on the horizon and any distant clouds just before the sun goes - learned from 51 rated clear past sunsets across every place Sky Time tracks.

Moon

Waning crescent

36% lit

12:28 AM – 3:33 PM

ENE WNW
12:28 AM Moonrise
12:52 AM 4°
8:05 AM Highest, 78°
3:11 PM 4°
3:33 PM Moonset

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

This day at a glance

Morning
66°F
Clear sky 3% clouds · 1% precip
Afternoon
70°F
Clear sky 2% clouds · 2% precip
Evening
61°F
Clear sky 2% clouds · 2% precip

Moon, waning crescent

12:28 AM Moonrise
12:52 AM 4°
8:05 AM Highest, 78°
3:11 PM 4°
3:33 PM Moonset

Sunrise

6:39 AM Blue hour
7:05 AM Sunrise
7:05 AM Best color
7:39 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:11 PM Golden hour
6:40 PM Best color
6:46 PM Sunset
7:11 PM Blue hour ends
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