Big Sur, California, USA

Tuesday, October 6, 2026

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Big Sur, California, USA Tuesday 6 October 2026 High 100°F, low 80°F.

Satellite

Tiangong space station

Bright pass, WNW to ENE

Rises 6:18 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
WNW
Rising, then up to N
When
6:18 AM
until 6:23 AM
Visible for
5m 0s
Highest
30° N
Ends
Sets ENE

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

That morning

Sunrise

Fair

7:06 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:41 AM Blue hour
7:06 AM Sunrise
7:07 AM Best color
7:40 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

Fair

6:43 PM

Very LowExcellent
6:08 PM Golden hour
6:37 PM Best color
6:43 PM Sunset
7:09 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

17% lit

2:52 AM – 4:41 PM

ENE WNW
2:52 AM Moonrise
3:13 AM 4°
9:50 AM Highest, 68°
4:21 PM 4°
4:41 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
93°F
Clear sky 0% clouds · 0% precip
Afternoon
97°F
Clear sky 0% clouds · 0% precip
Evening
81°F
Clear sky 0% clouds · 0% precip

Moon, waning crescent

2:52 AM Moonrise
3:13 AM 4°
9:50 AM Highest, 68°
4:21 PM 4°
4:41 PM Moonset

Sunrise

6:41 AM Blue hour
7:06 AM Sunrise
7:07 AM Best color
7:40 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:08 PM Golden hour
6:37 PM Best color
6:43 PM Sunset
7:09 PM Blue hour ends
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