Big Sur, California, USA

Thursday, October 8, 2026

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Big Sur, California, USA Thursday 8 October 2026

Satellite

Tiangong space station

Bright pass, NW to ENE

Rises 5:58 AM

Very LowExcellent

Look

Rising, then up to N

When

5:58 AM

until 6:02 AM

Visible for

4m 0s

Highest

31° N

Ends

Sets ENE

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

That morning

Sunrise

7:08 AM

6:42 AM Blue hour

7:08 AM Sunrise

7:42 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:40 PM

Too far ahead for a weather forecast. These are the sun's own times - they will not change.

6:06 PM Golden hour

6:40 PM Sunset

7:06 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning crescent

4% lit

5:06 AM – 5:35 PM

E W

5:06 AM Moonrise

5:26 AM 4°

11:23 AM Highest, 55°

5:16 PM 4°

5:35 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

Moon, waning crescent

5:06 AM Moonrise

5:26 AM 4°

11:23 AM Highest, 55°

5:16 PM 4°

5:35 PM Moonset

Sunrise

6:42 AM Blue hour

7:08 AM Sunrise

7:42 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:06 PM Golden hour

6:40 PM Sunset

7:06 PM Blue hour ends

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Upcoming celestial events for Big Sur, California, USA

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 Hunter's Moon Rises 5:49 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 5:49 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:40 PM to 5:10 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 11:01 PM Leonids Around 13 an hour

Mon 16 Nov 2026 5:13 AM Beaver Moon Rises 3:58 PM in the ENE Mon 23 Nov 2026 3:58 PM

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