Sunrise and sunset times in Big Sur, CA
Check out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Big Sur, CA, United States, as well as the whole calendar for August 2026.
Today
August 18, 2026 . Current time: 11:58:15 pm
First light at 6:00:59 am
Sunrise time: 6:26:41 am
Sunset time: 7:55:20 pm
Last light at 8:21:03 pm
Day length: 13 hours, 28 minutes
Sunset in Big Sur was 4 hours, 2 minutes ago
Moon set on Aug 18 at 9:58 PM
Moon will rise on Aug 19 at 12:52 PMMoon phase: 🌒 Waxing Crescent (42%)🌕 Full moon: Aug 27 at 9:19 PM · 🌑 New moon: Sep 10 at 8:27 PMTomorrow
August 19, 2026
First light at 6:01:51 am
Sunrise time: 6:27:29 am
Sunset time: 7:54:04 pm
Last light at 8:19:43 pm
Day length: 13 hours, 26 minutes
Tomorrow will be 2 minutes shorter than today in Big Sur
Moon will rise on Aug 19 at 12:52 PM Moon will set on Aug 19 at 10:33 PMMoon phase: 🌓 First Quarter (52%)
- Big Sur, California
- Latitude: 36.270737
- Longitude: -121.808220
- Time zone: Pacific Time PDT
Shortest day in Big Sur, CA
The shortest day of the year will be in 4 months, during the winter solstice on December 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 9 hours and 44 minutes.Longest day in Big Sur, CA
The longest day of the year was 1 month and 29 days ago, during the summer solstice on June 20, 2026, with a daylight length of 14 hours and 40 minutes.
August 2026 - Big Sur, California - Sunrise and sunset calendar
Sunrise and sunset times, civil twilight start and end times as well as solar noon, and day length for every day of August in Big Sur.
The day length shortens by 1 hour, 0 minutes over the course of August 2026 in Big Sur, CA - from 14 hours, 1 minute on the first day to 13 hours, 0 minutes on the last day.
| Day | First Light | Sunrise | Sunset | Last Light | Day Length | Day Length Variation | Solar Noon
Time of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.
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Max Sun Altitude | Nautical Twilight Start | Nautical Twilight End | Astronomical Twilight Start | Astronomical Twilight End | Night Length
Calculated form this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.
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Moon phase |
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| Sat, Aug 1 | 5:46:06 am | 6:13:00 am | 8:14:08 pm | 8:41:02 pm | 14h 1m 8s | 14h 1m 8s | 1:13:34 pm | 54.1° | 5:11:40 am | 9:15:28 pm | 4:34:43 am | 9:52:25 pm | 9h 59m 40s | 🌖 (93%) |
| Sun, Aug 2 | 5:46:58 am | 6:13:48 am | 8:13:11 pm | 8:40:01 pm | 13h 59m 23s | -1m -45s | 1:13:30 pm | 53.9° | 5:12:39 am | 9:14:20 pm | 4:35:54 am | 9:51:05 pm | 10h 1m 25s | 🌖 (87%) |
| Mon, Aug 3 | 5:47:50 am | 6:14:36 am | 8:12:13 pm | 8:38:59 pm | 13h 57m 37s | -1m -46s | 1:13:25 pm | 53.6° | 5:13:39 am | 9:13:10 pm | 4:37:05 am | 9:49:45 pm | 10h 3m 11s | 🌖 (79%) |
| Tue, Aug 4 | 5:48:43 am | 6:15:24 am | 8:11:14 pm | 8:37:55 pm | 13h 55m 50s | -1m -47s | 1:13:19 pm | 53.3° | 5:14:39 am | 9:11:59 pm | 4:38:16 am | 9:48:23 pm | 10h 4m 58s | 🌖 (69%) |
| Wed, Aug 5 | 5:49:36 am | 6:16:12 am | 8:10:13 pm | 8:36:50 pm | 13h 54m 1s | -1m -49s | 1:13:13 pm | 53.1° | 5:15:39 am | 9:10:47 pm | 4:39:26 am | 9:47:00 pm | 10h 6m 48s | 🌖 (59%) |
| Thu, Aug 6 | 5:50:28 am | 6:17:01 am | 8:09:12 pm | 8:35:44 pm | 13h 52m 11s | -1m -50s | 1:13:06 pm | 52.8° | 5:16:39 am | 9:09:33 pm | 4:40:37 am | 9:45:35 pm | 10h 8m 37s | 🌗 (48%) |
| Fri, Aug 7 | 5:51:21 am | 6:17:49 am | 8:08:08 pm | 8:34:37 pm | 13h 50m 19s | -1m -52s | 1:12:59 pm | 52.5° | 5:17:39 am | 9:08:18 pm | 4:41:48 am | 9:44:10 pm | 10h 10m 30s | 🌘 (37%) |
| Sat, Aug 8 | 5:52:14 am | 6:18:38 am | 8:07:04 pm | 8:33:28 pm | 13h 48m 26s | -1m -53s | 1:12:51 pm | 52.2° | 5:18:39 am | 9:07:03 pm | 4:42:58 am | 9:42:44 pm | 10h 12m 22s | 🌘 (26%) |
| Sun, Aug 9 | 5:53:07 am | 6:19:26 am | 8:05:59 pm | 8:32:18 pm | 13h 46m 33s | -1m -53s | 1:12:42 pm | 51.9° | 5:19:39 am | 9:05:46 pm | 4:44:09 am | 9:41:16 pm | 10h 14m 15s | 🌘 (16%) |
| Mon, Aug 10 | 5:53:59 am | 6:20:14 am | 8:04:52 pm | 8:31:07 pm | 13h 44m 38s | -1m -55s | 1:12:33 pm | 51.6° | 5:20:39 am | 9:04:28 pm | 4:45:19 am | 9:39:48 pm | 10h 16m 11s | 🌘 (8%) |
| Tue, Aug 11 | 5:54:52 am | 6:21:03 am | 8:03:44 pm | 8:29:55 pm | 13h 42m 41s | -1m -57s | 1:12:24 pm | 51.3° | 5:21:39 am | 9:03:09 pm | 4:46:29 am | 9:38:18 pm | 10h 18m 7s | 🌘 (3%) |
| Wed, Aug 12 | 5:55:45 am | 6:21:51 am | 8:02:35 pm | 8:28:42 pm | 13h 40m 44s | -1m -57s | 1:12:13 pm | 51° | 5:22:38 am | 9:01:49 pm | 4:47:38 am | 9:36:48 pm | 10h 20m 5s | 🌑 (0%) |
| Thu, Aug 13 | 5:56:37 am | 6:22:40 am | 8:01:25 pm | 8:27:28 pm | 13h 38m 45s | -1m -59s | 1:12:03 pm | 50.7° | 5:23:38 am | 9:00:28 pm | 4:48:48 am | 9:35:17 pm | 10h 22m 3s | 🌒 (0%) |
| Fri, Aug 14 | 5:57:30 am | 6:23:28 am | 8:00:14 pm | 8:26:13 pm | 13h 36m 46s | -1m -59s | 1:11:51 pm | 50.4° | 5:24:37 am | 8:59:06 pm | 4:49:57 am | 9:33:45 pm | 10h 24m 3s | 🌒 (3%) |
| Sat, Aug 15 | 5:58:22 am | 6:24:17 am | 7:59:02 pm | 8:24:57 pm | 13h 34m 45s | -2m -1s | 1:11:39 pm | 50.1° | 5:25:36 am | 8:57:43 pm | 4:51:06 am | 9:32:13 pm | 10h 26m 3s | 🌒 (8%) |
| Sun, Aug 16 | 5:59:15 am | 6:25:05 am | 7:57:49 pm | 8:23:39 pm | 13h 32m 44s | -2m -1s | 1:11:27 pm | 49.8° | 5:26:35 am | 8:56:19 pm | 4:52:14 am | 9:30:40 pm | 10h 28m 4s | 🌒 (15%) |
| Mon, Aug 17 | 6:00:07 am | 6:25:53 am | 7:56:35 pm | 8:22:22 pm | 13h 30m 42s | -2m -2s | 1:11:14 pm | 49.5° | 5:27:34 am | 8:54:55 pm | 4:53:23 am | 9:29:06 pm | 10h 30m 6s | 🌒 (24%) |
| Tue, Aug 18 | 6:00:59 am | 6:26:41 am | 7:55:20 pm | 8:21:03 pm | 13h 28m 39s | -2m -3s | 1:11:01 pm | 49.2° | 5:28:32 am | 8:53:29 pm | 4:54:30 am | 9:27:31 pm | 10h 32m 9s | 🌒 (33%) |
| Wed, Aug 19 | 6:01:51 am | 6:27:29 am | 7:54:04 pm | 8:19:43 pm | 13h 26m 35s | -2m -4s | 1:10:47 pm | 48.8° | 5:29:30 am | 8:52:03 pm | 4:55:38 am | 9:25:56 pm | 10h 34m 13s | 🌒 (42%) |
| Thu, Aug 20 | 6:02:42 am | 6:28:17 am | 7:52:47 pm | 8:18:22 pm | 13h 24m 30s | -2m -5s | 1:10:32 pm | 48.5° | 5:30:28 am | 8:50:36 pm | 4:56:45 am | 9:24:20 pm | 10h 36m 18s | 🌓 (52%) |
| Fri, Aug 21 | 6:03:34 am | 6:29:05 am | 7:51:30 pm | 8:17:01 pm | 13h 22m 25s | -2m -5s | 1:10:18 pm | 48.2° | 5:31:26 am | 8:49:09 pm | 4:57:51 am | 9:22:44 pm | 10h 38m 23s | 🌔 (61%) |
| Sat, Aug 22 | 6:04:26 am | 6:29:53 am | 7:50:11 pm | 8:15:39 pm | 13h 20m 18s | -2m -7s | 1:10:02 pm | 47.8° | 5:32:24 am | 8:47:41 pm | 4:58:57 am | 9:21:07 pm | 10h 40m 30s | 🌔 (70%) |
| Sun, Aug 23 | 6:05:17 am | 6:30:41 am | 7:48:52 pm | 8:14:16 pm | 13h 18m 11s | -2m -7s | 1:09:47 pm | 47.5° | 5:33:21 am | 8:46:12 pm | 5:00:03 am | 9:19:30 pm | 10h 42m 37s | 🌔 (78%) |
| Mon, Aug 24 | 6:06:08 am | 6:31:29 am | 7:47:32 pm | 8:12:53 pm | 13h 16m 3s | -2m -8s | 1:09:30 pm | 47.1° | 5:34:18 am | 8:44:43 pm | 5:01:08 am | 9:17:52 pm | 10h 44m 44s | 🌔 (86%) |
| Tue, Aug 25 | 6:06:59 am | 6:32:16 am | 7:46:11 pm | 8:11:29 pm | 13h 13m 55s | -2m -8s | 1:09:14 pm | 46.8° | 5:35:14 am | 8:43:13 pm | 5:02:13 am | 9:16:14 pm | 10h 46m 53s | 🌔 (92%) |
| Wed, Aug 26 | 6:07:50 am | 6:33:04 am | 7:44:50 pm | 8:10:04 pm | 13h 11m 46s | -2m -9s | 1:08:57 pm | 46.5° | 5:36:11 am | 8:41:43 pm | 5:03:17 am | 9:14:36 pm | 10h 49m 1s | 🌔 (96%) |
| Thu, Aug 27 | 6:08:40 am | 6:33:51 am | 7:43:28 pm | 8:08:38 pm | 13h 9m 37s | -2m -9s | 1:08:39 pm | 46.1° | 5:37:07 am | 8:40:12 pm | 5:04:21 am | 9:12:58 pm | 10h 51m 11s | 🌔 (99%) |
| Fri, Aug 28 | 6:09:31 am | 6:34:39 am | 7:42:05 pm | 8:07:13 pm | 13h 7m 26s | -2m -11s | 1:08:22 pm | 45.7° | 5:38:03 am | 8:38:41 pm | 5:05:25 am | 9:11:19 pm | 10h 53m 21s | 🌕 (100%) |
| Sat, Aug 29 | 6:10:21 am | 6:35:26 am | 7:40:41 pm | 8:05:46 pm | 13h 5m 15s | -2m -11s | 1:08:04 pm | 45.4° | 5:38:58 am | 8:37:09 pm | 5:06:28 am | 9:09:40 pm | 10h 55m 32s | 🌖 (99%) |
| Sun, Aug 30 | 6:11:11 am | 6:36:13 am | 7:39:17 pm | 8:04:19 pm | 13h 3m 4s | -2m -11s | 1:07:45 pm | 45° | 5:39:53 am | 8:35:37 pm | 5:07:30 am | 9:08:00 pm | 10h 57m 43s | 🌖 (95%) |
| Mon, Aug 31 | 6:12:01 am | 6:37:00 am | 7:37:53 pm | 8:02:52 pm | 13h 0m 53s | -2m -11s | 1:07:26 pm | 44.7° | 5:40:48 am | 8:34:05 pm | 5:08:32 am | 9:06:21 pm | 10h 59m 54s | 🌖 (89%) |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Big Sur, CA - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Big Sur, CA for every day of the year. There are two jumps in the graph that represent the hour change for Daylight Saving Time (DST) in Big Sur, CA.
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Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Big Sur, CA
In Big Sur, CA, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 12 at 5:47 am, while the latest sunrise is on October 31 at 7:28 am. The earliest sunset is on December 5 at 4:53 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 28 at 8:30 pm.
Big Sur, CA gets 4h 56m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (14h 40m versus 9h 44m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 14m.
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