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Gisborne, New Zealand
High 55°F, low 46°F.

Sunset

Low

7:27 PM

Very LowExcellent
High cloud
0%catches the color
Low cloud
56%toward the horizon, blocks the light
Rain chance
37%
Humidity
73%
6:52 PM Golden hour
7:21 PM Best color
7:27 PM Sunset
7:54 PM Blue hour ends

Current local time: 12:21 PM

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

Earlier today

Sunrise

Low

6:19 AM

Very LowExcellent
High cloud
0%catches the color
Low cloud
63%toward the horizon, blocks the light
Rain chance
36%
Humidity
72%
5:52 AM Blue hour
6:04 AM Best color
6:19 AM Sunrise
6:55 AM Golden hour ends

Current local time: 12:21 PM

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 21 past sunrises rated excellent across every location Sky Time tracks.

Moon, up now

Waxing crescent

34% lit

10:06 AM – 1:50 AM

ESE WSW
10:06 AM Moonrise
10:31 AM 4°
6:00 PM Highest, 79°
1:25 AM 4°
1:50 AM Moonset

Current local time: 12:21 PM

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

Weather forecast

Morning 9 AM 50°F Overcast
69% 71% 75% 14 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 54°F Overcast
99% 98% 69% 17 mph
Evening 7 PM 52°F Partly cloudy
77% 37% 73% 14 mph
Late Night 11 PM 50°F Partly cloudy
62% 0% 75% 9 mph

Timetable

  • Fully dark 9:01 PM–4:44 AM
  • Moonset 1:05 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 1:11 AM–4:44 AM
  • Morning blue hour 5:52 AM–6:19 AM
  • Morning best color 6:04 AM
  • Sunrise 6:19 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:19 AM–6:55 AM
  • Moonrise 10:06 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:52 PM–7:27 PM
  • Evening best color 7:21 PM
  • Sunset 7:27 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:27 PM–7:54 PM
  • Night 7:54 PM–5:50 AM

Tomorrow

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Cloud, aurora and darkness around Gisborne, New Zealand

Next few days

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Sun, Oct 18
Low 6:00 AM–6:36 AM
Fair 7:10 PM–7:46 PM
Mon, Oct 19
Fair 5:58 AM–6:34 AM
9:32 PM
Good 7:11 PM–7:47 PM
Tue, Oct 20
Fair 5:57 AM–6:33 AM
8:45 PM
Fair 7:12 PM–7:48 PM

Upcoming celestial events for Gisborne, New Zealand

International Space Station Modest pass, SSW to SSE, 13 deg up
Mon 19 Oct 2026 9:32 PM International Space Station Modest pass, S to SSE, 11 deg up
Tue 20 Oct 2026 8:45 PM Orionids Active, around 9 an hour
Wed 21 Oct 2026 4:31 AM Electron | We're Not Hawking Around Fair, look S
Wed 21 Oct 2026 6:00 PM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 7:49 PM in the ENE Mon 26 Oct 2026 7:49 PM Milky Way Visible 9:22 PM to 11:12 PM with no moon, 27° above the west-southwestern horizon - 10 nights 1 Nov to 10 Nov
Sun 1 Nov 2026 9:22 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 9:40 PM to 4:00 AM Mon 9 Nov 2026 8:01 PM Full Beaver Moon Rises 7:55 PM in the ENE Tue 24 Nov 2026 7:55 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 10:30 PM to 3:40 AM Wed 9 Dec 2026 1:50 PM Geminids Around 43 an hour
Mon 14 Dec 2026 3:12 AM Summer solstice Longest day, 14h 52m of light · sunset 8:32 PM in the WSW Tue 22 Dec 2026 9:50 AM Full Cold Moon (supermoon) Supermoon - rises 9:01 PM in the NE Thu 24 Dec 2026 9:01 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 10:40 PM to 3:50 AM Thu 7 Jan 2027 9:23 AM Full Wolf Moon (supermoon) Supermoon - rises 8:26 PM in the ENE Fri 22 Jan 2027 8:26 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 10:00 PM to 4:40 AM Sat 6 Feb 2027 4:56 AM Milky Way Visible 2:16 AM to 4:58 AM with no moon, 36° above the eastern horizon - 11 nights 5 Feb to 15 Feb
Mon 15 Feb 2027 2:16 AM Full Snow Moon Rises 8:01 PM in the E Sun 21 Feb 2027 8:01 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 9:10 PM to 5:20 AM Mon 8 Mar 2027 10:32 PM Milky Way Visible 12:26 AM to 5:37 AM with no moon, 66° above the east-northeastern horizon - 13 nights 4 Mar to 16 Mar
Tue 16 Mar 2027 12:26 AM Autumn equinox Sunset due west, 7:19 PM Sun 21 Mar 2027 9:24 AM Full Worm Moon Rises 6:52 PM in the E Mon 22 Mar 2027 6:52 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:30 PM to 4:50 AM Tue 6 Apr 2027 11:56 AM Milky Way Visible 9:34 PM to 5:04 AM with no moon, 80° above the northern horizon - 15 nights 1 Apr to 15 Apr
Mon 12 Apr 2027 9:34 PM Full Pink Moon Rises 5:15 PM in the ESE Wed 21 Apr 2027 5:15 PM Lyrids A few an hour
Thu 22 Apr 2027 4:16 AM Eta Aquariids Around 29 an hour
Wed 5 May 2027 5:15 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:50 PM to 5:20 AM Thu 6 May 2027 11:06 PM Milky Way Visible 7:52 PM to 5:26 AM with no moon, 80° above the northern horizon - 17 nights 28 Apr to 14 May
Sun 9 May 2027 7:52 PM Full Flower Moon Rises 4:23 PM in the ESE Thu 20 May 2027 4:23 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:30 PM to 5:40 AM Fri 4 Jun 2027 7:48 AM Milky Way Visible 6:28 PM to 5:45 AM with no moon, 80° above the northern horizon - 17 nights 28 May to 13 Jun
Sun 6 Jun 2027 6:28 PM Full Strawberry Moon Rises 4:42 PM in the SE Sat 19 Jun 2027 4:42 PM Winter solstice Shortest day, 9h 28m of light · sunset 4:53 PM in the WNW Tue 22 Jun 2027 2:10 AM Milky Way Visible 6:32 PM to 5:51 AM with no moon, 80° above the northern horizon - 17 nights 26 Jun to 12 Jul
Fri 2 Jul 2027 6:32 PM New moon (supermoon) Moonless and fully dark 6:40 PM to 5:50 AM Sun 4 Jul 2027 3:07 PM Full Buck Moon (micromoon) Micromoon - rises 4:31 PM in the ESE Sun 18 Jul 2027 4:31 PM Southern Delta Aquariids Around 22 an hour
Wed 28 Jul 2027 2:29 AM Milky Way Visible 6:48 PM to 4:18 AM with no moon, 80° above the northern horizon - 17 nights 25 Jul to 10 Aug
Fri 30 Jul 2027 6:48 PM New moon (supermoon) Moonless and fully dark 7:00 PM to 5:30 AM Mon 2 Aug 2027 10:07 PM Full Sturgeon Moon Rises 5:25 PM in the ESE Tue 17 Aug 2027 5:25 PM Milky Way Visible 7:08 PM to 2:28 AM with no moon, 80° above the northern horizon - 14 nights 24 Aug to 6 Sep
Thu 26 Aug 2027 7:08 PM Black Moon (supermoon) Moonless and fully dark 7:20 PM to 5:00 AM Tue 31 Aug 2027 5:40 AM Full Harvest Moon Rises 6:16 PM in the E Thu 16 Sep 2027 6:16 PM Milky Way Visible 7:32 PM to 12:42 AM with no moon, 67° above the west-northwestern horizon - 12 nights 22 Sep to 4 Oct
Wed 22 Sep 2027 7:32 PM Spring equinox Sunset due west, 6:04 PM Thu 23 Sep 2027 6:01 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 8:50 PM to 5:10 AM Thu 30 Sep 2027 3:33 PM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 7:09 PM in the ENE Fri 15 Oct 2027 7:09 PM Orionids Active, around 5 an hour
Thu 21 Oct 2027 4:31 AM Milky Way Visible 9:07 PM to 11:47 PM with no moon, 38° above the western horizon - 11 nights 22 Oct to 1 Nov
Fri 22 Oct 2027 9:07 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 9:20 PM to 4:20 AM Fri 29 Oct 2027 2:34 AM Full Beaver Moon Rises 8:16 PM in the ENE Sun 14 Nov 2027 8:16 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 10:10 PM to 3:40 AM Sun 28 Nov 2027 4:24 PM Full Cold Moon Rises 8:13 PM in the NE Mon 13 Dec 2027 8:13 PM Geminids Active, around 26 an hour
Tue 14 Dec 2027 3:12 AM Partial lunar eclipse 38% of the Moon in shadow
Thu 6 Jul 2028 6:20 AM Partial solar eclipse 68.1% of the Sun covered
Sat 22 Jul 2028 4:24 PM Partial lunar eclipse 90% of it above your horizon
Sat 15 Jun 2030 6:33 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 66 minutes
Sun 25 Apr 2032 3:13 AM Partial solar eclipse 93.4% of the Sun covered
Fri 9 Mar 2035 10:59 AM Partial solar eclipse 17.4% of the Sun covered
Wed 27 Feb 2036 6:56 PM

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