Gisborne, New Zealand

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Gisborne, New Zealand

That morning

Sunrise

6:32 AM

6:32 AM

Clears the hills at 6:46 AM, 14 min after sunrise

6:05 AM Blue hour
6:32 AM Sunrise
7:07 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:18 PM

7:18 PM

Behind the hills at 7:10 PM, 8 min before sunset

Too far ahead for a weather forecast. These are the sunrise and sunset times - they will not change.

6:43 PM Golden hour
7:18 PM Sunset
7:45 PM Blue hour ends

Rocket launch

Electron | It Argos Up From Here

Launched - fair from here

Lifted off 6:09 AM

Very LowExcellent

Space jellyfish low chance 6:12 AM–6:18 AM, S about 23° up

Look
S
Heading away from you
When
6:09 AM
Highest around 6:12 AM
Distance
42 mi
Climbs to
25°
Lighting
Sky still bright
Launch site
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand

The plume will be lit, but the sky behind it is still bright enough to wash it out. Twenty minutes later would be the shot.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

95% lit

5:22 PM – 6:15 AM

E W
5:22 PM Moonrise
5:43 PM 4°
11:51 PM Highest, 56°
5:55 AM 4°
6:15 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Fully dark 8:49 PM–4:59 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up
  • Moonset 5:50 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:05 AM–6:32 AM
  • Sunrise 6:32 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:32 AM–7:07 AM
  • Morning best color 6:43 AM
  • Moonrise 5:23 PM
  • Evening golden hour 6:43 PM–7:18 PM
  • Evening best color 7:00 PM
  • Sunset 7:18 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:18 PM–7:45 PM

Upcoming celestial events for Gisborne, New Zealand

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Mon 16 Nov 2026 10:38 PM Full Beaver Moon Rises 7:55 PM in the ENE Tue 24 Nov 2026 7:55 PM 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 Partial solar eclipse 98.5% of the Sun covered
Mon 13 Jul 2037 3:51 PM Partial solar eclipse 96% of the Sun covered
Sun 26 Dec 2038 2:29 PM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it