Gisborne, New Zealand

Thursday, August 24, 2023

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Gisborne, New Zealand

That morning

Sunrise

6:42 AM

6:42 AM

Clears the hills at 6:56 AM, 14 min after sunrise

6:15 AM Blue hour
6:42 AM Sunrise
7:19 AM Golden hour ends

Rocket launch

Electron | We Love the Nightlife

Launched - fair from here

Lifted off 11:45 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
S
Heading your way
When
11:45 AM
Highest around 11:47 AM
Distance
42 mi
Climbs to
54°
Lighting
Daylight
Launch site
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Landing
Ocean - Pacific Ocean

In daylight it reads as a thin contrail, and only briefly.

Sunset

5:38 PM

5:38 PM

Behind the hills at 5:32 PM, 6 min before sunset

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

5:01 PM Golden hour
5:38 PM Sunset
6:05 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

First quarter

46% lit

10:14 AM – 1:19 AM

ESE WSW
10:14 AM Moonrise
10:37 AM 4°
5:43 PM Highest, 74°
12:55 AM 4°
1:19 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 12:11 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:15 AM–6:42 AM
  • Sunrise 6:42 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:42 AM–7:19 AM
  • Morning best color 6:53 AM
  • Moonrise 10:15 AM
  • Evening golden hour 5:01 PM–5:38 PM
  • Evening best color 5:20 PM
  • Sunset 5:38 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:38 PM–6:05 PM
  • Fully dark 7:07 PM–5:12 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 1:27 AM–5:12 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Gisborne, New Zealand

Electron | The Mountain God Rises Fair, look S
Sat 14 Nov 2026 6:30 PM Tiangong space station Bright pass, NW to NNE, 33 deg up
Sat 14 Nov 2026 9:22 PM Tiangong space station Bright pass, WNW to WNW, 55 deg up
Sun 15 Nov 2026 9:58 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Mon 16 Nov 2026 9:30 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Mon 16 Nov 2026 9:30 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