Gisborne, New Zealand

Tuesday, September 19, 2023

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Gisborne, New Zealand

That morning

Sunrise

6:03 AM

6:03 AM

Clears the hills at 6:17 AM, 14 min after sunrise

5:36 AM Blue hour
6:03 AM Sunrise
6:38 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:00 PM

6:00 PM

Behind the hills at 5:52 PM, 8 min before sunset

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

5:25 PM Golden hour
6:00 PM Sunset
6:27 PM Blue hour ends

Rocket launch

Electron | We Will Never Desert You

Launch failed - good from here

Lifted off 6:55 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
S
Heading your way
When
6:55 PM
Highest around 6:57 PM
Distance
42 mi
Climbs to
52°
Lighting
Twilight window
Launch site
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand

The sun is far enough down that the ground is dark and still high enough to light the plume: exhaust expanding into near-vacuum turns into a glowing bell visible for hundreds of miles.

Milky Way

Milky Way

Poor viewing

Visible from 10:09 PM

Very LowExcellent
Visible, no moon
10:09 PM to 12:59 AM
Where to look
Western horizon, up to 39° above it
Highest at
10:09 PM
Sky fully dark
7:29 PM to 4:32 AM
Sky darkness
Poor
Cloud
Not forecast yet

The bright center of the Milky Way: when it is above the horizon with the sky fully dark and the Moon set, brought down for how dark the sky is here (estimated from the towns around by Walker's law) and for cloud where the forecast reaches.

Moon

Waxing crescent

14% lit

7:48 AM – 10:04 PM

ESE WSW
7:48 AM Moonrise
8:09 AM 4°
2:52 PM Highest, 68°
9:41 PM 4°
10:04 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 5:36 AM–6:03 AM
  • Sunrise 6:03 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:03 AM–6:38 AM
  • Morning best color 6:14 AM
  • Moonrise 7:48 AM
  • Evening golden hour 5:25 PM–6:00 PM
  • Evening best color 5:43 PM
  • Sunset 6:00 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:00 PM–6:27 PM
  • Fully dark 7:29 PM–4:32 AM
  • Moonset 10:04 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 10:09 PM–4:32 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Gisborne, New Zealand

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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