Gisborne, New Zealand

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Gisborne, New Zealand

That morning

Sunrise

7:11 AM

7:11 AM

Clears the hills at 7:27 AM, 16 min after sunrise

6:42 AM Blue hour
7:11 AM Sunrise
7:51 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

4:58 PM

4:58 PM

Behind the hills at 4:51 PM, 7 min before sunset

Too far ahead for a weather forecast. These are the sun's own times - they will not change.

4:17 PM Golden hour
4:58 PM Sunset
5:27 PM Blue hour ends

Rocket launch

Electron | Ready, Aim, PREFIRE

Launched - good from here

Lifted off 7:41 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
S
Heading away from you
When
7:41 PM
Highest around 7:43 PM
Distance
42 mi
Climbs to
25°
Lighting
Dark sky
Launch site
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand

A bright climbing star and a flame. The vehicle is in shadow itself, so there is no lit plume behind it.

Moon

Waning gibbous

98% lit

5:49 PM – 9:49 AM

ESE WSW
5:49 PM Moonrise
6:14 PM 4°
1:49 AM Highest, 80°
9:23 AM 4°
9:49 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:42 AM–7:11 AM
  • Sunrise 7:11 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:11 AM–7:51 AM
  • Morning best color 7:22 AM
  • Moonset 8:47 AM
  • Evening golden hour 4:17 PM–4:58 PM
  • Evening best color 4:40 PM
  • Sunset 4:58 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:58 PM–5:27 PM
  • Moonrise 5:50 PM
  • Fully dark 6:31 PM–5:38 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

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 Full Beaver Moon Rises 7:55 PM in the ENE Tue 24 Nov 2026 7:55 PM First day of Hanukkah First day of Hanukkah in Gisborne - sunset at 8:19 PM Sat 5 Dec 2026 8:19 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