Gisborne, New Zealand

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Gisborne, New Zealand

That morning

Sunrise

6:09 AM

6:09 AM

Clears the hills at 6:23 AM, 14 min after sunrise

5:41 AM Blue hour
6:09 AM Sunrise
6:45 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:34 PM

7:34 PM

Behind the hills at 7:26 PM, 8 min before sunset

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

6:58 PM Golden hour
7:34 PM Sunset
8:02 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 3:49 AM

Very LowExcellent
9:04 PM Dark enough
3:49 AM Best
4:38 AM Too light
Estimate
~5/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
32°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
66 km/s

The estimate is how many you might really see from a dark spot here, allowing for how high the shower climbs and for moonlight. "Under a perfect sky" is the best case. The bar also counts the forecast cloud at the best time, so a clouded-out night sits at the bottom, as does rain on the radar now.

Also from Halley's Comet. Fast meteors that often leave glowing trails.

Meteor shower

Southern Taurids

Best around 2:19 AM

Very LowExcellent
9:04 PM Dark enough
2:19 AM Best
4:38 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
36°
Under a perfect sky
5/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
27 km/s

The estimate is how many you might really see from a dark spot here, allowing for how high the shower climbs and for moonlight. "Under a perfect sky" is the best case. The bar also counts the forecast cloud at the best time, so a clouded-out night sits at the bottom, as does rain on the radar now.

Not many meteors, but known for bright fireballs.

Milky Way

Milky Way

Poor viewing

Visible from 9:31 PM

Very LowExcellent
Visible, no moon
9:31 PM to 11:41 PM
Where to look
West-southwestern horizon, up to 31° above it
Highest at
9:31 PM
Sky fully dark
9:11 PM to 4:31 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

5% lit

7:02 AM – 10:22 PM

ESE WSW
7:02 AM Moonrise
7:25 AM 4°
2:38 PM Highest, 76°
9:57 PM 4°
10:22 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Fully dark 9:11 PM–4:31 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 9:31 PM–4:31 AM
  • Morning blue hour 5:41 AM–6:09 AM
  • Morning best color 5:58 AM
  • Sunrise 6:09 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:09 AM–6:45 AM
  • Moonrise 7:02 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:58 PM–7:34 PM
  • Sunset 7:34 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:34 PM–8:02 PM
  • Evening best color 7:52 PM
  • Moonset 10:22 PM

Upcoming celestial events for Gisborne, New Zealand

Día de Muertos Día de Muertos in Gisborne - sunset at 7:42 PM
Sun 1 Nov 2026 7:42 PM Tiangong space station Bright pass, ENE to ESE, 46 deg up
Mon 2 Nov 2026 4:00 AM Día de Muertos Día de Muertos in Gisborne - sunset at 7:43 PM
Mon 2 Nov 2026 7:43 PM Electron | The Sea God Surveys Marginal, look S
Tue 3 Nov 2026 5:41 AM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 9:16 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Thu 5 Nov 2026 9:17 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