Gisborne, New Zealand

Sunday, October 26, 2025

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Gisborne, New Zealand

That morning

Sunrise

6:06 AM

6:06 AM

Clears the hills at 6:19 AM, 13 min after sunrise

5:38 AM Blue hour
6:06 AM Sunrise
6:42 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:36 PM

7:36 PM

Behind the hills at 7:28 PM, 8 min before sunset

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

7:00 PM Golden hour
7:36 PM Sunset
8:04 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 3:36 AM

Very LowExcellent
9:06 PM Dark enough
11:21 PM Moonset
3:36 AM Best
4:35 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
31°
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 2:21 AM

Very LowExcellent
9:06 PM Dark enough
11:21 PM Moonset
2:21 AM Best
4:35 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.

Moon

Waxing crescent

17% lit

8:21 AM – 12:16 AM

ESE WSW
8:21 AM Moonrise
8:46 AM 4°
4:17 PM Highest, 80°
11:51 PM 4°
12:16 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Fully dark 9:13 PM–4:28 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 11:23 PM–4:28 AM
  • Morning blue hour 5:38 AM–6:06 AM
  • Morning best color 5:55 AM
  • Sunrise 6:06 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:06 AM–6:42 AM
  • Moonrise 8:21 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:00 PM–7:36 PM
  • Sunset 7:36 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:36 PM–8:04 PM
  • Evening best color 7:54 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