Gisborne, New Zealand

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Gisborne, New Zealand

That morning

Sunrise

6:01 AM

6:01 AM

Clears the hills at 6:13 AM, 12 min after sunrise

5:33 AM Blue hour
6:01 AM Sunrise
6:38 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:41 PM

7:41 PM

Behind the hills at 7:34 PM, 7 min before sunset

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

7:04 PM Golden hour
7:41 PM Sunset
8:09 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Southern Taurids

Best around 1:56 AM

Very LowExcellent
9:11 PM Dark enough
1:56 AM Best
2:24 AM Moonset
4:30 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.

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 3:41 AM

Very LowExcellent
9:11 PM Dark enough
2:24 AM Moonset
3:41 AM Best
4:30 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
33°
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

Northern Taurids

Best around 2:26 AM

Very LowExcellent
9:11 PM Dark enough
2:24 AM Moonset
2:26 AM Best
4:30 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
29°
Under a perfect sky
5/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
29 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.

The second half of the Taurids, peaking about a week after the Southern Taurids.

Moon

First quarter

53% lit

12:18 PM – 2:55 AM

ESE WSW
12:18 PM Moonrise
12:41 PM 4°
7:40 PM Highest, 71°
2:33 AM 4°
2:55 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Fully dark 9:19 PM–4:21 AM
  • Moonset 2:24 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 2:29 AM–4:21 AM
  • Morning blue hour 5:33 AM–6:01 AM
  • Morning best color 5:50 AM
  • Sunrise 6:01 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:01 AM–6:38 AM
  • Moonrise 12:18 PM
  • Evening golden hour 7:04 PM–7:41 PM
  • Sunset 7:41 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:41 PM–8:09 PM
  • Evening best color 7:59 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