Gisborne, New Zealand

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Gisborne, New Zealand

That morning

Sunrise

5:51 AM

5:51 AM

5:22 AM Blue hour
5:51 AM Sunrise
6:28 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:51 PM

7:51 PM

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

7:14 PM Golden hour
7:51 PM Sunset
8:20 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Southern Taurids

Best around 1:21 AM

Very LowExcellent
9:21 PM Dark enough
10:14 PM Moonrise
1:21 AM Best
4:20 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
41% lost
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

Northern Taurids

Best around 1:51 AM

Very LowExcellent
9:21 PM Dark enough
10:14 PM Moonrise
1:51 AM Best
4:20 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
43% lost
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

Waning gibbous

91% lit

11:26 PM – 8:23 AM

NE NW
11:26 PM Moonrise
11:53 PM 4°
3:54 AM Highest, 23°
7:56 AM 4°
8:23 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Fully dark 9:33 PM–4:08 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 9:33 PM–10:13 PM
  • Morning blue hour 5:22 AM–5:51 AM
  • Morning best color 5:40 AM
  • Sunrise 5:51 AM
  • Morning golden hour 5:51 AM–6:28 AM
  • Moonset 7:20 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:14 PM–7:51 PM
  • Sunset 7:51 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:51 PM–8:20 PM
  • Evening best color 8:09 PM
  • Moonrise 11:26 PM

Upcoming celestial events for Gisborne, New Zealand

Halloween Halloween night in Gisborne - waning gibbous moon
Sat 31 Oct 2026 6:00 PM Tiangong space station Brilliant pass, WNW to ESE, 89 deg up
Sun 1 Nov 2026 4:57 AM Día de Muertos Día de Muertos in Gisborne - sunset at 7:42 PM
Sun 1 Nov 2026 7:42 PM 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 Good, look S
Tue 3 Nov 2026 5:00 AM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 9:16 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