Gisborne, New Zealand

Friday, May 1, 2026

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Gisborne, New Zealand

That morning

Sunrise

6:50 AM

6:50 AM

6:22 AM Blue hour
6:50 AM Sunrise
7:27 AM Golden hour ends

Full moon

Full Flower Moon

Rises 4:39 PM in the ESE

4:39 PM – 7:08 AM

Named for the flowers that bloom everywhere in May.

ESE WSW
4:39 PM Moonrise
5:00 PM 4°
11:50 PM Highest, 70°
6:46 AM 4°
7:08 AM Moonset

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

Rises
4:39 PM in the ESE
Exactly full
5:24 AM
Distance
249,484 mi

The disc is biggest and most orange in the first half hour above the horizon, and moonrise here is worked out to the minute for a flat horizon.

Sunset

5:20 PM

5:20 PM

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

4:42 PM Golden hour
5:20 PM Sunset
5:47 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Eta Aquariids

Best around 4:35 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:50 PM Dark enough
4:35 AM Best
5:21 AM Too light
Estimate
~5/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
30°
Under a perfect sky
50/hour
Moonlight
56% lost
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.

Comes from Halley's Comet. Best from the Southern Hemisphere, in the hours before dawn.

Timetable

  • Moonset 6:06 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:22 AM–6:50 AM
  • Morning best color 6:38 AM
  • Sunrise 6:50 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:50 AM–7:27 AM
  • Moonrise 4:39 PM
  • Evening golden hour 4:42 PM–5:20 PM
  • Sunset 5:20 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:20 PM–5:47 PM
  • Evening best color 5:37 PM
  • Fully dark 6:50 PM–5:20 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Gisborne, New Zealand

International Space Station Bright pass, SW to ESE, 30 deg up
Sat 24 Oct 2026 8:48 PM International Space Station Modest pass, SE to ESE, 21 deg up
Sun 25 Oct 2026 8:04 PM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 7:49 PM in the ENE Mon 26 Oct 2026 7:49 PM Halloween Halloween night in Gisborne - waning gibbous moon Sat 31 Oct 2026 6:00 PM Milky Way Visible 9:22 PM to 11:12 PM with no moon, 27° above the west-southwestern horizon - 10 nights 1 Nov to 10 Nov
Sun 1 Nov 2026 9:22 PM Electron | The Sea God Surveys Fair, look S
Tue 3 Nov 2026 1:00 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