Gisborne, New Zealand

Wednesday, July 29, 2026

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Gisborne, New Zealand

That morning

Sunrise

7:12 AM

7:12 AM

6:44 AM Blue hour
7:12 AM Sunrise
7:52 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:15 PM

5:15 PM

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

4:36 PM Golden hour
5:15 PM Sunset
5:44 PM Blue hour ends

Full moon

Full Buck Moon

Rises 4:42 PM in the ESE

4:42 PM – 7:32 AM

Named for the bucks' new antlers, which grow fastest in July.

ESE WSW
4:42 PM Moonrise
5:05 PM 4°
12:11 AM Highest, 72°
7:09 AM 4°
7:32 AM Moonset

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

Rises
4:42 PM in the ESE
Exactly full
2:37 AM
Distance
248,095 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.

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:44 AM–7:12 AM
  • Morning best color 6:58 AM
  • Moonset 7:00 AM
  • Sunrise 7:12 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:12 AM–7:52 AM
  • Evening golden hour 4:36 PM–5:15 PM
  • Moonrise 4:42 PM
  • Sunset 5:15 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:15 PM–5:44 PM
  • Evening best color 5:31 PM
  • Fully dark 6:47 PM–5:40 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Gisborne, New Zealand

International Space Station Modest pass, S to SSE, 11 deg up
Tue 20 Oct 2026 8:45 PM Orionids Active, around 9 an hour
Wed 21 Oct 2026 9:01 PM Electron | We're Not Hawking Around Fair, look S
Wed 21 Oct 2026 6:00 PM International Space Station Modest pass, SSW to SSE, 21 deg up
Wed 21 Oct 2026 9:33 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 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