Gisborne, New Zealand

Friday, August 21, 2026

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Gisborne, New Zealand

Rocket launch

Electron | The Lightning God Defends

Launched - good from here

Lifted off 1:04 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
S
Crossing your sky
When
1:04 AM
Highest around 1:13 AM
Distance
42 mi
Climbs to
72°
Lighting
Dark sky
Launch site
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand

A bright climbing star and a flame. The vehicle is in shadow itself, so there is no lit plume behind it.

That morning

Sunrise

6:46 AM

6:46 AM

6:19 AM Blue hour
6:46 AM Sunrise
7:23 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:35 PM

5:35 PM

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

4:59 PM Golden hour
5:35 PM Sunset
6:03 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

First quarter

58% lit

10:54 AM – 2:38 AM

ESE WSW
10:54 AM Moonrise
11:18 AM 4°
6:44 PM Highest, 79°
2:13 AM 4°
2:38 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 1:40 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:19 AM–6:46 AM
  • Morning best color 6:31 AM
  • Sunrise 6:46 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:46 AM–7:23 AM
  • Moonrise 10:54 AM
  • Evening golden hour 4:59 PM–5:35 PM
  • Sunset 5:35 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:35 PM–6:03 PM
  • Evening best color 5:51 PM
  • Fully dark 7:04 PM–5:16 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 2:44 AM–5:16 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Gisborne, New Zealand

International Space Station Modest pass, SSW to SSE, 13 deg up
Mon 19 Oct 2026 9:32 PM 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 Full Hunter's Moon Rises 7:49 PM in the ENE Mon 26 Oct 2026 7:49 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 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