Gisborne, New Zealand

Friday, August 28, 2026

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Gisborne, New Zealand

That morning

Sunrise

6:36 AM

6:36 AM

6:09 AM Blue hour
6:36 AM Sunrise
7:12 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:41 PM

5:41 PM

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

5:05 PM Golden hour
5:41 PM Sunset
6:08 PM Blue hour ends

Full moon

Full Sturgeon Moon

Rises 5:42 PM in the E

5:42 PM – 6:51 AM

Named for the lake sturgeon most easily caught in the Great Lakes in late summer.

E W
5:42 PM Moonrise
6:03 PM 4°
12:19 AM Highest, 59°
6:31 AM 4°
6:51 AM Moonset

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

Rises
5:42 PM in the E
Exactly full
4:20 PM
Distance
242,499 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 6:09 AM–6:36 AM
  • Morning best color 6:21 AM
  • Moonset 6:28 AM
  • Sunrise 6:36 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:36 AM–7:12 AM
  • Evening golden hour 5:05 PM–5:41 PM
  • Sunset 5:41 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:41 PM–6:08 PM
  • Moonrise 5:43 PM
  • Evening best color 5:57 PM
  • Fully dark 7:10 PM–5:06 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

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