Gisborne, New Zealand

Tuesday, September 15, 2026

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Gisborne, New Zealand

That morning

Sunrise

Fair

6:09 AM

Very LowExcellent

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Cloud
14%around 9 AM
Rain
Dryaround 9 AM
Humidity
87%
Wind
3 mph
5:42 AM Blue hour
5:54 AM Best color
6:09 AM Sunrise
6:44 AM Golden hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 21 past sunrises rated excellent across every location Sky Time tracks.

Sunset

Fair

5:57 PM

Very LowExcellent

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Cloud
4%around 7 PM
Rain
Dryaround 7 PM
Humidity
78%
Wind
8 mph
5:22 PM Golden hour
5:57 PM Sunset
6:13 PM Best color
6:24 PM Blue hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 19 past sunsets rated excellent across every location Sky Time tracks.

Milky Way

Milky Way

Poor viewing

Visible from 10:26 PM

Very LowExcellent
Visible, no moon
10:26 PM to 1:16 AM
Where to look
Western horizon, up to 38° above it
Highest at
10:26 PM
Sky fully dark
7:26 PM to 4:39 AM
Sky darkness
Poor
Cloud
Not forecast yet

The bright center of the Milky Way: when it is above the horizon with the sky fully dark and the Moon set, brought down for how dark the sky is here (estimated from the towns around by Walker's law) and for cloud where the forecast reaches.

Moon

Waxing crescent

16% lit

7:43 AM – 10:22 PM

ESE WSW
7:43 AM Moonrise
8:05 AM 4°
2:59 PM Highest, 71°
9:59 PM 4°
10:22 PM Moonset

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

How this day turned out

Morning 9 AM 51°F Clear sky
14% dry 87% 3 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 62°F Clear sky
17% dry 75% 7 mph
Evening 7 PM 54°F Clear sky
4% dry 78% 8 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 5:42 AM–6:09 AM
  • Morning best color 5:54 AM
  • Sunrise 6:09 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:09 AM–6:44 AM
  • Moonrise 7:43 AM
  • Evening golden hour 5:22 PM–5:57 PM
  • Sunset 5:57 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:57 PM–6:24 PM
  • Evening best color 6:13 PM
  • Fully dark 7:26 PM–4:39 AM
  • Moonset 10:23 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 10:26 PM–4:39 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