Gisborne, New Zealand

Friday, September 25, 2026

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Gisborne, New Zealand
High 57°F, low 36°F.

That morning

Sunrise

Low

5:53 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
0%around 9 AM
Rain
Dryaround 9 AM
Humidity
70%
Wind
6 mph
5:26 AM Blue hour
5:38 AM Best color
5:53 AM Sunrise
6:28 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

6:06 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
41%around 7 PM
Rain
Dryaround 7 PM
Humidity
75%
Wind
3 mph
5:31 PM Golden hour
6:06 PM Sunset
6:22 PM Best color
6:33 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.

Satellite

Tiangong space station

Modest pass, NNW to N

Rose 7:32 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
NNW
Rising, then up to N
When
7:32 PM
until 7:34 PM
Visible for
1m 10s
Highest
17° N
Ends
Fades at 17°

It will not set - it flies into the Earth's shadow and fades out in a few seconds.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit

4:32 PM – 5:17 AM

E W
4:32 PM Moonrise
4:53 PM 4°
10:58 PM Highest, 55°
4:57 AM 4°
5:17 AM 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 49°F Clear sky
0% dry 70% 6 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 56°F Clear sky
0% dry 57% 6 mph
Evening 7 PM 47°F Mainly clear
41% dry 75% 3 mph

Timetable

  • Moonset 4:54 AM
  • Morning blue hour 5:26 AM–5:53 AM
  • Morning best color 5:38 AM
  • Sunrise 5:53 AM
  • Morning golden hour 5:53 AM–6:28 AM
  • Moonrise 4:33 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:31 PM–6:06 PM
  • Sunset 6:06 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:06 PM–6:33 PM
  • Evening best color 6:22 PM
  • Fully dark 7:35 PM–4:22 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