Gisborne, New Zealand

Saturday, September 26, 2026

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Gisborne, New Zealand
High 59°F, low 42°F.

Rocket launch

Electron | Owlright, Owlright, Owlright

Launched - fair from here

Lifted off 12:39 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
S
Crossing your sky
When
12:39 PM
Highest around 12:48 PM
Distance
42 mi
Climbs to
72°
Lighting
Daylight
Launch site
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand

In daylight it reads as a thin contrail, and only briefly.

That morning

Sunrise

Low

5:49 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
1%around 9 AM
Rain
Dryaround 9 AM
Humidity
74%
Wind
7 mph
5:23 AM Blue hour
5:35 AM Best color
5:49 AM Sunrise
6:24 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

Low

6:08 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
1%around 7 PM
Rain
Dryaround 7 PM
Humidity
79%
Wind
8 mph
5:33 PM Golden hour
6:08 PM Sunset
6:23 PM Best color
6:34 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, N to ENE

Rose 6:35 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
N
Rising, then up to NE
When
6:35 PM
until 6:38 PM
Visible for
3m 0s
Highest
13° NE
Ends
Sets ENE

Steady, silent, and about as fast as a high aircraft.

Satellite

Tiangong space station

Modest pass, WNW to WNW

Rose 8:10 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
WNW
Rising, then up to WNW
When
8:10 PM
until 8:11 PM
Visible for
0m 50s
Highest
17° WNW
Ends
Fades at 17°

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

Full moon

Full Harvest Moon

Rises 5:38 PM in the E

5:38 PM – 6:41 AM

The full moon nearest the September equinox. It rises soon after sunset several evenings running, giving farmers extra light to bring the harvest in.

E W
5:38 PM Moonrise
5:59 PM 4°
11:41 PM Highest, 49°
6:21 AM 4°
6:41 AM Moonset

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

Rises
5:38 PM in the E
Exactly full
5:52 AM
Distance
235,773 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.

How this day turned out

Morning 9 AM 54°F Clear sky
1% dry 74% 7 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 58°F Light drizzle
16% 0.1 mm 69% 8 mph
Evening 7 PM 52°F Clear sky
1% dry 79% 8 mph

Timetable

  • Moonset 5:18 AM
  • Morning blue hour 5:23 AM–5:49 AM
  • Morning best color 5:35 AM
  • Sunrise 5:49 AM
  • Morning golden hour 5:49 AM–6:24 AM
  • Evening golden hour 5:33 PM–6:08 PM
  • Moonrise 5:38 PM
  • Sunset 6:08 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:08 PM–6:34 PM
  • Evening best color 6:23 PM
  • Fully dark Not tonight

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