Gisborne, New Zealand

Saturday, October 3, 2026

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Gisborne, New Zealand
High 60°F, low 45°F.

That morning

Sunrise

Fair

6:40 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
1%around 9 AM
Rain
Dryaround 9 AM
Humidity
76%
Wind
6 mph
6:13 AM Blue hour
6:25 AM Best color
6:40 AM Sunrise
7:15 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.

Satellite

International Space Station

Modest pass, S to ESE

Rose 4:29 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
S
Rising, then up to SSE
When
4:29 AM
until 4:32 AM
Visible for
3m 0s
Highest
15° SSE
Ends
Sets ESE

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

Satellite

International Space Station

Brilliant pass, SW to ENE

Rose 6:04 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SW
Rising, then up to SE
When
6:04 AM
until 6:11 AM
Visible for
6m 40s
Highest
74° SE
Ends
Sets ENE

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

Satellite

Tiangong space station

Bright pass, WSW to SSE

Rose 8:46 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
WSW
Rising, then up to SSE
When
8:46 PM
until 8:49 PM
Visible for
3m 20s
Highest
57° SSE
Ends
Fades at 55°

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

Milky Way

Milky Way

Poor viewing

Visible from 8:44 PM

Very LowExcellent
Visible, no moon
8:44 PM to 1:04 AM
Where to look
Western horizon, up to 57° above it
Highest at
8:44 PM
Sky fully dark
8:44 PM to 5:08 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.

Sunset

Very Low

7:13 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
100%around 7 PM
Rain
0.6 mmaround 7 PM
Humidity
88%
Wind
16 mph
6:38 PM Golden hour
7:13 PM Sunset
7:29 PM Best color
7:40 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.

Moon

Last quarter

57% lit

2:42 AM – 11:55 AM

NE NW
2:42 AM Moonrise
3:08 AM 4°
7:19 AM Highest, 25°
11:29 AM 4°
11:55 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 54°F Clear sky
1% dry 76% 6 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 58°F Overcast
80% dry 80% 13 mph
Evening 7 PM 51°F Moderate drizzle
100% 0.6 mm 88% 16 mph

Timetable

  • Fully dark 8:44 PM–5:08 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 8:44 PM–1:54 AM
  • Moonrise 1:45 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:13 AM–6:40 AM
  • Morning best color 6:25 AM
  • Sunrise 6:40 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:40 AM–7:15 AM
  • Moonset 10:45 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:38 PM–7:13 PM
  • Sunset 7:13 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:13 PM–7:40 PM
  • Evening best color 7:29 PM

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

Every celestial event, and where else to see it