Gisborne, New Zealand

Saturday, October 17, 2026

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Gisborne, New Zealand
High 55°F, low 46°F.

Sunset

Low

7:27 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
49%around 7 PM
Rain chance
29%around 7 PM
Humidity
70%
Wind
14 mph
6:52 PM Golden hour
7:27 PM Sunset
7:43 PM Best color
7:54 PM Blue hour ends

Current local time: 1:11 PM

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

Earlier today

Sunrise

Low

6:19 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
81%around 9 AM
Rain chance
80%around 9 AM
Humidity
79%
Wind
14 mph
5:52 AM Blue hour
6:04 AM Best color
6:19 AM Sunrise
6:55 AM Golden hour ends

Current local time: 1:11 PM

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

Moon, up now

Waxing crescent

34% lit

10:06 AM – 1:50 AM

ESE WSW
10:06 AM Moonrise
10:31 AM 4°
6:00 PM Highest, 79°
1:25 AM 4°
1:50 AM Moonset

Current local time: 1:11 PM

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

Weather forecast

Morning 9 AM 50°F Slight rain showers
81% 80% 79% 14 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 54°F Overcast
100% 98% 72% 17 mph
Evening 7 PM 52°F Partly cloudy
49% 29% 70% 14 mph
Late Night 11 PM 50°F Overcast
96% 0% 82% 11 mph

Timetable

  • Fully dark 9:01 PM–4:44 AM
  • Moonset 1:05 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 1:11 AM–4:44 AM
  • Morning blue hour 5:52 AM–6:19 AM
  • Morning best color 6:04 AM
  • Sunrise 6:19 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:19 AM–6:55 AM
  • Moonrise 10:06 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:52 PM–7:27 PM
  • Sunset 7:27 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:27 PM–7:54 PM
  • Evening best color 7:43 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 4:31 AM 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