Gisborne, New Zealand

Sunday, October 18, 2026

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Gisborne, New Zealand
High 58°F, low 47°F.

That morning

Sunrise

Fair

6:18 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
74%around 9 AM
Rain chance
12%around 9 AM
Humidity
73%
Wind
12 mph
5:50 AM Blue hour
6:18 AM Sunrise
6:22 AM Best color
6:53 AM Golden hour ends

No cloud overhead to catch the color, so it shows on the horizon and any distant clouds as the sun comes up - learned from 79 rated clear past sunrises across every place Sky Time tracks.

Sunset

Low

7:28 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
74%around 7 PM
Rain chance
0%around 7 PM
Humidity
69%
Wind
9 mph
6:53 PM Golden hour
7:22 PM Best color
7:28 PM Sunset
7:56 PM Blue hour ends

No cloud overhead to catch the color, so it shows on the horizon and any distant clouds just before the sun goes - learned from 68 rated clear past sunsets across every place Sky Time tracks.

Moon

First quarter

43% lit

11:04 AM – 2:28 AM

ESE WSW
11:04 AM Moonrise
11:28 AM 4°
6:49 PM Highest, 76°
2:04 AM 4°
2:28 AM Moonset

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

Weather forecast

Morning 9 AM 54°F Partly cloudy
74% 12% 73% 12 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 59°F Overcast
86% 58% 64% 13 mph
Evening 7 PM 54°F Partly cloudy
74% 0% 69% 9 mph
Late Night 11 PM 48°F Partly cloudy
62% 0% 89% 2 mph

Timetable

  • Fully dark 9:02 PM–4:42 AM
  • Moonset 1:50 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 1:52 AM–4:42 AM
  • Morning blue hour 5:50 AM–6:18 AM
  • Morning best color 6:03 AM
  • Sunrise 6:18 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:18 AM–6:53 AM
  • Moonrise 11:05 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:53 PM–7:28 PM
  • Sunset 7:28 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:28 PM–7:56 PM
  • Evening best color 7:44 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