Gisborne, New Zealand

Monday, October 19, 2026

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Gisborne, New Zealand
High 69°F, low 41°F.

That morning

Sunrise

Fair

6:16 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
0%around 9 AM
Rain chance
0%around 9 AM
Humidity
78%
Wind
2 mph
5:49 AM Blue hour
6:16 AM Sunrise
6:20 AM Best color
6:52 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

Good

7:29 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
0%around 7 PM
Rain chance
0%around 7 PM
Humidity
72%
Wind
3 mph
6:54 PM Golden hour
7:23 PM Best color
7:29 PM Sunset
7:57 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.

Satellite

International Space Station

Modest pass, SSW to SSE

Rises 9:32 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SSW
Rising, then up to SSE
When
9:32 PM
until 9:34 PM
Visible for
1m 50s
Highest
13° SSE
Ends
Sets SSE

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

Moon

First quarter

53% lit

12:05 PM – 3:01 AM

ESE WSW
12:05 PM Moonrise
12:29 PM 4°
7:37 PM Highest, 73°
2:38 AM 4°
3:01 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 Clear sky
0% 0% 78% 2 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 70°F Clear sky
0% 0% 53% 5 mph
Evening 7 PM 61°F Clear sky
0% 0% 72% 3 mph
Late Night 11 PM 48°F Fog
45% 0% 97% 2 mph

Timetable

  • Fully dark 9:03 PM–4:40 AM
  • Moonset 2:28 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 2:33 AM–4:40 AM
  • Morning blue hour 5:49 AM–6:16 AM
  • Morning best color 6:01 AM
  • Sunrise 6:16 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:16 AM–6:52 AM
  • Moonrise 12:06 PM
  • Evening golden hour 6:54 PM–7:29 PM
  • Sunset 7:29 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:29 PM–7:57 PM
  • Evening best color 7:45 PM

Upcoming celestial events for Gisborne, New Zealand

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 New moon Moonless and fully dark 9:40 PM to 4:00 AM Mon 9 Nov 2026 8:01 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