Gisborne, New Zealand

Tuesday, October 20, 2026

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Gisborne, New Zealand
High 65°F, low 44°F.

That morning

Sunrise

Fair

6:15 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
0%around 9 AM
Rain chance
3%around 9 AM
Humidity
74%
Wind
0 mph
5:47 AM Blue hour
6:15 AM Sunrise
6:19 AM Best color
6:51 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

Fair

7:30 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
58%around 7 PM
Rain chance
2%around 7 PM
Humidity
78%
Wind
6 mph
6:54 PM Golden hour
7:30 PM Sunset
7:46 PM Best color
7:58 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

International Space Station

Modest pass, S to SSE

Rises 8:45 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
S
Rising, then up to S
When
8:45 PM
until 8:47 PM
Visible for
1m 40s
Highest
11° S
Ends
Sets SSE

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

Moon

First quarter

62% lit

1:08 PM – 3:29 AM

ESE WSW
1:08 PM Moonrise
1:30 PM 4°
8:22 PM Highest, 69°
3:07 AM 4°
3:29 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 57°F Clear sky
0% 3% 74% 0 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 64°F Partly cloudy
58% 19% 68% 8 mph
Evening 7 PM 59°F Partly cloudy
58% 2% 78% 6 mph
Late Night 11 PM 54°F Partly cloudy
41% 0% 94% 3 mph

Timetable

  • Fully dark 9:05 PM–4:38 AM
  • Moonset 3:01 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 3:05 AM–4:38 AM
  • Morning blue hour 5:47 AM–6:15 AM
  • Morning best color 6:00 AM
  • Sunrise 6:15 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:15 AM–6:51 AM
  • Moonrise 1:08 PM
  • Evening golden hour 6:54 PM–7:30 PM
  • Sunset 7:30 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:30 PM–7:58 PM
  • Evening best color 7:46 PM

Upcoming celestial events for Gisborne, New Zealand

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 Full Beaver Moon Rises 7:55 PM in the ENE Tue 24 Nov 2026 7:55 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