Gisborne, New Zealand

Thursday, October 22, 2026

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Gisborne, New Zealand

Meteor shower

Orionids

Around 10 an hour

Best around 4:32 AM

From 9:02 PM to 4:41 AM

Very LowExcellent
Radiant climbs to
34°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
66 km/s

The rate at the top is how many you might really see from a dark spot here, allowing for how high the shower climbs and for moonlight. "Under a perfect sky" is the best case. The bar also counts the forecast cloud at the best time, so a clouded-out night sits at the bottom.

Also from Halley's Comet. Fast meteors that often leave glowing trails.

That morning

Sunrise

6:12 AM

6:12 AM

5:44 AM Blue hour
6:12 AM Sunrise
6:48 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:32 PM

7:32 PM

Too far ahead for a weather forecast. These are the sun's own times - they will not change.

6:56 PM Golden hour
7:32 PM Sunset
8:00 PM Blue hour ends

Satellite

International Space Station

Modest pass, SSW to SE

Rises 8:46 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SSW
Rising, then up to SSE
When
8:46 PM
until 8:50 PM
Visible for
3m 50s
Highest
16° SSE
Ends
Sets SE

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

Moon

Waxing gibbous

80% lit

3:14 PM – 4:18 AM

E W
3:14 PM Moonrise
3:35 PM 4°
9:49 PM Highest, 58°
3:58 AM 4°
4:18 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Fully dark 9:07 PM–4:35 AM
  • Moonset 3:55 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 3:57 AM–4:35 AM
  • Morning blue hour 5:44 AM–6:12 AM
  • Morning best color 5:57 AM
  • Sunrise 6:12 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:12 AM–6:48 AM
  • Moonrise 3:15 PM
  • Evening golden hour 6:56 PM–7:32 PM
  • Sunset 7:32 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:32 PM–8:00 PM
  • Evening best color 7:48 PM

Upcoming celestial events for Gisborne, New Zealand

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 New moon Moonless and fully dark 10:30 PM to 3:40 AM Wed 9 Dec 2026 1:50 PM Geminids Around 43 an hour
Mon 14 Dec 2026 3:12 AM 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