Gisborne, New Zealand

Friday, October 23, 2026

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Gisborne, New Zealand

That morning

Sunrise

6:11 AM

6:11 AM

5:43 AM Blue hour
6:11 AM Sunrise
6:46 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:33 PM

7:33 PM

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

6:57 PM Golden hour
7:33 PM Sunset
8:01 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Active, around 8 an hour

Best around 4:33 AM

The night9:03 PM – 4:39 AM+1

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.

Satellite

International Space Station

Modest pass, SSE to SE

Rises 8:01 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SSE
Rising, then up to SSE
When
8:01 PM
until 8:02 PM
Visible for
1m 0s
Highest
12° SSE
Ends
Sets SE

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

Satellite

International Space Station

Bright pass, SW to S

Rises 9:35 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SW
Rising, then up to S
When
9:35 PM
until 9:37 PM
Visible for
2m 30s
Highest
39° S
Ends
Fades at 39°

It will not set - it flies into the Earth's shadow and fades out in a few seconds.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

88% lit

4:19 PM – 4:42 AM

E W
4:19 PM Moonrise
4:40 PM 4°
10:32 PM Highest, 52°
4:21 AM 4°
4:42 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Fully dark 9:09 PM–4:33 AM
  • Moonset 4:18 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 4:19 AM–4:33 AM
  • Morning blue hour 5:43 AM–6:11 AM
  • Morning best color 5:56 AM
  • Sunrise 6:11 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:11 AM–6:46 AM
  • Moonrise 4:20 PM
  • Evening golden hour 6:57 PM–7:33 PM
  • Sunset 7:33 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:33 PM–8:01 PM
  • Evening best color 7:49 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