Gisborne, New Zealand

Saturday, October 24, 2026

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Gisborne, New Zealand

That morning

Sunrise

6:09 AM

6:09 AM

5:41 AM Blue hour
6:09 AM Sunrise
6:45 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:34 PM

7:34 PM

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

6:58 PM Golden hour
7:34 PM Sunset
8:02 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Active, around 6 an hour

Best around 4:34 AM

The night9:04 PM – 4:38 AM+1

Very LowExcellent
Radiant climbs to
35°
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

Bright pass, SW to ESE

Rises 8:48 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SW
Rising, then up to SSE
When
8:48 PM
until 8:52 PM
Visible for
4m 20s
Highest
30° SSE
Ends
Fades at 22°

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

Moon

Waxing gibbous

94% lit

5:26 PM – 5:06 AM

E WNW
5:26 PM Moonrise
5:47 PM 4°
11:17 PM Highest, 45°
4:46 AM 4°
5:06 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Fully dark 9:10 PM–4:32 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up
  • Moonset 4:42 AM
  • Morning blue hour 5:41 AM–6:09 AM
  • Morning best color 5:54 AM
  • Sunrise 6:09 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:09 AM–6:45 AM
  • Moonrise 5:26 PM
  • Evening golden hour 6:58 PM–7:34 PM
  • Sunset 7:34 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:34 PM–8:02 PM
  • Evening best color 7:50 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