Gisborne, New Zealand

Tuesday, December 15, 2026

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Gisborne, New Zealand

Meteor shower

Geminids

Around 45 an hour

Best around 2:58 AM

The night9:58 PM – 4:07 AM+1

Very LowExcellent
Radiant climbs to
19°
Under a perfect sky
150/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
35 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, as does rain on the radar now.

The strongest shower of the year, and you can watch it most of the night.

That morning

Sunrise

5:37 AM

5:37 AM

5:05 AM Blue hour
5:37 AM Sunrise
6:17 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

8:28 PM

8:28 PM

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

7:48 PM Golden hour
8:28 PM Sunset
9:00 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waxing crescent

28% lit

10:48 AM – 12:20 AM

ESE W
10:48 AM Moonrise
11:10 AM 4°
5:37 PM Highest, 62°
12:00 AM 4°
12:20 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Fully dark 10:25 PM–3:40 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 12:05 AM–3:40 AM
  • Morning blue hour 5:05 AM–5:37 AM
  • Morning best color 5:22 AM
  • Sunrise 5:37 AM
  • Morning golden hour 5:37 AM–6:17 AM
  • Moonrise 10:49 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:48 PM–8:28 PM
  • Sunset 8:28 PM
  • Evening blue hour 8:28 PM–9:00 PM
  • Evening best color 8:43 PM

Upcoming celestial events for Gisborne, New Zealand

Summer solstice Longest day, 14h 52m of light · sunset 8:32 PM in the WSW Tue 22 Dec 2026 9:50 AM Full Cold Moon (supermoon) Supermoon - rises 9:01 PM in the NE Thu 24 Dec 2026 9:01 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 10:40 PM to 3:50 AM Thu 7 Jan 2027 9:23 AM Full Wolf Moon (supermoon) Supermoon - rises 8:26 PM in the ENE Fri 22 Jan 2027 8:26 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 10:00 PM to 4:40 AM Sat 6 Feb 2027 4:56 AM Milky Way Visible 2:16 AM to 4:58 AM with no moon, 36° above the eastern horizon - 11 nights 5 Feb to 15 Feb
Mon 15 Feb 2027 2:16 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 Partial solar eclipse 98.5% of the Sun covered
Mon 13 Jul 2037 3:51 PM Partial solar eclipse 96% of the Sun covered
Sun 26 Dec 2038 2:29 PM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it