Gisborne, New Zealand

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Gisborne, New Zealand

That morning

Sunrise

6:21 AM

6:21 AM

Clears the hills at 6:35 AM, 14 min after sunrise

5:53 AM Blue hour
6:21 AM Sunrise
6:56 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:26 PM

7:26 PM

Behind the hills at 7:19 PM, 7 min before sunset

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

6:50 PM Golden hour
7:26 PM Sunset
7:53 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 3:56 AM

Very LowExcellent
8:56 PM Dark enough
3:56 AM Best
4:49 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
31°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
45% lost
Speed
66 km/s

Where they come from: Halley's Comet (1P/Halley)

Dust shed by Halley's Comet, the same stream as May's Eta Aquariids. The comet itself last came round in 1986 and returns in 2061; its dust arrives every October.

The estimate 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.

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

Moon

Full moon

100% lit

8:15 PM – 6:36 AM

ENE WNW
8:15 PM Moonrise
8:37 PM 4°
1:25 AM Highest, 34°
6:14 AM 4°
6:36 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Fully dark 8:59 PM–4:46 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up
  • Morning blue hour 5:53 AM–6:21 AM
  • Moonset 6:06 AM
  • Sunrise 6:21 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:21 AM–6:56 AM
  • Morning best color 6:32 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:50 PM–7:26 PM
  • Evening best color 7:08 PM
  • Sunset 7:26 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:26 PM–7:53 PM
  • Moonrise 8:15 PM

Upcoming celestial events for Gisborne, New Zealand

Orionids Active, around 5 an hour
Thu 21 Oct 2027 9:01 PM Milky Way Visible 9:07 PM to 11:47 PM with no moon, 38° above the western horizon - 11 nights 22 Oct to 1 Nov
Fri 22 Oct 2027 9:07 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 9:20 PM to 4:20 AM Fri 29 Oct 2027 2:34 AM Halloween Halloween night in Gisborne - waxing crescent moon Sun 31 Oct 2027 6:00 PM Día de Muertos Día de Muertos in Gisborne - sunset at 7:42 PM Mon 1 Nov 2027 7:42 PM Día de Muertos Día de Muertos in Gisborne - sunset at 7:43 PM Tue 2 Nov 2027 7:43 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 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