Gisborne, New Zealand

Sunday, October 17, 2027

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Gisborne, New Zealand

That morning

Sunrise

6:19 AM

6:19 AM

Clears the hills at 6:33 AM, 14 min after sunrise

5:52 AM Blue hour
6:19 AM Sunrise
6:55 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:27 PM

7:27 PM

Behind the hills at 7:20 PM, 7 min before sunset

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

6:51 PM Golden hour
7:27 PM Sunset
7:54 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 3:57 AM

Very LowExcellent
8:57 PM Dark enough
3:57 AM Best
4:48 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
49% 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

Waning gibbous

98% lit

9:23 PM – 7:12 AM

ENE WNW
9:23 PM Moonrise
9:47 PM 4°
2:17 AM Highest, 29°
6:48 AM 4°
7:12 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Fully dark 9:00 PM–4:44 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up
  • Morning blue hour 5:52 AM–6:19 AM
  • Sunrise 6:19 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:19 AM–6:55 AM
  • Morning best color 6:30 AM
  • Moonset 6:36 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:51 PM–7:27 PM
  • Evening best color 7:09 PM
  • Sunset 7:27 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:27 PM–7:54 PM
  • Moonrise 9:23 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