Gisborne, New Zealand

Tuesday, October 19, 2027

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Gisborne, New Zealand

That morning

Sunrise

6:16 AM

6:16 AM

Clears the hills at 6:30 AM, 14 min after sunrise

5:49 AM Blue hour
6:16 AM Sunrise
6:52 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:29 PM

7:29 PM

Behind the hills at 7:22 PM, 7 min before sunset

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

6:53 PM Golden hour
7:29 PM Sunset
7:56 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 3:59 AM

Very LowExcellent
8:59 PM Dark enough
10:31 PM Moonrise
3:59 AM Best
4:45 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
32°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
46% 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

87% lit

11:38 PM – 8:49 AM

NE NW
11:38 PM Moonrise
12:04 AM 4°
4:13 AM Highest, 25°
8:23 AM 4°
8:49 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Fully dark 9:03 PM–4:41 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 9:03 PM–10:33 PM
  • Morning blue hour 5:49 AM–6:16 AM
  • Sunrise 6:16 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:16 AM–6:52 AM
  • Morning best color 6:27 AM
  • Moonset 7:56 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:53 PM–7:29 PM
  • Evening best color 7:11 PM
  • Sunset 7:29 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:29 PM–7:56 PM
  • Moonrise 11:38 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