Gisborne, New Zealand

Sunday, October 21, 2029

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Gisborne, New Zealand

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 3:46 AM

Very LowExcellent
9:01 PM Dark enough
3:46 AM Best
4:42 AM Too light
Estimate
~6/hour
from a dark spot here
Radiant climbs to
30°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
30% 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.

That morning

Sunrise

6:13 AM

6:13 AM

Clears the hills at 6:27 AM, 14 min after sunrise

5:45 AM Blue hour
6:13 AM Sunrise
6:49 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:31 PM

7:31 PM

Behind the hills at 7:23 PM, 8 min before sunset

Too far ahead for a weather forecast. These are the sunrise and sunset times - they will not change.

6:56 PM Golden hour
7:31 PM Sunset
7:59 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit

6:32 PM – 5:34 AM

ENE WNW
6:32 PM Moonrise
6:53 PM 4°
12:03 AM Highest, 40°
5:13 AM 4°
5:34 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Fully dark 9:06 PM–4:36 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up
  • Moonset 5:08 AM
  • Morning blue hour 5:45 AM–6:13 AM
  • Sunrise 6:13 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:13 AM–6:49 AM
  • Morning best color 6:24 AM
  • Moonrise 6:32 PM
  • Evening golden hour 6:56 PM–7:31 PM
  • Evening best color 7:13 PM
  • Sunset 7:31 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:31 PM–7:59 PM

Upcoming celestial events for Gisborne, New Zealand

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