Gisborne, New Zealand Sunday 4 October 2026 High 55°F, low 47°F.

Satellite

International Space Station

Bright pass, SW to ENE

Rises 5:17 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SW
Rising, then up to SSE
When
5:17 AM
until 5:23 AM
Visible for
6m 10s
Highest
43° SSE
Ends
Sets ENE

Steady, silent, and about as fast as a high aircraft.

Satellite

Tiangong space station

Bright pass, WSW to E

Rises 7:47 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
WSW
Rising, then up to S
When
7:47 PM
until 7:53 PM
Visible for
6m 0s
Highest
50° S
Ends
Sets E

Steady, silent, and about as fast as a high aircraft.

Satellite

Tiangong space station

Modest pass, WSW to W

Rises 9:24 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
WSW
Rising, then up to W
When
9:24 PM
until 9:25 PM
Visible for
1m 30s
Highest
26° W
Ends
Fades at 26°

It will not set - it flies into the Earth's shadow and fades out in a few seconds.

Milky Way

Milky Way

Hidden by cloud

Visible from 8:45 PM

Very LowExcellent
Visible, no moon
8:45 PM to 1:05 AM
Where to look
Western horizon, up to 56° above it
Highest at
8:45 PM
Sky fully dark
8:45 PM to 5:06 AM
Sky darkness
Poor
Cloud
96%

The bright center of the Milky Way: when it is above the horizon with the sky fully dark and the Moon set, brought down for how dark the sky is here (estimated from the towns around by Walker's law) and for cloud where the forecast reaches.

Sunrise

Low

6:39 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:12 AM Blue hour
6:22 AM Best color
6:39 AM Sunrise
7:14 AM Golden hour ends

Current local time: 3:54 AM

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 16 past sunrises rated excellent across every location Sky Time tracks.

Later today

Sunset

Very Low

7:14 PM

Very LowExcellent
6:39 PM Golden hour
7:14 PM Sunset
7:35 PM Best color
7:41 PM Blue hour ends

Current local time: 3:54 AM

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 15 past sunsets rated excellent across every location Sky Time tracks.

Moon, up now

Last quarter

49% lit

2:42 AM – 11:55 AM

NE NW
2:42 AM Moonrise
3:08 AM 4°
7:19 AM Highest, 25°
11:29 AM 4°
11:55 AM Moonset

Current local time: 3:54 AM

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

Today, at a glance

Morning
50°F
Partly cloudy 62% clouds · 61% precip
Afternoon
55°F
Partly cloudy 76% clouds · 92% precip
Evening
52°F
Partly cloudy 63% clouds · 73% precip

Moon, last quarter

2:42 AM Moonrise
3:08 AM 4°
7:19 AM Highest, 25°
11:29 AM 4°
11:55 AM Moonset

Sunrise

6:12 AM Blue hour
6:22 AM Best color
6:39 AM Sunrise
7:14 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:39 PM Golden hour
7:14 PM Sunset
7:35 PM Best color
7:41 PM Blue hour ends

Next few days

Pick a date
Mon, Oct 5
Low 6:19 AM–6:55 AM
Low 6:57 PM–7:33 PM
Tue, Oct 6
Fair 6:17 AM–6:53 AM
Low 6:58 PM–7:34 PM
Wed, Oct 7
Fair 6:16 AM–6:52 AM
Low 6:59 PM–7:35 PM

Last few days

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Sat, Oct 3
Fair 6:40 AM
Very Low 7:13 PM
Fri, Oct 2
Fair 6:42 AM
Good 7:13 PM
Thu, Oct 1
Good 6:42 AM
Good 7:12 PM
Wed, Sep 30
Fair 6:43 AM
Fair 7:11 PM

Upcoming celestial events for Gisborne, New Zealand

Milky Way Visible 8:44 PM to 1:04 AM with no moon, 57° above the western horizon - 13 nights 3 Oct to 15 Oct
Sat 3 Oct 2026 8:44 PM
International Space Station Bright pass, SW to ENE, 43 deg up
Sun 4 Oct 2026 5:17 AM
Tiangong space station Bright pass, WSW to E, 50 deg up
Sun 4 Oct 2026 7:47 PM
New moon Moonless and fully dark 9:00 PM to 4:50 AM Sat 10 Oct 2026 4:50 AM Orionids Active, around 9 an hour
Wed 21 Oct 2026 4:31 AM
Hunter's Moon Rises 7:49 PM in the ENE Mon 26 Oct 2026 7:49 PM Milky Way Visible 9:22 PM to 11:12 PM with no moon, 27° above the west-southwestern horizon - 10 nights 1 Nov to 10 Nov
Sun 1 Nov 2026 9:22 PM
New moon Moonless and fully dark 9:40 PM to 4:00 AM Mon 9 Nov 2026 8:01 PM Beaver Moon Rises 7:55 PM in the ENE Tue 24 Nov 2026 7:55 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 10:30 PM to 3:40 AM Wed 9 Dec 2026 1:50 PM Geminids Around 43 an hour
Mon 14 Dec 2026 3:12 AM
Summer solstice Longest day, 14h 52m of light · sunset 8:32 PM in the WSW Tue 22 Dec 2026 9:50 AM 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 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
Snow Moon Rises 8:01 PM in the E Sun 21 Feb 2027 8:01 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 9:10 PM to 5:20 AM Mon 8 Mar 2027 10:31 PM Milky Way Visible 12:26 AM to 5:37 AM with no moon, 66° above the east-northeastern horizon - 13 nights 4 Mar to 16 Mar
Tue 16 Mar 2027 12:26 AM
Autumn equinox Sunset due west, 7:19 PM Sun 21 Mar 2027 9:24 AM Worm Moon Rises 6:52 PM in the E Mon 22 Mar 2027 6:52 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:30 PM to 4:50 AM Tue 6 Apr 2027 11:56 AM Milky Way Visible 9:34 PM to 5:04 AM with no moon, 80° above the northern horizon - 15 nights 1 Apr to 15 Apr
Mon 12 Apr 2027 9:34 PM
Pink Moon Rises 5:15 PM in the ESE Wed 21 Apr 2027 5:15 PM Eta Aquariids Around 29 an hour
Wed 5 May 2027 5:15 AM
New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:50 PM to 5:20 AM Thu 6 May 2027 11:05 PM Milky Way Visible 7:52 PM to 5:26 AM with no moon, 80° above the northern horizon - 17 nights 28 Apr to 14 May
Sun 9 May 2027 7:52 PM
Flower Moon Rises 4:23 PM in the ESE Thu 20 May 2027 4:23 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:30 PM to 5:40 AM Fri 4 Jun 2027 7:47 AM Milky Way Visible 6:28 PM to 5:45 AM with no moon, 80° above the northern horizon - 17 nights 28 May to 13 Jun
Sun 6 Jun 2027 6:28 PM
Strawberry Moon Rises 4:42 PM in the SE Sat 19 Jun 2027 4:42 PM Winter solstice Shortest day, 9h 28m of light · sunset 4:53 PM in the WNW Tue 22 Jun 2027 2:10 AM Milky Way Visible 6:32 PM to 5:51 AM with no moon, 80° above the northern horizon - 17 nights 26 Jun to 12 Jul
Fri 2 Jul 2027 6:32 PM
New moon (supermoon) Moonless and fully dark 6:40 PM to 5:50 AM Sun 4 Jul 2027 3:07 PM Buck Moon (micromoon) Micromoon - rises 4:31 PM in the ESE Sun 18 Jul 2027 4:31 PM Southern Delta Aquariids Around 22 an hour
Wed 28 Jul 2027 2:29 AM
Milky Way Visible 6:48 PM to 4:18 AM with no moon, 80° above the northern horizon - 17 nights 25 Jul to 10 Aug
Fri 30 Jul 2027 6:48 PM
New moon (supermoon) Moonless and fully dark 7:00 PM to 5:30 AM Mon 2 Aug 2027 10:06 PM Sturgeon Moon Rises 5:25 PM in the ESE Tue 17 Aug 2027 5:25 PM Milky Way Visible 7:08 PM to 2:28 AM with no moon, 80° above the northern horizon - 14 nights 24 Aug to 6 Sep
Thu 26 Aug 2027 7:08 PM
Black Moon (supermoon) Moonless and fully dark 7:20 PM to 5:00 AM Tue 31 Aug 2027 5:39 AM Harvest Moon Rises 6:16 PM in the E Thu 16 Sep 2027 6:16 PM Milky Way Visible 7:32 PM to 12:42 AM with no moon, 67° above the west-northwestern horizon - 12 nights 22 Sep to 4 Oct
Wed 22 Sep 2027 7:32 PM
Spring equinox Sunset due west, 6:04 PM Thu 23 Sep 2027 6:01 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 8:50 PM to 5:10 AM Thu 30 Sep 2027 3:33 PM Hunter's Moon Rises 7:09 PM in the ENE Fri 15 Oct 2027 7:09 PM Orionids Active, around 5 an hour
Thu 21 Oct 2027 4:31 AM
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 Beaver Moon Rises 8:16 PM in the ENE Sun 14 Nov 2027 8:16 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 10:10 PM to 3:40 AM Sun 28 Nov 2027 4:24 PM

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