Gisborne, New Zealand

Wednesday, February 19, 2025

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Gisborne, New Zealand

That morning

Sunrise

6:40 AM

6:40 AM

6:12 AM Blue hour
6:40 AM Sunrise
7:16 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

8:02 PM

8:02 PM

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

7:27 PM Golden hour
8:02 PM Sunset
8:30 PM Blue hour ends

Rocket launch

Electron | Fasten Your Space Belts

Launched - fair from here

Lifted off 12:17 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
S
Heading your way
When
12:17 PM
Highest around 12:19 PM
Distance
42 mi
Climbs to
61°
Lighting
Daylight
Launch site
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand

In daylight it reads as a thin contrail, and only briefly.

Moon

Waning gibbous

67% lit

10:25 PM – 12:45 PM

ESE WSW
10:25 PM Moonrise
10:46 PM 4°
5:31 AM Highest, 69°
12:22 PM 4°
12:45 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Fully dark 9:39 PM–5:05 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 9:39 PM–10:29 PM
  • Morning blue hour 6:12 AM–6:40 AM
  • Morning best color 6:29 AM
  • Sunrise 6:40 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:40 AM–7:16 AM
  • Moonset 12:45 PM
  • Evening golden hour 7:27 PM–8:02 PM
  • Sunset 8:02 PM
  • Evening blue hour 8:02 PM–8:30 PM
  • Evening best color 8:20 PM
  • Moonrise 10:51 PM

Upcoming celestial events for Gisborne, New Zealand

Halloween Halloween night in Gisborne - waning gibbous moon
Sat 31 Oct 2026 6:00 PM Tiangong space station Brilliant pass, WNW to ESE, 89 deg up
Sun 1 Nov 2026 4:57 AM Día de Muertos Día de Muertos in Gisborne - sunset at 7:42 PM
Sun 1 Nov 2026 7:42 PM Día de Muertos Día de Muertos in Gisborne - sunset at 7:43 PM
Mon 2 Nov 2026 7:43 PM Electron | The Sea God Surveys Good, look S
Tue 3 Nov 2026 5:00 AM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 9:16 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