Gisborne, New Zealand

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Gisborne, New Zealand

That morning

Sunrise

7:01 AM

7:01 AM

6:33 AM Blue hour
7:01 AM Sunrise
7:39 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:25 PM

5:25 PM

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

4:47 PM Golden hour
5:25 PM Sunset
5:53 PM Blue hour ends

Full moon

Full Sturgeon Moon

Rises 5:08 PM in the ESE

5:08 PM – 7:31 AM

Named for the lake sturgeon most easily caught in the Great Lakes in late summer.

ESE WSW
5:08 PM Moonrise
5:30 PM 4°
12:23 AM Highest, 69°
7:10 AM 4°
7:31 AM Moonset

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

Rises
5:08 PM in the ESE
Exactly full
7:58 PM
Distance
236,019 mi

The disc is biggest and most orange in the first half hour above the horizon, and moonrise here is worked out to the minute for a flat horizon.

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:33 AM–7:01 AM
  • Morning best color 6:46 AM
  • Sunrise 7:01 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:01 AM–7:39 AM
  • Moonset 7:01 AM
  • Evening golden hour 4:47 PM–5:25 PM
  • Moonrise 5:08 PM
  • Sunset 5:25 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:25 PM–5:53 PM
  • Evening best color 5:41 PM
  • Fully dark 6:55 PM–5:29 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Gisborne, New Zealand

Orionids Active, around 7 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 9:00 PM International Space Station Modest pass, S to SSE, 11 deg up
Tue 20 Oct 2026 8:45 PM Orionids Active, around 9 an hour
Wed 21 Oct 2026 9:01 PM Electron | We're Not Hawking Around Fair, look S
Wed 21 Oct 2026 6:00 PM International Space Station Modest pass, SSW to SSE, 21 deg up
Wed 21 Oct 2026 9:33 PM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 7:49 PM in the ENE Mon 26 Oct 2026 7:49 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