Gisborne, New Zealand

Friday, November 21, 2025

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Gisborne, New Zealand

Rocket launch

Electron | Follow My Speed

Launched - good from here

Lifted off 1:43 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
S
Crossing your sky
When
1:43 AM
Highest around 1:52 AM
Distance
42 mi
Climbs to
72°
Lighting
Dark sky
Launch site
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand

A bright climbing star and a flame. The vehicle is in shadow itself, so there is no lit plume behind it.

That morning

Sunrise

5:41 AM

5:41 AM

5:11 AM Blue hour
5:41 AM Sunrise
6:19 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

8:05 PM

8:05 PM

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

7:27 PM Golden hour
8:05 PM Sunset
8:36 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

New moon

0% lit

5:38 AM – 9:14 PM

ESE WSW
5:38 AM Moonrise
6:02 AM 4°
1:24 PM Highest, 78°
8:50 PM 4°
9:14 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Fully dark 9:54 PM–3:52 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 9:54 PM–3:52 AM
  • Morning blue hour 5:11 AM–5:41 AM
  • Morning best color 5:26 AM
  • Moonrise 5:38 AM
  • Sunrise 5:41 AM
  • Morning golden hour 5:41 AM–6:19 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:27 PM–8:05 PM
  • Sunset 8:05 PM
  • Evening blue hour 8:05 PM–8:36 PM
  • Evening best color 8:21 PM
  • Moonset 9:15 PM

Upcoming celestial events for Gisborne, New Zealand

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Wed 21 Oct 2026 6:00 PM Full 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 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

Every celestial event, and where else to see it