Gisborne, New Zealand

Thursday, December 18, 2025

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Gisborne, New Zealand

That morning

Sunrise

5:38 AM

5:38 AM

5:06 AM Blue hour
5:38 AM Sunrise
6:18 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

8:30 PM

8:30 PM

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

7:50 PM Golden hour
8:30 PM Sunset
9:02 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning crescent

4% lit

3:38 AM – 7:07 PM

ESE WSW
3:38 AM Moonrise
4:02 AM 4°
11:20 AM Highest, 77°
6:43 PM 4°
7:07 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Fully dark 10:28 PM–3:40 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 10:28 PM–3:38 AM
  • Moonrise 3:39 AM
  • Morning blue hour 5:06 AM–5:38 AM
  • Morning best color 5:23 AM
  • Sunrise 5:38 AM
  • Morning golden hour 5:38 AM–6:18 AM
  • Moonset 7:07 PM
  • Evening golden hour 7:50 PM–8:30 PM
  • Sunset 8:30 PM
  • Evening blue hour 8:30 PM–9:02 PM
  • Evening best color 8:45 PM

Upcoming celestial events for Gisborne, New Zealand

Milky Way Visible 11:18 PM to 12:18 AM with no moon, 18° above the west-southwestern horizon - 1 night 15 Oct to 15 Oct
Thu 15 Oct 2026 11:18 PM International Space Station Modest pass, SSW to S, 11 deg up
Fri 16 Oct 2026 8:40 PM International Space Station Modest pass, SSW to SSE, 13 deg up
Mon 19 Oct 2026 9:32 PM Orionids Active, around 9 an hour
Wed 21 Oct 2026 4:31 AM Electron | We're Not Hawking Around (3x HawkEye 360) Fair, look S
Wed 21 Oct 2026 1:00 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

Every celestial event, and where else to see it