Gisborne, New Zealand

Thursday, February 26, 2026

TODAY
Gisborne, New Zealand

That morning

Sunrise

6:48 AM

6:48 AM

6:20 AM Blue hour
6:48 AM Sunrise
7:23 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:53 PM

7:53 PM

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

7:18 PM Golden hour
7:53 PM Sunset
8:21 PM Blue hour ends

Milky Way

Milky Way

Poor viewing

Visible from 1:37 AM

Very LowExcellent
Visible, no moon
1:37 AM to 5:15 AM
Where to look
Eastern horizon, up to 47° above it
Highest at
5:07 AM
Sky fully dark
9:27 PM to 5:15 AM
Sky darkness
Poor
Cloud
Not forecast yet

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.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

66% lit

4:22 PM – 1:19 AM

NE NW
4:22 PM Moonrise
4:49 PM 4°
8:50 PM Highest, 23°
12:52 AM 4°
1:19 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Fully dark 9:27 PM–5:15 AM
  • Moonset 12:16 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 12:17 AM–5:15 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:20 AM–6:48 AM
  • Morning best color 6:33 AM
  • Sunrise 6:48 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:48 AM–7:23 AM
  • Moonrise 4:22 PM
  • Evening golden hour 7:18 PM–7:53 PM
  • Sunset 7:53 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:53 PM–8:21 PM
  • Evening best color 8:07 PM
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Upcoming celestial events for Gisborne, New Zealand

International Space Station Bright pass, W to SE, 31 deg up
Mon 12 Oct 2026 8:32 PM International Space Station Modest pass, SW to SSE, 13 deg up
Tue 13 Oct 2026 9:24 PM Milky Way Visible 10:17 PM to 12:17 AM with no moon, 30° above the west-southwestern horizon - 4 nights 12 Oct to 15 Oct
Wed 14 Oct 2026 10:17 PM 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 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