Gisborne, New Zealand

Wednesday, March 4, 2026

TODAY
Gisborne, New Zealand

Lunar eclipse

Total lunar eclipse

Totality lasts 57 minutes

Best around 12:34 AM

Moon in shadow
115%
Totality
57 min
Moon's height
44°
9:46 PM Penumbral begins 24° up
10:51 PM Partial begins 34° up
12:05 AM Totality begins 42° up
12:34 AM Greatest eclipse 44° up
1:03 AM Totality ends 45° up
2:16 AM Partial ends 44° up
3:22 AM Penumbral ends 38° up

Safe to look at with anything, unlike a solar eclipse - the Moon is only reflecting less light.

That morning

Sunrise

6:54 AM

6:54 AM

6:27 AM Blue hour
6:54 AM Sunrise
7:29 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:45 PM

7:45 PM

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

7:09 PM Golden hour
7:45 PM Sunset
8:12 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Full moon

100% lit

7:58 PM – 8:20 AM

E W
7:58 PM Moonrise
8:19 PM 4°
2:08 AM Highest, 52°
8:00 AM 4°
8:20 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Fully dark 9:17 PM–5:23 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up
  • Morning blue hour 6:27 AM–6:54 AM
  • Morning best color 6:39 AM
  • Sunrise 6:54 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:54 AM–7:29 AM
  • Moonset 7:15 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:09 PM–7:45 PM
  • Sunset 7:45 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:45 PM–8:12 PM
  • Evening best color 7:59 PM
  • Moonrise 7:59 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

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