Gisborne, New Zealand

Thursday, April 2, 2026

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Gisborne, New Zealand Thursday 2 April 2026

That morning

Sunrise

7:22 AM

7:22 AM

6:56 AM Blue hour
7:22 AM Sunrise
7:58 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:00 PM

7:00 PM

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

6:25 PM Golden hour
7:00 PM Sunset
7:26 PM Blue hour ends

Full moon

Pink Moon

Rises 6:46 PM in the E

6:46 PM – 8:13 AM

E WSW
6:46 PM Moonrise
7:07 PM 4°
1:27 AM Highest, 61°
7:52 AM 4°
8:13 AM Moonset

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

Rises
6:46 PM in the E
Exactly full
3:15 PM
Distance
244,413 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

  • Fully dark 8:28 PM–5:55 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up
  • Morning blue hour 6:56 AM–7:22 AM
  • Morning best color 7:07 AM
  • Moonset 7:10 AM
  • Sunrise 7:22 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:22 AM–7:58 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:25 PM–7:00 PM
  • Moonrise 6:46 PM
  • Sunset 7:00 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:00 PM–7:26 PM
  • Evening best color 7:16 PM
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Upcoming celestial events for Gisborne, New Zealand

New moon Moonless and fully dark 9:00 PM to 4:50 AM Sat 10 Oct 2026 4:50 AM International Space Station Modest pass, WSW to SSE, 22 deg up
Sun 11 Oct 2026 9:20 PM International Space Station Bright pass, W to SE, 31 deg up
Mon 12 Oct 2026 8:32 PM Milky Way Visible 10:17 PM to 12:17 AM with no moon, 30° above the west-southwestern horizon - 5 nights 11 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 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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