Gisborne, New Zealand

Wednesday, May 6, 2026

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Gisborne, New Zealand Wednesday 6 May 2026

Meteor shower

Eta Aquariids

Around 12 an hour

Best around 6:02 AM

Radiant climbs to
46°
Under a perfect sky
50/hour
Moonlight
63% lost
Speed
66 km/s

The rate at the top is how many you might really see from a dark spot here, allowing for how high the shower climbs and for moonlight. "Under a perfect sky" is the best case. Clouds are not counted here: check the sunset page for those.

Comes from Halley's Comet. Best from the Southern Hemisphere, in the hours before dawn.

That morning

Sunrise

6:54 AM

6:54 AM

6:26 AM Blue hour
6:54 AM Sunrise
7:33 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:14 PM

5:14 PM

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

4:36 PM Golden hour
5:14 PM Sunset
5:42 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning gibbous

84% lit

8:01 PM – 11:45 AM

ESE WSW
8:01 PM Moonrise
8:26 PM 4°
3:55 AM Highest, 79°
11:21 AM 4°
11:45 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:26 AM–6:54 AM
  • Morning best color 6:38 AM
  • Sunrise 6:54 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:54 AM–7:33 AM
  • Moonset 11:01 AM
  • Evening golden hour 4:36 PM–5:14 PM
  • Sunset 5:14 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:14 PM–5:42 PM
  • Evening best color 5:30 PM
  • Fully dark 6:45 PM–5:24 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 6:45 PM–8:05 PM
  • Moonrise 8:01 PM
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Upcoming celestial events for Gisborne, New Zealand

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Fri 9 Oct 2026 8:51 PM Tiangong space station Modest pass, WNW to N, 14 deg up
Sat 10 Oct 2026 8:21 PM International Space Station Brilliant pass, NW to SE, 85 deg up
Sat 10 Oct 2026 8:30 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 9:00 PM to 4:50 AM Sat 10 Oct 2026 4:50 AM 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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