Gisborne, New Zealand

Saturday, May 16, 2026

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Gisborne, New Zealand Saturday 16 May 2026

Meteor shower

Eta Aquariids

Active, around 6 an hour

Best around 6:07 AM

Radiant climbs to
50°
Under a perfect sky
50/hour
Moonlight
No interference
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

7:03 AM

7:03 AM

6:35 AM Blue hour
7:03 AM Sunrise
7:43 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:04 PM

5:04 PM

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

4:25 PM Golden hour
5:04 PM Sunset
5:33 PM Blue hour ends

Milky Way

Milky Way

Poor viewing

Visible from 7:17 PM

Very LowExcellent
Visible, no moon
7:17 PM to 5:32 AM
Where to look
Northern horizon, up to 80° above it
Highest at
2:17 AM
Sky fully dark
6:37 PM to 5:32 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

New moon

1% lit

New moon today at 8:05 AM

Moonless and fully dark 6:40 PM to 5:30 AM

6:01 AM – 4:07 PM

ENE WNW
6:01 AM Moonrise
6:24 AM 4°
11:04 AM Highest, 31°
3:44 PM 4°
4:07 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 6:01 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:35 AM–7:03 AM
  • Morning best color 6:47 AM
  • Sunrise 7:03 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:03 AM–7:43 AM
  • Moonset 4:07 PM
  • Evening golden hour 4:25 PM–5:04 PM
  • Sunset 5:04 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:04 PM–5:33 PM
  • Evening best color 5:20 PM
  • Fully dark 6:37 PM–5:32 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 6:37 PM–5:32 AM
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Upcoming celestial events for Gisborne, New Zealand

International Space Station Bright pass, WNW to SW, 48 deg up
Fri 9 Oct 2026 9:17 PM Tiangong space station Modest pass, WNW to N, 14 deg up
Sat 10 Oct 2026 8:21 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 9:00 PM to 4:50 AM Sat 10 Oct 2026 4:50 AM Milky Way Visible 10:17 PM to 12:17 AM with no moon, 30° above the west-southwestern horizon - 7 nights 9 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

Every celestial event, and where else to see it