Gisborne, New Zealand

Tuesday, July 14, 2026

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Gisborne, New Zealand Tuesday 14 July 2026

That morning

Sunrise

7:23 AM

7:23 AM

6:53 AM Blue hour
7:23 AM Sunrise
8:04 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.

4:23 PM Golden hour
5:04 PM Sunset
5:33 PM Blue hour ends

New moon

New moon (supermoon)

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

New at 9:45 PM Tue 14 Jul

Very LowExcellent
Moonless and fully dark
6:40 PM to 5:40 AM
Sky fully dark
11h 00m
Distance
223,265 mi - supermoon

The darkest nights of the month for faint things - the Milky Way, meteors, the zodiacal light. The Moon itself cannot be seen: it sits between us and the Sun, lit on its far side.

Milky Way

Milky Way

Poor viewing

Visible from 6:38 PM

Very LowExcellent
Visible, no moon
6:38 PM to 5:18 AM
Where to look
Northern horizon, up to 80° above it
Highest at
10:28 PM
Sky fully dark
6:38 PM to 5:48 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

0% lit

7:14 AM – 4:32 PM

NE NW
7:14 AM Moonrise
7:39 AM 4°
11:53 AM Highest, 25°
4:06 PM 4°
4:32 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:53 AM–7:23 AM
  • Morning best color 7:06 AM
  • Moonrise 7:14 AM
  • Sunrise 7:23 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:23 AM–8:04 AM
  • Evening golden hour 4:23 PM–5:04 PM
  • Moonset 4:32 PM
  • Sunset 5:04 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:04 PM–5:33 PM
  • Evening best color 5:20 PM
  • Fully dark 6:38 PM–5:48 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 6:38 PM–5:48 AM
← Previous day Monday Mon, Jul 13
Next day → Wednesday Wed, Jul 15

Upcoming celestial events for Gisborne, New Zealand

Tiangong space station Brilliant pass, WSW to ENE, 72 deg up
Wed 7 Oct 2026 8:04 PM International Space Station Modest pass, NNW to N, 16 deg up
Thu 8 Oct 2026 5:26 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 9:00 PM to 4:50 AM Sat 10 Oct 2026 4:50 AM Milky Way Visible 8:54 PM to 12:34 AM with no moon, 48° above the western horizon - 9 nights 7 Oct to 15 Oct
Mon 12 Oct 2026 8:54 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

Every celestial event, and where else to see it