Gisborne, New Zealand

Sunday, July 26, 2026

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Gisborne, New Zealand Sunday 26 July 2026

Meteor shower

Southern Delta Aquariids

Active, around 7 an hour

Best around 2:31 AM

Radiant climbs to

68°

Under a perfect sky

25/hour

Moonlight

59% lost

Speed

41 km/s

Rates are what one person might count under a dark sky, already brought down for how high the radiant gets here and for the Moon - not the headline figure, which assumes the radiant overhead and no light at all. Cloud is the other half, and it is on the sunset tile.

A long, flat maximum rather than a single night.

That morning

Sunrise

7:15 AM

6:46 AM Blue hour

7:15 AM Sunrise

7:55 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:13 PM

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

4:33 PM Golden hour

5:13 PM Sunset

5:42 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waxing gibbous

88% lit

1:45 PM – 5:38 AM

ESE WSW

1:45 PM Moonrise

2:10 PM 4°

9:42 PM Highest, 79°

5:13 AM 4°

5:38 AM Moonset

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

This day at a glance

Sunrise

6:46 AM Blue hour

7:15 AM Sunrise

7:55 AM Golden hour ends

Moon, waxing gibbous

1:45 PM Moonrise

2:10 PM 4°

9:42 PM Highest, 79°

5:13 AM 4°

5:38 AM Moonset

Sunset

4:33 PM Golden hour

5:13 PM Sunset

5:42 PM Blue hour ends

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Upcoming celestial events for Gisborne, New Zealand

Milky Way Visible 8:47 PM to 12:57 AM with no moon, 54° above the western horizon - 10 nights 6 Oct to 15 Oct

Tue 6 Oct 2026 8:47 PM 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, 17 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 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

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