Gisborne, New Zealand

Friday, August 21, 2026

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Gisborne, New Zealand Friday 21 August 2026

Rocket launch

Electron | The Lightning God Defends (iQPS Launch 8)

Launched - good from here

Lifted off 1:04 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
S
Heading your way
When
1:04 AM
Highest around 1:13 AM
Distance
42 mi
Climbs to
72°
Lighting
Dark sky
Launch site
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand

A bright climbing star and a flame. The vehicle is in shadow itself, so there is no lit plume behind it.

That morning

Sunrise

6:46 AM

6:46 AM

6:19 AM Blue hour
6:46 AM Sunrise
7:23 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:35 PM

5:35 PM

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

4:59 PM Golden hour
5:35 PM Sunset
6:03 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

First quarter

58% lit

10:54 AM – 2:38 AM

ESE WSW
10:54 AM Moonrise
11:18 AM 4°
6:44 PM Highest, 79°
2:13 AM 4°
2:38 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

6:19 AM Blue hour
6:46 AM Sunrise
7:23 AM Golden hour ends

Moon, first quarter

10:54 AM Moonrise
11:18 AM 4°
6:44 PM Highest, 79°
2:13 AM 4°
2:38 AM Moonset

Sunset

4:59 PM Golden hour
5:35 PM Sunset
6:03 PM Blue hour ends
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Upcoming celestial events for Gisborne, New Zealand

International Space Station Bright pass, WSW to NE, 59 deg up
Tue 6 Oct 2026 5:21 AM Tiangong space station Bright pass, W to WNW, 39 deg up
Tue 6 Oct 2026 9:03 PM Milky Way Visible 8:52 PM to 12:42 AM with no moon, 50° above the western horizon - 11 nights 5 Oct to 15 Oct
Sat 10 Oct 2026 8:52 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

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