Gisborne, New Zealand

Friday, August 28, 2026

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Gisborne, New Zealand Friday 28 August 2026

Full moon

Sturgeon Moon

Rises 5:42 PM in the E

5:42 PM – 6:51 AM

E W

5:42 PM Moonrise

6:03 PM 4°

12:19 AM Highest, 59°

6:31 AM 4°

6:51 AM Moonset

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

Rises

5:42 PM in the E

Exactly full

4:20 PM

Distance

242,499 mi

The disc is biggest and most orange in the first half hour above the horizon, and moonrise here is worked out to the minute for a flat horizon.

That morning

Sunrise

6:36 AM

6:09 AM Blue hour

6:36 AM Sunrise

7:12 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:41 PM

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

5:05 PM Golden hour

5:41 PM Sunset

6:08 PM Blue hour ends

This day at a glance

Sunrise

6:09 AM Blue hour

6:36 AM Sunrise

7:12 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:05 PM Golden hour

5:41 PM Sunset

6:08 PM Blue hour ends

Moon, full moon

5:42 PM Moonrise

6:03 PM 4°

12:19 AM Highest, 59°

6:31 AM 4°

6:51 AM Moonset

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Upcoming celestial events for Gisborne, New Zealand

Tiangong space station Brilliant pass, WSW to E, 76 deg up

Mon 5 Oct 2026 8:25 PM International Space Station Bright pass, WSW to NE, 60 deg up

Tue 6 Oct 2026 5:21 AM 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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