Gisborne, New Zealand

Thursday, October 1, 2026

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Gisborne, New Zealand Thursday 1 October 2026 High 68°F, low 49°F.

Satellite

International Space Station

Modest pass, S to SSE

Rose 4:27 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
S
Rising, then up to S
When
4:27 AM
until 4:28 AM
Visible for
1m 10s
Highest
11° S
Ends
Sets SSE

Steady, silent, and about as fast as a high aircraft.

Satellite

International Space Station

Modest pass, SSW to E

Rose 6:02 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SSW
Rising, then up to SSE
When
6:02 AM
until 6:08 AM
Visible for
5m 50s
Highest
28° SSE
Ends
Sets E

Steady, silent, and about as fast as a high aircraft.

Satellite

Tiangong space station

Bright pass, WSW to SW

Rose 9:07 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
WSW
Rising, then up to SW
When
9:07 PM
until 9:09 PM
Visible for
2m 20s
Highest
39° SW
Ends
Fades at 39°

It will not set - it flies into the Earth's shadow and fades out in a few seconds.

Milky Way

Milky Way

Poor viewing

Visible from 8:41 PM

Very LowExcellent
Visible, no moon
8:41 PM to 11:21 PM
Where to look
Western horizon, up to 59° above it
Highest at
8:41 PM
Sky fully dark
8:41 PM to 5:11 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.

That morning

Sunrise

Good

6:42 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:15 AM Blue hour
6:25 AM Best color
6:42 AM Sunrise
7:17 AM Golden hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 16 past sunrises rated excellent across every location Sky Time tracks.

Sunset

Good

7:12 PM

Very LowExcellent
6:37 PM Golden hour
7:12 PM Sunset
7:32 PM Best color
7:39 PM Blue hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 15 past sunsets rated excellent across every location Sky Time tracks.

Moon

Waning gibbous

78% lit

12:38 AM – 9:43 AM

NE NW
12:38 AM Moonrise
1:04 AM 4°
5:10 AM Highest, 24°
9:17 AM 4°
9:43 AM Moonset

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

How this day turned out

Morning
56°F
Mainly clear 20% clouds · no rain
Afternoon
68°F
Clear sky 0% clouds · no rain
Evening
60°F
Clear sky 0% clouds · no rain

Sunrise

6:15 AM Blue hour
6:25 AM Best color
6:42 AM Sunrise
7:17 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:37 PM Golden hour
7:12 PM Sunset
7:32 PM Best color
7:39 PM Blue hour ends

Moon, waning gibbous

12:38 AM Moonrise
1:04 AM 4°
5:10 AM Highest, 24°
9:17 AM 4°
9:43 AM Moonset
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