Gisborne, New Zealand

Saturday, October 3, 2026

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Gisborne, New Zealand Saturday 3 October 2026 High 60°F, low 45°F.

Satellite

International Space Station

Modest pass, S to ESE

Rose 4:29 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
S
Rising, then up to SSE
When
4:29 AM
until 4:32 AM
Visible for
3m 0s
Highest
15° SSE
Ends
Sets ESE

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

Satellite

International Space Station

Brilliant pass, SW to ENE

Rose 6:04 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SW
Rising, then up to SE
When
6:04 AM
until 6:11 AM
Visible for
6m 40s
Highest
74° SE
Ends
Sets ENE

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

Satellite

Tiangong space station

Bright pass, WSW to SSE

Rose 8:46 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
WSW
Rising, then up to SSE
When
8:46 PM
until 8:49 PM
Visible for
3m 20s
Highest
57° SSE
Ends
Fades at 55°

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 8:44 PM

Very LowExcellent
Visible, no moon
8:44 PM to 1:04 AM
Where to look
Western horizon, up to 57° above it
Highest at
8:44 PM
Sky fully dark
8:44 PM to 5:08 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

Fair

6:40 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:13 AM Blue hour
6:24 AM Best color
6:40 AM Sunrise
7:15 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

Very Low

7:13 PM

Very LowExcellent
6:38 PM Golden hour
7:13 PM Sunset
7:34 PM Best color
7:40 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

Last quarter

57% lit

2:42 AM – 11:55 AM

NE NW
2:42 AM Moonrise
3:08 AM 4°
7:19 AM Highest, 25°
11:29 AM 4°
11:55 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
54°F
Clear sky 1% clouds · no rain
Afternoon
58°F
Overcast 80% clouds · no rain
Evening
51°F
Moderate drizzle 100% clouds · 0.6 mm rain

Sunrise

6:13 AM Blue hour
6:24 AM Best color
6:40 AM Sunrise
7:15 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:38 PM Golden hour
7:13 PM Sunset
7:34 PM Best color
7:40 PM Blue hour ends

Moon, last quarter

2:42 AM Moonrise
3:08 AM 4°
7:19 AM Highest, 25°
11:29 AM 4°
11:55 AM Moonset
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Upcoming celestial events for Gisborne, New Zealand

Tiangong space station Modest pass, WSW to W, 26 deg up
Sun 4 Oct 2026 9:24 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 Milky Way Visible 9:22 PM to 11:12 PM with no moon, 27° above the west-southwestern horizon - 10 nights 1 Nov to 10 Nov
Sun 1 Nov 2026 9:22 PM

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