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Gisborne, New Zealand
Monday, October 5, 2026
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Satellite
International Space Station
Modest pass, S to E
Rises 4:32 AM
Steady, silent, and about as fast as a high aircraft.
Satellite
International Space Station
Bright pass, WSW to NNW
Rises 6:07 AM
It will not set - it flies into the Earth's shadow and fades out in a few seconds.
Satellite
Tiangong space station
Brilliant pass, WSW to E
Rises 8:25 PM
It will not set - it flies into the Earth's shadow and fades out in a few seconds.
Milky Way
Milky Way
Hidden by cloud
Visible from 8:46 PM
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
Low
6:37 AM
No cloud overhead to catch the color, so it shows on the horizon and any distant clouds as the sun comes up - learned from 68 rated clear past sunrises across every place Sky Time tracks.
Sunset
Fair
7:15 PM
No cloud overhead to catch the color, so it shows on the horizon and any distant clouds just before the sun goes - learned from 51 rated clear past sunsets across every place Sky Time tracks.
Moon
Waning crescent
34% lit
3:29 AM – 1:09 PM
Between the two 4° marks the Moon is clear of haze and most of what stands on the horizon.
This day at a glance
Moon, waning crescent
Sunrise
Sunset
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