- Excellent
- Very good
- Good
- Fair
- Limited
- Poor
- Very poor
- Almost none
- None
Gisborne, New Zealand
Tuesday, October 6, 2026
Pick a date
Satellite
International Space Station
Bright pass, WSW to NE
Rises 5:21 AM
Steady, silent, and about as fast as a high aircraft.
Satellite
Tiangong space station
Bright pass, W to NW
Rises 9:03 PM
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 8:47 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
Fair
6:35 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
Low
7:16 PM
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 crescent
24% lit
4:06 AM – 2:22 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
Upcoming celestial events for Gisborne, New Zealand
Nothing of that kind is coming up here. Try another category.