Gisborne, New Zealand

Thursday, April 22, 2027

TODAY
Gisborne, New Zealand

Meteor shower

Lyrids

A few an hour

Best around 4:16 AM

Radiant climbs to
18°
Under a perfect sky
18/hour
Moonlight
77% lost
Speed
49 km/s

The rate at the top is how many you might really see from a dark spot here, allowing for how high the shower climbs and for moonlight. "Under a perfect sky" is the best case. Clouds are not counted here: check the sunset page for those.

Usually steady, but now and then it has a short burst of many more.

That morning

Sunrise

6:41 AM

6:41 AM

6:14 AM Blue hour
6:41 AM Sunrise
7:18 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:31 PM

5:31 PM

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

4:54 PM Golden hour
5:31 PM Sunset
5:58 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Full moon

99% lit

5:48 PM – 8:57 AM

ESE WSW
5:48 PM Moonrise
6:11 PM 4°
1:19 AM Highest, 74°
8:33 AM 4°
8:57 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:14 AM–6:41 AM
  • Morning best color 6:26 AM
  • Sunrise 6:41 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:41 AM–7:18 AM
  • Moonset 7:51 AM
  • Evening golden hour 4:54 PM–5:31 PM
  • Sunset 5:31 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:31 PM–5:58 PM
  • Evening best color 5:45 PM
  • Moonrise 5:48 PM
  • Fully dark 7:00 PM–5:13 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up
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Upcoming celestial events for Gisborne, New Zealand

Eta Aquariids Around 29 an hour
Wed 5 May 2027 5:15 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:50 PM to 5:20 AM Thu 6 May 2027 11:06 PM Milky Way Visible 7:52 PM to 5:26 AM with no moon, 80° above the northern horizon - 17 nights 28 Apr to 14 May
Sun 9 May 2027 7:52 PM Flower Moon Rises 4:23 PM in the ESE Thu 20 May 2027 4:23 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:30 PM to 5:40 AM Fri 4 Jun 2027 7:48 AM Milky Way Visible 6:28 PM to 5:45 AM with no moon, 80° above the northern horizon - 17 nights 28 May to 13 Jun
Sun 6 Jun 2027 6:28 PM Partial lunar eclipse 38% of the Moon in shadow
Thu 6 Jul 2028 6:20 AM Partial solar eclipse 68.1% of the Sun covered
Sat 22 Jul 2028 4:24 PM Partial lunar eclipse 90% of it above your horizon
Sat 15 Jun 2030 6:33 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 66 minutes
Sun 25 Apr 2032 3:13 AM Partial solar eclipse 93.4% of the Sun covered
Fri 9 Mar 2035 10:59 AM Partial solar eclipse 17.4% of the Sun covered
Wed 27 Feb 2036 6:56 PM

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