Gisborne, New Zealand

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Gisborne, New Zealand

That morning

Sunrise

7:09 AM

7:09 AM

6:41 AM Blue hour
7:09 AM Sunrise
7:48 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:19 PM

5:19 PM

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

4:40 PM Golden hour
5:19 PM Sunset
5:47 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Southern Delta Aquariids

Active, around 8 an hour

Best around 2:04 AM

Very LowExcellent
Radiant climbs to
68°
Under a perfect sky
25/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
41 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.

Stays near its best for several nights, not just one.

Milky Way

Milky Way

Poor viewing

Visible from 6:50 PM

Very LowExcellent
Visible, no moon
6:50 PM to 4:10 AM
Where to look
Northern horizon, up to 80° above it
Highest at
9:10 PM
Sky fully dark
6:50 PM to 5:37 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.

Moon

New moon

0% lit

New moon today at 10:07 PM

Moonless and fully dark 7:00 PM to 5:30 AM

6:50 AM – 4:57 PM

ENE WNW
6:50 AM Moonrise
7:14 AM 4°
11:54 AM Highest, 31°
4:33 PM 4°
4:57 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:41 AM–7:09 AM
  • Moonrise 6:51 AM
  • Morning best color 6:54 AM
  • Sunrise 7:09 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:09 AM–7:48 AM
  • Evening golden hour 4:40 PM–5:19 PM
  • Moonset 4:57 PM
  • Sunset 5:19 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:19 PM–5:47 PM
  • Evening best color 5:34 PM
  • Fully dark 6:50 PM–5:37 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 6:50 PM–5:37 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Gisborne, New Zealand

Full Sturgeon Moon Rises 5:25 PM in the ESE Tue 17 Aug 2027 5:25 PM Milky Way Visible 7:08 PM to 2:28 AM with no moon, 80° above the northern horizon - 14 nights 24 Aug to 6 Sep
Thu 26 Aug 2027 7:08 PM Black Moon (supermoon) Moonless and fully dark 7:20 PM to 5:00 AM Tue 31 Aug 2027 5:40 AM Full Harvest Moon Rises 6:16 PM in the E Thu 16 Sep 2027 6:16 PM Milky Way Visible 7:32 PM to 12:42 AM with no moon, 67° above the west-northwestern horizon - 12 nights 22 Sep to 4 Oct
Wed 22 Sep 2027 7:32 PM Spring equinox Sunset due west, 6:04 PM Thu 23 Sep 2027 6:01 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

Every celestial event, and where else to see it