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Gisborne, GIS, New Zealand — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 54.1%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: Sep 23, 2023 at 4:08:02 pm
Sunrise Today: 5:57 am 90° East
Sunset Today: 6:04 pm 269° West
Moonrise Today: 10:26 am 127° Southeast
Moonset Today: 1:25 am 233° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 8 minutes (+2m 29s)
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Today's Sun Position in Gisborne

Time:4:08 pm
Altitude:21.6°
Direction:288° W
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 12h 7m 36s (Sep 23, 2023)

2 minutes, 29 seconds longer than yesterday (Sep 22, 2023)

2 hours, 40 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 22, 2023)

2 hours, 45 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2022)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Gisborne Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:28 am
Astro. Twilight4:28 am – 4:59 am
Nautical Twilight4:59 am – 5:30 am
Civil Twilight5:30 am – 5:57 am
Daylight5:57 am – 6:04 pm
Civil Twilight6:04 pm – 6:31 pm
Nautical Twilight6:31 pm – 7:02 pm
Astro. Twilight7:02 pm – 7:33 pm
Night7:33 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Gisborne - Next 7 Days

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2023Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
SepSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Sep 235:57 am6:04 pm12:07:36+2:2912:00 pm (51.2°)93.298
Note: hours shift because clocks change forward 1 hour. (See the note below this table for details)
Sep 246:55 am7:05 pm12:10:06+2:291:00 pm (51.6°)93.272
Sep 256:53 am7:06 pm12:12:36+2:2912:59 pm (52.0°)93.245
Sep 266:52 am7:07 pm12:15:05+2:2912:59 pm (52.4°)93.218
Sep 276:50 am7:08 pm12:17:35+2:2912:59 pm (52.8°)93.192
Sep 286:49 am7:09 pm12:20:05+2:2912:58 pm (53.2°)93.165
Sep 296:47 am7:10 pm12:22:35+2:2912:58 pm (53.6°)93.138
* All times are local time for Gisborne. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

Note that Daylight Saving Time starts on Sunday, September 24, 2023 at 2:00 am, and this is accounted for above.

The September equinox (vernal equinox) in Gisborne is at 6:50 pm on Saturday, September 23, 2023.
Why is the day and night not exactly 12 hours on equinox?

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Today's Moon in Gisborne

Year 2023 Moon Phases

Moon in Gisborne - Next 7 days

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2023Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
SepMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Sep 23-1:25 am10:26 am6:26 pm(79.4°)232,83355.2%
Note: hours shift because clocks change forward 1 hour. (See the note below this table for details)
Sep 24-3:26 am12:30 pm8:28 pm(78.2°)229,78166.7%
Sep 25-4:19 am1:43 pm9:28 pm(75.0°)227,08077.5%
Sep 26-5:03 am3:00 pm10:27 pm(70.0°)225,01186.9%
Sep 27-5:40 am4:19 pm11:22 pm(63.8°)223,83494.2%
Sep 28-6:11 am5:36 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
Sep 29-6:39 am6:52 pm12:14 am(56.7°)223,73798.6%
* All times are local time for Gisborne. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Gisborne This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, Sep 23, 2023
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySat 5:19 amSat 4:33 pmSat 10:56 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusSun 4:52 amSun 3:43 pmSun 10:17 amGreat visibility
MarsSat 6:42 amSat 7:28 pmSat 1:05 pmDifficult to see
JupiterSat 9:38 pmSun 9:03 amSun 3:50 amPerfect visibility
SaturnSat 3:35 pmSun 6:00 amSat 10:18 pmPerfect visibility
UranusSat 10:19 pmSun 9:22 amSun 4:20 amAverage visibility
NeptuneSat 5:37 pmSun 6:58 amSat 11:47 pmSlightly difficult to see
* All times are local time for Gisborne.

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