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

Moon: 74.3%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Dec 9, 2025 at 11:53:27 pm
Sunrise Today: 5:36 am 121° Southeast
Sunset Today: 8:23 pm 239° Southwest
Moonset Today: 9:41 am 296° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 48 minutes (+49s)
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Today's Sun Position in Gisborne

Time:11:53 pm
Altitude:-26.5°
Direction:197° S
Phase:Night

Day length today: 14h 47m 32s (Dec 9, 2025)

49 seconds longer than yesterday (Dec 8, 2025)

5 hours, 20 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

5 minutes, 7 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Gisborne Today

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Night12:00 am – 3:40 am
Astro. Twilight3:40 am – 4:25 am
Nautical Twilight4:25 am – 5:04 am
Civil Twilight5:04 am – 5:36 am
Daylight5:36 am – 8:23 pm
Civil Twilight8:23 pm – 8:55 pm
Nautical Twilight8:55 pm – 9:35 pm
Astro. Twilight9:35 pm – 10:20 pm
Night10:20 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Gisborne - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Dec 95:36 am8:23 pm14:47:32+0:491:00 pm (74.2°)91.560
Dec 105:36 am8:24 pm14:48:18+0:461:00 pm (74.2°)91.548
Dec 115:36 am8:25 pm14:49:01+0:421:01 pm (74.3°)91.538
Dec 125:36 am8:26 pm14:49:40+0:381:01 pm (74.4°)91.528
Dec 135:36 am8:27 pm14:50:15+0:351:01 pm (74.5°)91.518
Dec 145:37 am8:27 pm14:50:46+0:311:02 pm (74.5°)91.509
Dec 155:37 am8:28 pm14:51:14+0:271:02 pm (74.6°)91.500
* 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.

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Today's Moon in Gisborne

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Gisborne - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
DecMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Dec 9-9:41 am-4:40 am(29.3°)231,26781.7%
Dec 1012:19 am10:53 am-5:32 am(34.6°)235,34072.1%
Dec 1112:47 am12:00 pm-6:19 am(40.5°)239,39961.8%
Dec 121:10 am1:03 pm-7:02 am(46.6°)243,13951.3%
Dec 131:32 am2:04 pm-7:43 am(52.8°)246,35941.1%
Dec 141:53 am3:04 pm-8:23 am(58.7°)248,92531.6%
Dec 152:15 am4:04 pm-9:04 am(64.3°)250,78622.9%
* 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, Tue, Dec 9, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 4:33 amWed 6:36 pmWed 11:34 amAverage visibility
VenusWed 5:13 amWed 7:50 pmWed 12:31 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsWed 6:07 amWed 9:01 pmWed 1:34 pmExtremely difficult to see
JupiterWed 10:43 pmThu 8:21 amThu 3:32 amPerfect visibility
SaturnTue 1:26 pmWed 1:56 amTue 7:41 pmGreat visibility
UranusTue 6:44 pmWed 4:36 amTue 11:40 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneTue 1:47 pmWed 2:01 amTue 7:54 pmDifficult to see
* All times are local time for Gisborne.

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