Sunrise and sunset times in Gisborne
Check out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Gisborne, as well as the whole calendar for October 2026.
Today
October 2, 2026. Current time: 8:15:20 pm
First light at 6:16:54 am
Sunrise time: 6:42:11 am
Sunset time: 7:13:25 pm
Last light at 7:38:42 pm
Sun position chart
Now · Sun altitude: -12.7° (below the horizon) · Azimuth: 255° (W)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 12 hours, 31 minutes
Sunset in Gisborne was 1 hour, 1 minute ago
Moon rose on Oct 2 at 12:38 AM
Moon set on Oct 2 at 9:44 AMMoon phase: 🌔 Waning Gibbous (64%)🌑 New moon: Oct 11 at 4:50 AM · 🌕 Full moon: Oct 26 at 5:13 PMTomorrow
October 3, 2026
First light at 6:15:18 am
Sunrise time: 6:40:37 am
Sunset time: 7:14:21 pm
Last light at 7:39:40 pm
Day length: 12 hours, 33 minutes
Tomorrow will be approximately 3 minutes longer than today in Gisborne
Moon will rise on Oct 3 at 1:46 AM Moon will set on Oct 3 at 10:46 AMMoon phase: 🌔 Waning Gibbous (51%)
- Gisborne
- Latitude: -38.650002 (South)
- Longitude: 178.000000 (East)
- Time zone: New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT, UTC+13)
Shortest day in Gisborne
The shortest day of the year was around 3 months ago, during the winter solstice on June 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 9 hours and 30 minutes.Longest day in Gisborne
The longest day of the year will be in 2 months and 20 days, during the summer solstice on December 22, 2026, with a daylight length of 14 hours and 55 minutes.
October 2026 - Gisborne - Sunrise and sunset calendar
Sunrise and sunset times, civil twilight start and end times as well as solar noon, and day length for every day of October in Gisborne.
The day length increases by 1 hour, 13 minutes over the course of October 2026 in Gisborne - from 12 hours, 28 minutes on the first day to 13 hours, 41 minutes on the last day.
| Day | First Light | Sunrise | Sunset | Last Light | Day Length | Day Length Variation | Solar Noon
Time of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.
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Max Sun Altitude | Nautical Twilight Start | Nautical Twilight End | Astronomical Twilight Start | Astronomical Twilight End | Night Length
Calculated form this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.
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Moon phase |
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| Thu, Oct 1 | 6:18:30 am | 6:43:46 am | 7:12:30 pm | 7:37:46 pm | 12h 28m 44s | 2m 30s | 12:58:08 pm | 54.5° | 5:47:12 am | 8:09:04 pm | 5:15:12 am | 8:41:04 pm | 11h 29m 41s | 🌔 (73%) |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 6:16:54 am | 6:42:11 am | 7:13:25 pm | 7:38:42 pm | 12h 31m 14s | 2m 30s | 12:57:48 pm | 54.8° | 5:45:33 am | 8:10:04 pm | 5:13:27 am | 8:42:09 pm | 11h 27m 12s | 🌔 (63%) |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 6:15:18 am | 6:40:37 am | 7:14:21 pm | 7:39:40 pm | 12h 33m 44s | 2m 30s | 12:57:29 pm | 55.2° | 5:43:53 am | 8:11:05 pm | 5:11:42 am | 8:43:16 pm | 11h 24m 42s | 🌔 (51%) |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 6:13:42 am | 6:39:03 am | 7:15:17 pm | 7:40:37 pm | 12h 36m 14s | 2m 30s | 12:57:10 pm | 55.6° | 5:42:14 am | 8:12:06 pm | 5:09:57 am | 8:44:23 pm | 11h 22m 12s | 🌓 (40%) |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 6:12:07 am | 6:37:29 am | 7:16:13 pm | 7:41:35 pm | 12h 38m 44s | 2m 30s | 12:56:51 pm | 56° | 5:40:34 am | 8:13:08 pm | 5:08:12 am | 8:45:30 pm | 11h 19m 43s | 🌒 (29%) |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 6:10:32 am | 6:35:56 am | 7:17:10 pm | 7:42:34 pm | 12h 41m 14s | 2m 30s | 12:56:33 pm | 56.4° | 5:38:55 am | 8:14:10 pm | 5:06:26 am | 8:46:39 pm | 11h 17m 13s | 🌒 (20%) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 6:08:57 am | 6:34:23 am | 7:18:06 pm | 7:43:33 pm | 12h 43m 43s | 2m 29s | 12:56:15 pm | 56.8° | 5:37:16 am | 8:15:13 pm | 5:04:41 am | 8:47:48 pm | 11h 14m 45s | 🌒 (12%) |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 6:07:22 am | 6:32:51 am | 7:19:04 pm | 7:44:32 pm | 12h 46m 13s | 2m 30s | 12:55:57 pm | 57.2° | 5:35:37 am | 8:16:17 pm | 5:02:56 am | 8:48:59 pm | 11h 12m 15s | 🌒 (5%) |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 6:05:48 am | 6:31:19 am | 7:20:01 pm | 7:45:32 pm | 12h 48m 42s | 2m 29s | 12:55:40 pm | 57.5° | 5:33:59 am | 8:17:21 pm | 5:01:10 am | 8:50:10 pm | 11h 9m 46s | 🌒 (2%) |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 6:04:14 am | 6:29:47 am | 7:20:59 pm | 7:46:32 pm | 12h 51m 12s | 2m 30s | 12:55:23 pm | 57.9° | 5:32:20 am | 8:18:26 pm | 4:59:25 am | 8:51:22 pm | 11h 7m 18s | 🌒 (0.0%) |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 6:02:41 am | 6:28:17 am | 7:21:57 pm | 7:47:33 pm | 12h 53m 40s | 2m 28s | 12:55:07 pm | 58.3° | 5:30:42 am | 8:19:32 pm | 4:57:39 am | 8:52:35 pm | 11h 4m 49s | 🌑 (1%) |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 6:01:08 am | 6:26:46 am | 7:22:56 pm | 7:48:34 pm | 12h 56m 10s | 2m 30s | 12:54:51 pm | 58.7° | 5:29:04 am | 8:20:38 pm | 4:55:54 am | 8:53:48 pm | 11h 2m 21s | 🌘 (3%) |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 5:59:35 am | 6:25:17 am | 7:23:54 pm | 7:49:36 pm | 12h 58m 37s | 2m 27s | 12:54:36 pm | 59° | 5:27:26 am | 8:21:45 pm | 4:54:08 am | 8:55:03 pm | 10h 59m 54s | 🌘 (8%) |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 5:58:03 am | 6:23:48 am | 7:24:54 pm | 7:50:38 pm | 13h 1m 6s | 2m 29s | 12:54:21 pm | 59.4° | 5:25:49 am | 8:22:52 pm | 4:52:23 am | 8:56:18 pm | 10h 57m 25s | 🌘 (14%) |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 5:56:32 am | 6:22:19 am | 7:25:53 pm | 7:51:41 pm | 13h 3m 34s | 2m 28s | 12:54:06 pm | 59.8° | 5:24:12 am | 8:24:00 pm | 4:50:38 am | 8:57:34 pm | 10h 54m 58s | 🌘 (21%) |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 5:55:01 am | 6:20:51 am | 7:26:53 pm | 7:52:44 pm | 13h 6m 2s | 2m 28s | 12:53:52 pm | 60.2° | 5:22:36 am | 8:25:09 pm | 4:48:53 am | 8:58:51 pm | 10h 52m 32s | 🌘 (30%) |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 5:53:31 am | 6:19:25 am | 7:27:54 pm | 7:53:47 pm | 13h 8m 29s | 2m 27s | 12:53:39 pm | 60.5° | 5:21:00 am | 8:26:18 pm | 4:47:09 am | 9:00:09 pm | 10h 50m 4s | 🌘 (39%) |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 5:52:01 am | 6:17:58 am | 7:28:54 pm | 7:54:52 pm | 13h 10m 56s | 2m 27s | 12:53:26 pm | 60.9° | 5:19:24 am | 8:27:29 pm | 4:45:25 am | 9:01:28 pm | 10h 47m 39s | 🌘 (48%) |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 5:50:32 am | 6:16:33 am | 7:29:56 pm | 7:55:56 pm | 13h 13m 23s | 2m 27s | 12:53:14 pm | 61.3° | 5:17:49 am | 8:28:39 pm | 4:43:41 am | 9:02:48 pm | 10h 45m 12s | 🌗 (57%) |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 5:49:04 am | 6:15:08 am | 7:30:57 pm | 7:57:01 pm | 13h 15m 49s | 2m 26s | 12:53:03 pm | 61.6° | 5:16:15 am | 8:29:51 pm | 4:41:57 am | 9:04:09 pm | 10h 42m 48s | 🌖 (67%) |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 5:47:37 am | 6:13:45 am | 7:31:59 pm | 7:58:07 pm | 13h 18m 14s | 2m 25s | 12:52:52 pm | 62° | 5:14:41 am | 8:31:03 pm | 4:40:14 am | 9:05:30 pm | 10h 40m 23s | 🌖 (76%) |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 5:46:10 am | 6:12:22 am | 7:33:01 pm | 7:59:13 pm | 13h 20m 39s | 2m 25s | 12:52:42 pm | 62.3° | 5:13:08 am | 8:32:15 pm | 4:38:31 am | 9:06:52 pm | 10h 37m 59s | 🌖 (84%) |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 5:44:45 am | 6:11:00 am | 7:34:04 pm | 8:00:19 pm | 13h 23m 4s | 2m 25s | 12:52:32 pm | 62.7° | 5:11:35 am | 8:33:28 pm | 4:36:48 am | 9:08:16 pm | 10h 35m 35s | 🌖 (91%) |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 5:43:20 am | 6:09:39 am | 7:35:07 pm | 8:01:26 pm | 13h 25m 28s | 2m 24s | 12:52:23 pm | 63° | 5:10:04 am | 8:34:42 pm | 4:35:06 am | 9:09:40 pm | 10h 33m 12s | 🌖 (96%) |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 5:41:56 am | 6:08:19 am | 7:36:10 pm | 8:02:34 pm | 13h 27m 51s | 2m 23s | 12:52:15 pm | 63.4° | 5:08:33 am | 8:35:57 pm | 4:33:25 am | 9:11:05 pm | 10h 30m 51s | 🌖 (99%) |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 5:40:33 am | 6:07:01 am | 7:37:14 pm | 8:03:42 pm | 13h 30m 13s | 2m 22s | 12:52:07 pm | 63.7° | 5:07:03 am | 8:37:12 pm | 4:31:44 am | 9:12:30 pm | 10h 28m 29s | 🌕 (99.8%) |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 5:39:11 am | 6:05:43 am | 7:38:18 pm | 8:04:50 pm | 13h 32m 35s | 2m 22s | 12:52:00 pm | 64.1° | 5:05:33 am | 8:38:28 pm | 4:30:04 am | 9:13:57 pm | 10h 26m 8s | 🌔 (98%) |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 5:37:50 am | 6:04:26 am | 7:39:22 pm | 8:05:59 pm | 13h 34m 56s | 2m 21s | 12:51:54 pm | 64.4° | 5:04:05 am | 8:39:44 pm | 4:28:24 am | 9:15:24 pm | 10h 23m 49s | 🌔 (93%) |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 5:36:30 am | 6:03:11 am | 7:40:27 pm | 8:07:08 pm | 13h 37m 16s | 2m 20s | 12:51:49 pm | 64.7° | 5:02:37 am | 8:41:01 pm | 4:26:45 am | 9:16:52 pm | 10h 21m 30s | 🌔 (86%) |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 5:35:11 am | 6:01:57 am | 7:41:32 pm | 8:08:17 pm | 13h 39m 35s | 2m 19s | 12:51:44 pm | 65.1° | 5:01:11 am | 8:42:18 pm | 4:25:07 am | 9:18:21 pm | 10h 19m 11s | 🌔 (76%) |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 5:33:54 am | 6:00:43 am | 7:42:37 pm | 8:09:27 pm | 13h 41m 54s | 2m 19s | 12:51:40 pm | 65.4° | 4:59:45 am | 8:43:36 pm | 4:23:30 am | 9:19:51 pm | 10h 16m 55s | 🌔 (66%) |
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Sunrise and Sunset photos in Gisborne
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Gisborne - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Gisborne for every day of the year. There are two jumps in the graph that represent the hour change for Daylight Saving Time (DST) in Gisborne.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Gisborne
In Gisborne, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on December 8 at 5:35 am, while the latest sunrise is on June 29 at 7:25 am. The earliest sunset is on June 13 at 4:54 pm, and the latest sunset is on January 5 at 8:37 pm.
Gisborne gets 5h 24m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (14h 55m versus 9h 30m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 09m.
Gisborne Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Gisborne. Throughout the year, it slowly traces this figure-eight:
Move along the curve to read the Sun's altitude and azimuth for any day of the year in Gisborne.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 27.9° above the horizon (around Jun 23) and 74.7° (around Dec 20) in Gisborne. The smaller loop hangs at the bottom, the signature of a Southern Hemisphere analemma.
Detailed Analemma Chart
The technical chart below plots one dot per day, labels the first day of each month, marks the solstices, equinoxes, perihelion and aphelion, and draws the noon altitude of the equinoxes (90° minus your latitude) together with its ±23.4° seasonal limits.
Why does the figure look wider here than in the sky view above?
Both draw the same data, but with different conventions. The sky view uses the same scale on both axes, so it shows the analemma with its true proportions, as a camera would capture it: about 47° tall and only a few degrees wide. This chart, like most technical analemma diagrams, stretches each axis independently to fill the plot, expanding the narrow azimuth range several times so its day-to-day variation can actually be read. Also, azimuth is not sky distance: near the zenith, one degree of azimuth spans much less than one degree across the sky, which further widens the figure in this representation.
Places near Gisborne
These nearby towns and cities have almost the same sunrise and sunset times as Gisborne — the difference is only seconds to a couple of minutes. Select any place to see its own sun calendar:
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