Gisborne, New Zealand Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Gisborne (New Zealand, Gisborne District). Current time: Thursday, 2026-05-21, 14:54 (GMT+12:00) Pacific/Auckland . All times are shown in Gisborne local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 18.93%, Maximal illumination for this day: 28.82%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 20:46; remaining time: 10d 5h 52m 32s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	11:39
Moonset:	21:24

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 368 230 km
228 808 mi
Gisborne ↔ Moon, nearest point: 363 805 km
226 058 mi
View angle: 0.541°

Gisborne on map:

Gisborne

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+12:00
Latitude:	-38.65333°
Longitude:	178.00417°
Country:	New Zealand
Population:	34 274

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 24.9%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 21 hours, 58 minutes. (≈4.915 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -174°

Gisborne, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 24.5°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 21.2°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-05-19	2026-05-20	2026-05-21	2026-05-22	2026-05-23
Day:	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Moonrise:	09:52:00	10:52:00	11:39:00	12:16:00	12:46:00
Moonset:	18:53:00	20:08:00	21:24:00	22:37:00	23:47:00

Gisborne moonrise, moonset and phase informations for whole month (or Year 2026):

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