Gisborne, New Zealand Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Gisborne (New Zealand, Gisborne District). Current time: Thursday, 2026-04-30, 20:52 (GMT+12:00) Pacific/Auckland . All times are shown in Gisborne local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 95.3%, Maximal illumination for this day: 98.59%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-02, 05:24; remaining time: 1d 8h 31m 45s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	16:14
Moonset:	05:04

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 397 418 km
246 944 mi
Gisborne ↔ Moon, nearest point: 390 708 km
242 775 mi
View angle: 0.501°

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: 98.3%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 13 Day, 12 hours, 38 minutes. (≈13.526 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -147°

Gisborne, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 51°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 58.9°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-04-28	2026-04-29	2026-04-30	2026-05-01	2026-05-02
Day:	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Moonrise:	15:30:00	15:51:00	16:14:00	16:39:00	17:08:00
Moonset:	02:59:00	04:02:00	05:04:00	06:06:00	07:09:00

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

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