Sunrise and sunset in Gisborne, New Zealand
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Gisborne, in local time. At 38.7° S, the day lasts from 9 h 28 min at the winter solstice to 14 h 53 min at the summer solstice.
- 19:39sunset today
Today · worked out at
The Sun is up from 06:04 to 19:39 in Gisborne, New Zealand on Wednesday, October 28.
Day length 13 h 34 min, 2 min 20 s longer than yesterday.
Solar noon at 12:51, with the Sun 64° above the horizon.
Times are Gisborne time (GMT+13).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 04:27 | 21:17 |
| Nautical twilight | 05:03 | 20:41 |
| Civil twilight | 05:36 | 20:07 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 06:04 | 19:39 |
| Golden hour | 06:04–06:41 | 19:03–19:39 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Gisborne
- Longest day: December 22, 14 h 53 min, from sunrise at 05:40 to sunset at 20:32.
- Shortest day: June 21, 9 h 28 min, from sunrise at 07:25 to sunset at 16:53.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 06:06 | 20:31 | 14 h 25 min |
| February 21 | 06:42 | 20:00 | 13 h 18 min |
| March 21 | 07:11 | 19:18 | 12 h 07 min |
| April 21 | 06:40 | 17:32 | 10 h 52 min |
| May 21 | 07:07 | 17:00 | 9 h 53 min |
| June 21 | 07:25 | 16:53 | 9 h 28 min |
| July 21 | 07:19 | 17:09 | 9 h 50 min |
| August 21 | 06:46 | 17:36 | 10 h 49 min |
| September 21 | 05:59 | 18:03 | 12 h 03 min |
| October 21 | 06:14 | 19:31 | 13 h 18 min |
| November 21 | 05:41 | 20:05 | 14 h 24 min |
| December 21 | 05:39 | 20:32 | 14 h 53 min |
Good to know
- Sunrise and sunset are when the top of the Sun meets a level horizon, allowing for the usual bending of light by the air. Hills, buildings and height shift what you see by a few minutes.
- Civil, nautical and astronomical twilight end when the Sun is 6°, 12° and 18° below the horizon. Golden hour here is the photographers’ usual definition: the Sun less than 6° above it.
- Worked out when the page loads from NOAA’s solar equations, for 38.7° S, 178° E, and accurate to about a minute.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Day and night, live, The Sun, Moon and planets
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