July 21, 2026 · Gisborne, New Zealand
Sunrise in Gisborne today is at 07:20. Day length is 9h 50m. See below for sunset, solar noon, dawn and dusk — all times calculated astronomically for Gisborne's coordinates and updated daily.
Gisborne lies at 39°S. At this latitude, day length varies moderately — from around 10 hours in midwinter to 14–15 hours in midsummer.
Sunrise shifts earlier through spring and later through autumn — changing fastest near the equinoxes and barely at all near the summer and winter solstices. See the year chart to visualise how sunrise and sunset times shift month by month for Gisborne.
The longest day in Gisborne is around 14h 52m (around December 21). The shortest is around 9h 28m (around June 21). Days are currently getting longer — gaining about 1 minute per day.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 06:00 | 20:35 | 14h 35m |
| February | 06:36 | 20:10 | 13h 33m |
| March | 07:06 | 19:30 | 12h 24m |
| April | 06:35 | 17:42 | 11h 7m |
| May | 07:03 | 17:07 | 10h 4m |
| June | 07:25 | 16:54 | 9h 29m |
| July | 07:24 | 17:05 | 9h 42m |
| August | 06:56 | 17:31 | 10h 35m |
| September | 06:11 | 17:58 | 11h 48m |
| October | 06:24 | 19:26 | 13h 2m |
| November | 05:47 | 19:59 | 14h 12m |
| December | 05:38 | 20:29 | 14h 51m |