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Rarotonga, Cook Islands — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 90.3%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Apr 26, 2024 at 5:08:48 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:55 am 75° East
Sunset Today: 6:18 pm 285° West
Moonrise Today: 8:24 pm 119° Southeast
Moonset Today: 9:29 am 242° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 23 minutes (-1m 2s)
Location of RarotongaLocation

Today's Sun Position in Rarotonga

Time:5:08 pm
Altitude:14.6°
Direction:292° NW
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 11h 23m 7s (Apr 26, 2024)

1 minute, 2 seconds shorter than yesterday (Apr 25, 2024)

32 minutes, 46 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

2 hours, 2 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Rarotonga Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:39 am
Astro. Twilight5:39 am – 6:05 am
Nautical Twilight6:05 am – 6:32 am
Civil Twilight6:32 am – 6:55 am
Daylight6:55 am – 6:18 pm
Civil Twilight6:18 pm – 6:41 pm
Nautical Twilight6:41 pm – 7:07 pm
Astro. Twilight7:07 pm – 7:33 pm
Night7:33 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Rarotonga - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
AprSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Apr 266:55 am6:18 pm11:23:07−1:0212:36 pm (54.9°)93.558
Apr 276:55 am6:17 pm11:22:05−1:0112:36 pm (54.6°)93.582
Apr 286:55 am6:16 pm11:21:04−1:0112:36 pm (54.2°)93.607
Apr 296:56 am6:16 pm11:20:03−1:0012:36 pm (53.9°)93.631
Apr 306:56 am6:15 pm11:19:03−1:0012:36 pm (53.6°)93.656
May 16:56 am6:15 pm11:18:03−0:5912:36 pm (53.3°)93.680
May 26:57 am6:14 pm11:17:05−0:5812:35 pm (53.0°)93.704
* All times are local time for Rarotonga. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Rarotonga

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Rarotonga - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
AprMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Apr 26-9:29 am8:24 pm2:31 am(85.9°)243,66693.7%
Apr 27-10:28 am9:18 pm3:25 am(83.5°)241,42987.5%
Apr 28-11:27 am10:17 pm4:22 am(82.6°)239,05779.5%
Apr 29-12:22 pm11:19 pm5:21 am(83.5°)236,58269.8%
Apr 30-1:13 pm-6:18 am(86.2°)234,06259.0%
May 112:23 am1:59 pm-7:13 am(89.5°)231,59747.4%
May 21:26 am2:40 pm-8:06 am(83.8°)229,33135.7%
* All times are local time for Rarotonga. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Rarotonga This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, Apr 26, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryFri 5:25 amFri 5:13 pmFri 11:19 amDifficult to see
VenusFri 6:10 amFri 5:47 pmFri 11:59 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsSat 4:02 amSat 4:13 pmSat 10:07 amAverage visibility
JupiterFri 8:08 amFri 7:14 pmFri 1:41 pmSlightly difficult to see
SaturnSat 3:14 amSat 3:38 pmSat 9:26 amAverage visibility
UranusFri 8:03 amFri 7:09 pmFri 1:36 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneSat 4:07 amSat 4:15 pmSat 10:11 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Rarotonga.

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