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

Moon: 9.6%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: May 5, 2024 at 2:12:09 am
Sunrise Today: 6:58 am 73° East
Sunset Today: 6:12 pm 288° West
Moonrise Today: 4:30 am 86° East
Moonset Today: 4:36 pm 278° West
Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 14 minutes (-56s)
Location of RarotongaLocation

Today's Sun Position in Rarotonga

Time:2:12 am
Altitude:-66.7°
Direction:98° E
Phase:Night

Day length today: 11h 14m 13s (May 5, 2024)

56 seconds shorter than yesterday (May 4, 2024)

23 minutes, 52 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

2 hours, 11 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Rarotonga Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:42 am
Astro. Twilight5:42 am – 6:08 am
Nautical Twilight6:08 am – 6:35 am
Civil Twilight6:35 am – 6:58 am
Daylight6:58 am – 6:12 pm
Civil Twilight6:12 pm – 6:35 pm
Nautical Twilight6:35 pm – 7:02 pm
Astro. Twilight7:02 pm – 7:28 pm
Night7:28 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Rarotonga - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 56:58 am6:12 pm11:14:13−0:5612:35 pm (52.2°)93.774
May 66:58 am6:12 pm11:13:17−0:5512:35 pm (51.9°)93.797
May 76:59 am6:11 pm11:12:22−0:5512:35 pm (51.6°)93.819
May 86:59 am6:11 pm11:11:28−0:5412:35 pm (51.4°)93.841
May 97:00 am6:10 pm11:10:34−0:5312:35 pm (51.1°)93.862
May 107:00 am6:10 pm11:09:42−0:5212:35 pm (50.8°)93.883
May 117:00 am6:09 pm11:08:50−0:5112:35 pm (50.6°)93.904
* 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
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 54:30 am4:36 pm-10:36 am(62.6°)225,6617.3%
May 65:33 am5:16 pm-11:27 am(55.6°)226,0852.2%
May 76:37 am6:00 pm-12:21 pm(49.3°)227,4850.1%
May 87:43 am6:49 pm-1:17 pm(44.4°)229,7941.0%
May 98:49 am7:42 pm-2:16 pm(41.1°)232,8314.8%
May 109:52 am8:40 pm-3:16 pm(39.6°)236,32610.8%
May 1110:51 am9:39 pm-4:15 pm(40.1°)239,96518.7%
* 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, Sun, May 5, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySun 5:06 amSun 4:54 pmSun 11:00 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusSun 6:23 amSun 5:47 pmSun 12:05 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsSun 3:57 amSun 4:00 pmSun 9:59 amAverage visibility
JupiterSun 7:42 amSun 6:46 pmSun 1:14 pmSlightly difficult to see
SaturnSun 2:45 amSun 3:09 pmSun 8:57 amAverage visibility
UranusSun 7:30 amSun 6:35 pmSun 1:03 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneSun 3:37 amSun 3:44 pmSun 9:40 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Rarotonga.

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