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

Moon: 69.2%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: May 28, 2024 at 1:50:54 pm
Sunrise Today: 7:08 am 67° East
Sunset Today: 6:04 pm 293° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 11:20 pm 110° East
Moonset Today: 11:57 am 248° West
Daylight Hours: 10 hours, 57 minutes (-33s)
Location of RarotongaLocation

Today's Sun Position in Rarotonga

Time:1:50 pm
Altitude:43.4°
Direction:336° N
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 10h 56m 47s (May 28, 2024)

33 seconds shorter than yesterday (May 27, 2024)

6 minutes, 26 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

2 hours, 28 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Rarotonga Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:49 am
Astro. Twilight5:49 am – 6:16 am
Nautical Twilight6:16 am – 6:44 am
Civil Twilight6:44 am – 7:08 am
Daylight7:08 am – 6:04 pm
Civil Twilight6:04 pm – 6:28 pm
Nautical Twilight6:28 pm – 6:56 pm
Astro. Twilight6:56 pm – 7:23 pm
Night7:23 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Rarotonga - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 287:08 am6:04 pm10:56:47−0:3312:36 pm (47.1°)94.212
May 297:08 am6:04 pm10:56:15−0:3212:36 pm (47.0°)94.228
May 307:08 am6:04 pm10:55:44−0:3012:36 pm (46.8°)94.243
May 317:09 am6:04 pm10:55:15−0:2912:36 pm (46.7°)94.259
Jun 17:09 am6:04 pm10:54:47−0:2812:37 pm (46.6°)94.273
Jun 27:10 am6:04 pm10:54:20−0:2612:37 pm (46.4°)94.288
Jun 37:10 am6:04 pm10:53:54−0:2512:37 pm (46.3°)94.301
* 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 28-11:57 am11:20 pm5:10 am(89.2°)232,83472.9%
May 29-12:40 pm-6:03 am(85.5°)231,38062.0%
May 3012:21 am1:19 pm-6:53 am(79.2°)230,18250.3%
May 311:21 am1:56 pm-7:41 am(72.4°)229,29438.5%
Jun 12:20 am2:33 pm-8:29 am(65.2°)228,79827.3%
Jun 23:20 am3:11 pm-9:18 am(58.3°)228,79417.3%
Jun 34:21 am3:52 pm-10:09 am(51.8°)229,3769.2%
* 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, Tue, May 28, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 5:45 amTue 5:00 pmTue 11:23 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusTue 7:00 amTue 5:57 pmTue 12:29 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
MarsTue 3:42 amTue 3:23 pmTue 9:33 amAverage visibility
JupiterTue 6:36 amTue 5:36 pmTue 12:06 pmSlightly difficult to see
SaturnWed 1:18 amWed 1:40 pmWed 7:29 amAverage visibility
UranusTue 6:06 amTue 5:10 pmTue 11:38 amExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneTue 2:09 amTue 2:16 pmTue 8:12 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Rarotonga.

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