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

Moon: 99.5%
Full Moon
Current Time: Dec 4, 2025 at 11:48:08 pm
Sunrise Today: 5:48 am 114° Southeast
Sunset Today: 7:10 pm 246° West
Moonrise Today: 7:31 pm 60° Northeast
Moonset Today: 5:20 am 299° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 13 hours, 22 minutes (+29s)
Location of RarotongaLocation

Today's Sun Position in Rarotonga

Time:11:48 pm
Altitude:-45.2°
Direction:194° S
Phase:Night

Day length today: 13h 21m 39s (Dec 4, 2025)

29 seconds longer than yesterday (Dec 3, 2025)

2 hours, 31 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 20, 2025)

4 minutes, 7 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Dec 20, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Rarotonga Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:24 am
Astro. Twilight4:24 am – 4:54 am
Nautical Twilight4:54 am – 5:24 am
Civil Twilight5:24 am – 5:48 am
Daylight5:48 am – 7:10 pm
Civil Twilight7:10 pm – 7:35 pm
Nautical Twilight7:35 pm – 8:04 pm
Astro. Twilight8:04 pm – 8:34 pm
Night8:34 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Rarotonga - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Dec 45:48 am7:10 pm13:21:39+0:2912:29 pm (88.9°)91.610
Dec 55:48 am7:11 pm13:22:07+0:2812:29 pm (88.7°)91.597
Dec 65:49 am7:11 pm13:22:34+0:2612:30 pm (88.6°)91.584
Dec 75:49 am7:12 pm13:22:59+0:2412:30 pm (88.5°)91.572
Dec 85:49 am7:13 pm13:23:22+0:2312:31 pm (88.4°)91.560
Dec 95:49 am7:13 pm13:23:44+0:2112:31 pm (88.3°)91.549
Dec 105:50 am7:14 pm13:24:04+0:1912:32 pm (88.2°)91.539
* 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 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Rarotonga - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
DecMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Dec 4-5:20 am7:31 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
Dec 5-6:24 am8:40 pm12:58 am(40.0°)222,41999.4%
Dec 6-7:32 am9:41 pm2:05 am(40.1°)224,32396.3%
Dec 7-8:41 am10:33 pm3:09 am(42.5°)227,30290.3%
Dec 8-9:46 am11:17 pm4:08 am(46.6°)231,02382.2%
Dec 9-10:47 am11:56 pm5:00 am(51.9°)235,08672.7%
Dec 10-11:43 am-5:47 am(57.8°)239,15662.4%
* 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, Thu, Dec 4, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryFri 4:38 amFri 5:35 pmFri 11:06 amAverage visibility
VenusFri 5:20 amFri 6:34 pmFri 11:57 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsFri 6:26 amFri 7:50 pmFri 1:08 pmExtremely difficult to see
JupiterFri 9:54 pmSat 8:47 amSat 3:21 amPerfect visibility
SaturnThu 1:20 pmFri 1:35 amThu 7:28 pmGreat visibility
UranusThu 5:58 pmFri 4:57 amThu 11:28 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneThu 1:38 pmFri 1:45 amThu 7:41 pmDifficult to see
* All times are local time for Rarotonga.

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