| Current Time: | Jan 23, 2026 at 11:45:56 pm |
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| Sunrise Today: | 6:15 am↑ 111° Southeast |
| Sunset Today: | 7:26 pm↑ 249° West |
| Moonrise Today: | 10:44 am↑ 86° East |
| Moonset Today: | 10:48 pm↑ 277° West |
| Daylight Hours: | 13 hours, 10 minutes (-51s) |
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Rarotonga Today
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| Night | 12:00 am – 4:54 am |
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| Astro. Twilight | 4:54 am – 5:23 am |
| Nautical Twilight | 5:23 am – 5:51 am |
| Civil Twilight | 5:51 am – 6:15 am |
| Daylight | 6:15 am – 7:26 pm |
| Civil Twilight | 7:26 pm – 7:49 pm |
| Nautical Twilight | 7:49 pm – 8:18 pm |
| Astro. Twilight | 8:18 pm – 8:47 pm |
| Night | 8:47 pm – 11:59 pm |
Today's Moon in Rarotonga
Moon in Rarotonga - Next 7 days
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| 2026 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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| Jan | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| Jan 23 | 10:44 am | 10:48 pm | - | 4:49 pm | (63.1°) | 234,909 | 27.7% | |||
| Jan 24 | 11:41 am | 11:25 pm | - | 5:35 pm | (56.6°) | 232,939 | 38.4% | |||
 Jan 25 | 12:40 pm | - | - | 6:25 pm | (50.5°) | 231,097 | 50.0% | |||
| Jan 26 | - | 12:06 am | 1:43 pm | 7:20 pm | (45.4°) | 229,471 | 61.7% | |||
| Jan 27 | - | 12:53 am | 2:50 pm | 8:19 pm | (41.7°) | 228,204 | 73.0% | |||
| Jan 28 | - | 1:47 am | 3:57 pm | 9:23 pm | (39.8°) | 227,465 | 83.0% | |||
| Jan 29 | - | 2:48 am | 5:02 pm | 10:28 pm | (40.1°) | 227,414 | 91.2% | |||
| * 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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