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

Moon: 51.6%
Third Quarter
Current Time: Oct 23, 2024 at 6:40:24 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:01 am 103° East
Sunset Today: 6:45 pm 257° West
Moonrise Today: 12:45 am 61° Northeast
Moonset Today: 11:39 am 298° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 45 minutes (+1m 9s)
Location of RarotongaLocation

Today's Sun Position in Rarotonga

Time:6:40 pm
Altitude:0.8°
Direction:257° W
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 12h 44m 34s (Oct 23, 2024)

1 minute, 9 seconds longer than yesterday (Oct 22, 2024)

1 hour, 54 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 20, 2024)

41 minutes, 12 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Rarotonga Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:44 am
Astro. Twilight4:44 am – 5:11 am
Nautical Twilight5:11 am – 5:38 am
Civil Twilight5:38 am – 6:01 am
Daylight6:01 am – 6:45 pm
Civil Twilight6:45 pm – 7:08 pm
Nautical Twilight7:08 pm – 7:35 pm
Astro. Twilight7:35 pm – 8:02 pm
Night8:02 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Rarotonga - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
OctSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Oct 236:01 am6:45 pm12:44:34+1:0912:23 pm (80.6°)92.462
Oct 246:00 am6:46 pm12:45:42+1:0812:23 pm (80.9°)92.437
Oct 255:59 am6:46 pm12:46:51+1:0812:23 pm (81.3°)92.412
Oct 265:59 am6:47 pm12:47:59+1:0712:22 pm (81.6°)92.388
Oct 275:58 am6:47 pm12:49:06+1:0712:22 pm (82.0°)92.363
Oct 285:57 am6:48 pm12:50:13+1:0612:22 pm (82.3°)92.339
Oct 295:57 am6:48 pm12:51:19+1:0612:22 pm (82.6°)92.315
* 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
OctMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Oct 2312:45 am11:39 am-6:11 am(41.6°)240,69456.9%
Oct 241:32 am12:37 pm-7:03 am(45.0°)244,24046.3%
Oct 252:13 am1:32 pm-7:51 am(49.4°)247,21036.3%
Oct 262:49 am2:24 pm-8:34 am(54.5°)249,50927.0%
Oct 273:21 am3:13 pm-9:15 am(60.0°)251,11218.8%
Oct 283:51 am4:02 pm-9:54 am(65.8°)252,04711.8%
Oct 294:21 am4:50 pm-10:33 am(71.7°)252,3756.3%
* 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, Wed, Oct 23, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 6:48 amWed 7:51 pmWed 1:19 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusWed 8:08 amWed 9:30 pmWed 2:49 pmGood visibility
MarsThu 12:52 amThu 11:43 amThu 6:17 amPerfect visibility
JupiterWed 10:21 pmThu 9:10 amThu 3:46 amPerfect visibility
SaturnWed 3:12 pmThu 3:42 amWed 9:27 pmPerfect visibility
UranusWed 8:30 pmThu 7:32 amThu 2:01 amAverage visibility
NeptuneWed 4:14 pmThu 4:24 amWed 10:19 pmDifficult to see
* All times are local time for Rarotonga.

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