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

Moon: 76.0%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: May 17, 2024 at 10:35:10 pm
Sunrise Today: 7:03 am 69° East
Sunset Today: 6:07 pm 291° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 2:45 pm 86° East
Moonset Today: 2:09 am 277° West
Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 4 minutes (-45s)
Location of RarotongaLocation

Today's Sun Position in Rarotonga

Time:10:35 pm
Altitude:-61.8°
Direction:272° W
Phase:Night

Day length today: 11h 4m (May 17, 2024)

45 seconds shorter than yesterday (May 16, 2024)

13 minutes, 38 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

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

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Rarotonga Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:46 am
Astro. Twilight5:46 am – 6:12 am
Nautical Twilight6:12 am – 6:39 am
Civil Twilight6:39 am – 7:03 am
Daylight7:03 am – 6:07 pm
Civil Twilight6:07 pm – 6:31 pm
Nautical Twilight6:31 pm – 6:58 pm
Astro. Twilight6:58 pm – 7:24 pm
Night7:24 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Rarotonga - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 177:03 am6:07 pm11:04:00−0:4512:35 pm (49.2°)94.021
May 187:03 am6:07 pm11:03:15−0:4412:35 pm (49.0°)94.039
May 197:04 am6:06 pm11:02:31−0:4312:35 pm (48.8°)94.058
May 207:04 am6:06 pm11:01:48−0:4212:35 pm (48.5°)94.076
May 217:05 am6:06 pm11:01:06−0:4112:35 pm (48.4°)94.094
May 227:05 am6:06 pm11:00:26−0:4012:35 pm (48.2°)94.111
May 237:05 am6:05 pm10:59:47−0:3912:35 pm (48.0°)94.129
* 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 17-2:09 am2:45 pm8:49 pm(66.4°)251,34375.4%
May 18-2:57 am3:15 pm9:28 pm(72.2°)250,62983.3%
May 19-3:46 am3:45 pm10:08 pm(78.1°)249,29489.9%
May 20-4:35 am4:17 pm10:50 pm(83.6°)247,48495.1%
May 21-5:27 am4:53 pm11:35 pm(88.6°)245,35598.5%
May 22-6:23 am5:33 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
May 23-7:21 am6:20 pm12:25 am(87.2°)243,06199.9%
* 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, Fri, May 17, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySat 5:15 amSat 4:49 pmSat 11:02 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusSat 6:43 amSat 5:51 pmSat 12:17 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsSat 3:48 amSat 3:39 pmSat 9:44 amAverage visibility
JupiterSat 7:04 amSat 6:06 pmSat 12:35 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
SaturnSat 1:58 amSat 2:21 pmSat 8:10 amAverage visibility
UranusSat 6:43 amSat 5:47 pmSat 12:15 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneSat 2:47 amSat 2:54 pmSat 8:51 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Rarotonga.

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