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

Moon: 91.9%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: May 20, 2024 at 6:37:59 am
Sunrise Today: 7:04 am 69° East
Sunset Today: 6:06 pm 291° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 4:17 pm 105° East
Moonset Today: 4:35 am 258° West
Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 2 minutes (-42s)
Location of RarotongaLocation

Today's Sun Position in Rarotonga

Time:6:37 am
Altitude:-6.7°
Direction:71° E
Phase:Nautical Twilight

Day length today: 11h 1m 48s (May 20, 2024)

42 seconds shorter than yesterday (May 19, 2024)

11 minutes, 27 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

2 hours, 23 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Rarotonga Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:47 am
Astro. Twilight5:47 am – 6:13 am
Nautical Twilight6:13 am – 6:41 am
Civil Twilight6:41 am – 7:04 am
Daylight7:04 am – 6:06 pm
Civil Twilight6:06 pm – 6:30 pm
Nautical Twilight6:30 pm – 6:57 pm
Astro. Twilight6:57 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 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
May 247:06 am6:05 pm10:59:08−0:3812:36 pm (47.8°)94.146
May 257:06 am6:05 pm10:58:31−0:3712:36 pm (47.6°)94.163
May 267:07 am6:05 pm10:57:55−0:3512:36 pm (47.4°)94.179
* 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 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%
May 24-8:21 am7:12 pm1:19 am(84.2°)240,73999.0%
May 25-9:20 am8:11 pm2:16 am(82.8°)238,49895.7%
May 26-10:18 am9:13 pm3:15 am(83.1°)236,40990.2%
* 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, Mon, May 20, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryMon 5:19 amMon 4:50 pmMon 11:05 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusMon 6:47 amMon 5:52 pmMon 12:19 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsMon 3:47 amMon 3:36 pmMon 9:42 amAverage visibility
JupiterMon 6:58 amMon 6:00 pmMon 12:29 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
SaturnMon 1:51 amMon 2:14 pmMon 8:02 amAverage visibility
UranusMon 6:35 amMon 5:39 pmMon 12:07 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneMon 2:39 amMon 2:46 pmMon 8:43 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Rarotonga.

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