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

Moon: 90.2%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Sep 10, 2025 at 1:03:42 am
Sunrise Today: 6:39 am↑ 85° East
Sunset Today: 6:32 pm↑ 274° West
Moonrise Today: 10:00 pm↑ 71° East
Moonset Today: 8:38 am↑ 286° West
Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 53 minutes (+1m 10s)
Location of Rarotonga Location

Today's Sun Position in Rarotonga

Time: 1:03 am
Altitude: -72.2°
Direction: 157° S
Phase: Night

Day length today: 11h 52m 45s (Sep 10, 2025)

1 minute, 10 seconds longer than yesterday (Sep 9, 2025)

1 hour, 2 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 20, 2025)

1 hour, 33 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 20, 2024)

The Sun's altitude in Rarotonga today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show the times of sunrise and sunset. Altitude and heading are displayed below the graph. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Rarotonga Today

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Day, night, and twilight times in Rarotonga today. Black is nighttime, light blue is daytime. The darker blue shadings represent the twilight phases during dawn (left) and dusk (right). Hover over the graph for more information. How to use this

Night 12:00 am – 5:25 am
Astro. Twilight 5:25 am – 5:51 am
Nautical Twilight 5:51 am – 6:17 am
Civil Twilight 6:17 am – 6:39 am
Daylight 6:39 am – 6:32 pm
Civil Twilight 6:32 pm – 6:54 pm
Nautical Twilight 6:54 pm – 7:20 pm
Astro. Twilight 7:20 pm – 7:46 pm
Night 7:46 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Rarotonga - Next 7 Days

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2025 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
Sep Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. km
Sep 10 6:39 am 6:32 pm 11:52:45 +1:10 12:35 pm (64.2°) 150.610
Sep 11 6:38 am 6:32 pm 11:53:56 +1:11 12:35 pm (64.6°) 150.572
Sep 12 6:37 am 6:32 pm 11:55:07 +1:11 12:35 pm (65.0°) 150.534
Sep 13 6:36 am 6:33 pm 11:56:19 +1:11 12:34 pm (65.4°) 150.495
Sep 14 6:35 am 6:33 pm 11:57:30 +1:11 12:34 pm (65.7°) 150.456
Sep 15 6:34 am 6:33 pm 11:58:42 +1:11 12:34 pm (66.1°) 150.417
Sep 16 6:33 am 6:33 pm 11:59:54 +1:12 12:33 pm (66.5°) 150.378
* All times are local time for Rarotonga. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Equinoxes & Solstices 2025

March equinox Mar 19 11:01 pm
June solstice Jun 20 4:42 pm
September equinox Sep 22 8:19 am
December solstice Dec 21 5:03 am
* All times are local Rarotonga time.

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Today's Moon in Rarotonga

Percent Illuminated: 90.2%
Time: 1:03 am
Altitude: 47.3°
Direction: 39° NE
Position: Waning Gibbous

The Moon's path in Rarotonga today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show times and headings of moonrise and moonset. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Rarotonga - Next 7 days

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2025 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Sep Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (km) Illumination
Sep 10 - 8:38 am 10:00 pm 2:50 am (55.3°) 364,774 89.6%
Sep 11 - 9:22 am 11:06 pm 3:43 am (49.1°) 365,446 81.0%
Sep 12 - 10:11 am - 4:40 am (44.1°) 367,211 70.6%
Sep 13 12:13 am 11:06 am - 5:40 am (40.8°) 369,810 59.1%
Sep 14 1:18 am 12:06 pm - 6:42 am (39.4°) 372,957 47.2%
Sep 15 2:20 am 1:09 pm - 7:44 am (40.1°) 376,418 35.7%
Sep 16 3:14 am 2:12 pm - 8:42 am (42.6°) 380,009 25.2%
* 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, Wed, Sep 10, 2025
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Wed 6:38 am Wed 6:22 pm Wed 12:29 pm Extremely difficult to see
Venus Wed 5:09 am Wed 4:25 pm Wed 10:47 am Fairly good visibility
Mars Wed 8:25 am Wed 8:56 pm Wed 2:41 pm Average visibility
Jupiter Wed 3:17 am Wed 2:09 pm Wed 8:43 am Fairly good visibility
Saturn Tue 7:16 pm Wed 7:27 am Wed 1:21 am Perfect visibility
Uranus Tue 11:48 pm Wed 10:45 am Wed 5:16 am Average visibility
Neptune Tue 7:23 pm Wed 7:29 am Wed 1:26 am Slightly difficult to see
* All times are local time for Rarotonga.

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