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Rarotonga, Cook Islands — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, March 2026

Moon: 88.3%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 4:50:59 pm
Moon Direction: 132° Southeast
Moon Altitude: -60.1°
Moon Distance: 240,257 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 2:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 1:37 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 9:28 pm

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Rarotonga, March 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Mar Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 4:55 am (289°) 6:14 pm (75°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
2 - 5:55 am (282°) 6:51 pm (81°) 12:02 am (55.4°) 235,333 98.7%
3 - 6:51 am (275°) 7:25 pm (88°) 12:48 am (61.7°) 237,661 100.0%
4 - 7:45 am (268°) 7:58 pm (95°) 1:33 am (68.3°) 240,271 98.9%
5 - 8:38 am (262°) 8:31 pm (101°) 2:15 am (74.7°) 242,989 95.5%
6 - 9:31 am (256°) 9:05 pm (107°) 2:58 am (80.6°) 245,623 90.3%
7 - 10:24 am (250°) 9:42 pm (112°) 3:42 am (86.0°) 247,951 83.5%
8 - 11:17 am (245°) 10:21 pm (116°) 4:27 am (89.5°) 249,778 75.4%
9 - 12:12 pm (242°) 11:05 pm (119°) 5:15 am (86.0°) 250,924 66.5%
10 - 1:06 pm (240°) 11:54 pm (121°) 6:05 am (83.7°) 251,269 57.0%
11 - 1:59 pm (239°) - 6:56 am (82.7°) 250,750 47.3%
12 12:46 am (120°) 2:49 pm (240°) - 7:48 am (83.2°) 249,377 37.5%
13 1:41 am (119°) 3:35 pm (243°) - 8:40 am (85.2°) 247,239 28.1%
14 2:37 am (116°) 4:18 pm (247°) - 9:30 am (88.5°) 244,493 19.3%
15 3:34 am (111°) 4:58 pm (252°) - 10:19 am (87.0°) 241,362 11.7%
16 4:31 am (105°) 5:35 pm (258°) - 11:06 am (81.4°) 238,095 5.7%
17 5:28 am (99°) 6:11 pm (265°) - 11:52 am (75.0°) 234,971 1.6%
18 6:25 am (92°) 6:46 pm (272°) - 12:39 pm (68.2°) 232,239 0.0%
19 7:23 am (84°) 7:23 pm (279°) - 1:26 pm (61.2°) 230,101 1.2%
20 8:24 am (77°) 8:03 pm (286°) - 2:16 pm (54.5°) 228,678 5.1%
21 9:27 am (70°) 8:47 pm (292°) - 3:09 pm (48.5°) 228,016 11.7%
22 10:33 am (65°) 9:37 pm (297°) - 4:07 pm (43.8°) 228,065 20.7%
23 11:40 am (61°) 10:34 pm (300°) - 5:08 pm (40.7°) 228,718 31.3%
24 12:46 pm (59°) 11:35 pm (301°) - 6:11 pm (39.7°) 229,840 42.9%
25 1:48 pm (60°) - - 7:13 pm (40.6°) 231,299 54.8%
26 - 12:40 am (299°) 2:43 pm (63°) 8:12 pm (43.5°) 232,978 66.2%
27 - 1:45 am (296°) 3:31 pm (67°) 9:07 pm (47.8°) 234,815 76.6%
28 - 2:47 am (291°) 4:12 pm (72°) 9:57 pm (53.2°) 236,769 85.4%
29 - 3:46 am (285°) 4:50 pm (79°) 10:44 pm (59.3°) 238,829 92.2%
30 - 4:42 am (278°) 5:24 pm (85°) 11:28 pm (65.7°) 240,968 97.0%
31 - 5:36 am (271°) 5:57 pm (92°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
* 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.

Total Lunar Eclipse visible in Rarotonga on Mar 2 – Mar 3

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