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

Moon: 88.3%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 4:51:54 pm
Moon Direction: 131° Southeast
Moon Altitude: -60.0°
Moon Distance: 240,260 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, May 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 7:00 am (249°) 6:15 pm (113°) 12:17 am (87.0°) 249,379 99.8%
2 - 7:54 am (245°) 6:56 pm (117°) 1:03 am (88.8°) 250,699 99.3%
3 - 8:49 am (242°) 7:41 pm (119°) 1:51 am (85.6°) 251,645 96.9%
4 - 9:43 am (240°) 8:30 pm (120°) 2:41 am (83.6°) 252,132 92.8%
5 - 10:34 am (240°) 9:23 pm (120°) 3:32 am (83.0°) 252,065 87.0%
6 - 11:23 am (241°) 10:17 pm (118°) 4:24 am (83.8°) 251,360 79.8%
7 - 12:07 pm (244°) 11:12 pm (115°) 5:14 am (86.0°) 249,951 71.4%
8 - 12:48 pm (248°) - 6:02 am (89.5°) 247,820 62.0%
9 12:06 am (110°) 1:26 pm (253°) - 6:48 am (86.0°) 244,996 51.9%
10 1:01 am (104°) 2:01 pm (259°) - 7:33 am (80.6°) 241,589 41.5%
11 1:55 am (98°) 2:35 pm (265°) - 8:18 am (74.5°) 237,764 31.2%
12 2:50 am (91°) 3:10 pm (272°) - 9:03 am (67.9°) 233,782 21.4%
13 3:48 am (84°) 3:47 pm (280°) - 9:50 am (61.0°) 229,950 12.7%
14 4:48 am (77°) 4:28 pm (286°) - 10:40 am (54.4°) 226,620 5.8%
15 5:53 am (70°) 5:14 pm (293°) - 11:36 am (48.4°) 224,119 1.5%
16 7:02 am (65°) 6:07 pm (297°) - 12:36 pm (43.6°) 222,731 0.2%
17 8:14 am (61°) 7:08 pm (300°) - 1:42 pm (40.7°) 222,599 2.2%
18 9:23 am (60°) 8:15 pm (300°) - 2:49 pm (40.0°) 223,708 7.5%
19 10:27 am (61°) 9:24 pm (298°) - 3:55 pm (41.6°) 225,885 15.3%
20 11:23 am (64°) 10:31 pm (294°) - 4:55 pm (45.2°) 228,848 25.1%
21 12:10 pm (69°) 11:34 pm (288°) - 5:50 pm (50.1°) 232,258 36.0%
22 12:51 pm (75°) - - 6:40 pm (55.8°) 235,819 47.2%
23 - 12:33 am (282°) 1:27 pm (82°) 7:25 pm (62.0°) 239,275 58.2%
24 - 1:28 am (275°) 2:01 pm (88°) 8:08 pm (68.3°) 242,453 68.4%
25 - 2:20 am (269°) 2:33 pm (95°) 8:50 pm (74.5°) 245,234 77.6%
26 - 3:12 am (262°) 3:05 pm (101°) 9:32 pm (80.3°) 247,571 85.4%
27 - 4:03 am (256°) 3:39 pm (107°) 10:15 pm (85.5°) 249,444 91.7%
28 - 4:56 am (251°) 4:15 pm (112°) 11:00 pm (90.0°) 250,865 96.3%
29 - 5:49 am (246°) 4:55 pm (116°) 11:47 pm (86.5°) 251,843 99.0%
30 - 6:43 am (243°) 5:39 pm (119°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
31 - 7:37 am (240°) 6:26 pm (120°) 12:37 am (84.2°) 252,386 99.8%
* 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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