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

Moon: 88.6%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 3:32:51 pm
Moon Direction: 171° South
Moon Altitude: -69.2°
Moon Distance: 240,079 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, August 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Aug Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 9:10 am (266°) 9:25 pm (91°) 2:53 am (74.1°) 242,646 91.6%
2 - 9:43 am (272°) 10:18 pm (84°) 3:36 am (67.8°) 240,359 84.8%
3 - 10:17 am (279°) 11:14 pm (77°) 4:20 am (61.4°) 237,956 76.2%
4 - 10:54 am (286°) - 5:06 am (55.2°) 235,484 66.1%
5 12:13 am (71°) 11:35 am (291°) - 5:56 am (49.5°) 233,002 55.0%
6 1:16 am (66°) 12:23 pm (296°) - 6:51 am (44.7°) 230,628 43.3%
7 2:21 am (62°) 1:17 pm (299°) - 7:50 am (41.4°) 228,512 31.7%
8 3:28 am (60°) 2:19 pm (300°) - 8:54 am (40.0°) 226,868 20.9%
9 4:33 am (60°) 3:27 pm (299°) - 9:59 am (40.6°) 225,906 11.7%
10 5:32 am (63°) 4:36 pm (296°) - 11:02 am (43.4°) 225,808 4.9%
11 6:24 am (67°) 5:43 pm (290°) - 12:02 pm (48.0°) 226,666 1.0%
12 7:10 am (73°) 6:47 pm (284°) - 12:56 pm (53.9°) 228,479 0.1%
13 7:50 am (80°) 7:47 pm (277°) - 1:46 pm (60.4°) 231,108 2.1%
14 8:27 am (87°) 8:45 pm (270°) - 2:33 pm (67.2°) 234,336 6.8%
15 9:02 am (94°) 9:40 pm (263°) - 3:18 pm (73.8°) 237,883 13.5%
16 9:36 am (101°) 10:34 pm (256°) - 4:03 pm (80.0°) 241,448 21.7%
17 10:11 am (107°) 11:29 pm (251°) - 4:48 pm (85.5°) 244,743 31.0%
18 10:49 am (112°) - - 5:34 pm (89.9°) 247,532 40.8%
19 - 12:23 am (246°) 11:29 am (116°) 6:22 pm (86.3°) 249,636 50.8%
20 - 1:18 am (242°) 12:13 pm (119°) 7:12 pm (84.0°) 250,947 60.6%
21 - 2:12 am (240°) 1:01 pm (120°) 8:03 pm (83.0°) 251,429 69.9%
22 - 3:05 am (240°) 1:53 pm (120°) 8:54 pm (83.5°) 251,116 78.5%
23 - 3:55 am (241°) 2:47 pm (119°) 9:45 pm (85.3°) 250,098 86.0%
24 - 4:41 am (243°) 3:42 pm (116°) 10:34 pm (88.4°) 248,512 92.2%
25 - 5:23 am (247°) 4:37 pm (111°) 11:21 pm (87.3°) 246,521 96.8%
26 - 6:01 am (251°) 5:32 pm (106°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
27 - 6:37 am (257°) 6:25 pm (100°) 12:07 am (82.1°) 244,286 99.4%
28 - 7:11 am (263°) 7:19 pm (93°) 12:51 am (76.2°) 241,967 99.9%
29 - 7:45 am (270°) 8:13 pm (86°) 1:34 am (69.9°) 239,683 98.1%
30 - 8:19 am (277°) 9:09 pm (79°) 2:19 am (63.4°) 237,529 94.0%
31 - 8:55 am (284°) 10:08 pm (73°) 3:05 am (57.0°) 235,550 87.6%
* 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.

Partial Lunar Eclipse visible in Rarotonga on Aug 27

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