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

Moon: 20.7%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: May 11, 2024 at 10:06:20 pm
Sunrise Today: 7:00 am 71° East
Sunset Today: 6:09 pm 289° West
Moonrise Today: 10:51 am 59° Northeast
Moonset Today: 9:39 pm 300° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 9 minutes (-51s)
Location of RarotongaLocation

Today's Sun Position in Rarotonga

Time:10:06 pm
Altitude:-54.9°
Direction:272° W
Phase:Night

Day length today: 11h 8m 50s (May 11, 2024)

51 seconds shorter than yesterday (May 10, 2024)

18 minutes, 29 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

2 hours, 16 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Rarotonga Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:44 am
Astro. Twilight5:44 am – 6:10 am
Nautical Twilight6:10 am – 6:37 am
Civil Twilight6:37 am – 7:00 am
Daylight7:00 am – 6:09 pm
Civil Twilight6:09 pm – 6:33 pm
Nautical Twilight6:33 pm – 6:59 pm
Astro. Twilight6:59 pm – 7:26 pm
Night7:26 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Rarotonga - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 117:00 am6:09 pm11:08:50−0:5112:35 pm (50.6°)93.904
May 127:01 am6:09 pm11:07:59−0:5012:35 pm (50.3°)93.924
May 137:01 am6:08 pm11:07:09−0:4912:35 pm (50.1°)93.944
May 147:02 am6:08 pm11:06:20−0:4812:35 pm (49.9°)93.964
May 157:02 am6:08 pm11:05:32−0:4712:35 pm (49.6°)93.983
May 167:03 am6:07 pm11:04:46−0:4612:35 pm (49.4°)94.002
May 177:03 am6:07 pm11:04:00−0:4512:35 pm (49.2°)94.021
* 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 1110:51 am9:39 pm-4:15 pm(40.1°)239,96518.7%
May 1211:43 am10:38 pm-5:10 pm(42.2°)243,43527.7%
May 1312:29 pm11:35 pm-6:00 pm(45.6°)246,47037.4%
May 141:08 pm--6:47 pm(50.0°)248,86847.3%
May 15-12:29 am1:43 pm7:29 pm(55.0°)250,50457.2%
May 16-1:20 am2:15 pm8:10 pm(60.6°)251,32566.6%
May 17-2:09 am2:45 pm8:49 pm(66.4°)251,34375.4%
* 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, Sat, May 11, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySun 5:06 amSun 4:49 pmSun 10:58 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusSun 6:34 amSun 5:49 pmSun 12:11 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsSun 3:52 amSun 3:49 pmSun 9:51 amAverage visibility
JupiterSun 7:21 amSun 6:25 pmSun 12:53 pmDifficult to see
SaturnSun 2:20 amSun 2:43 pmSun 8:32 amAverage visibility
UranusSun 7:05 amSun 6:09 pmSun 12:37 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
NeptuneSun 3:10 amSun 3:17 pmSun 9:14 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Rarotonga.

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