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

Moon: 8.5%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 21, 2026 at 3:59:40 am
Sunrise Today: 6:43 am 90° East
Sunset Today: 6:48 pm 270° West
Moonrise Today: 9:27 am 70° East
Moonset Today: 8:47 pm 292° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 5 minutes (-1m 13s)
Location of RarotongaLocation

Today's Sun Position in Rarotonga

Time:3:59 am
Altitude:-38.5°
Direction:107° E
Phase:Night

Day length today:12h 5m 20s (Mar 21, 2026)

1 minute, 13 seconds shorter than yesterday (Mar 20, 2026)

1 hour, 14 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 20, 2025)

1 hour, 20 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 21, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Rarotonga Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:29 am
Astro. Twilight5:29 am – 5:55 am
Nautical Twilight5:55 am – 6:21 am
Civil Twilight6:21 am – 6:43 am
Daylight6:43 am – 6:48 pm
Civil Twilight6:48 pm – 7:10 pm
Nautical Twilight7:10 pm – 7:36 pm
Astro. Twilight7:36 pm – 8:02 pm
Night8:02 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Rarotonga - Next 7 Days

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2026Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MarSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Mar 216:43 am6:48 pm12:05:20−1:1312:46 pm (68.2°)92.611
Mar 226:43 am6:47 pm12:04:07−1:1312:45 pm (67.9°)92.636
Mar 236:43 am6:46 pm12:02:53−1:1312:45 pm (67.5°)92.662
Mar 246:44 am6:45 pm12:01:40−1:1312:45 pm (67.1°)92.688
Mar 256:44 am6:44 pm12:00:26−1:1312:44 pm (66.7°)92.713
Mar 266:44 am6:44 pm11:59:13−1:1312:44 pm (66.3°)92.739
Mar 276:45 am6:43 pm11:58:00−1:1312:44 pm (65.9°)92.765
* 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 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Rarotonga - Next 7 days

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2026Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MarMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Mar 219:27 am8:47 pm-3:09 pm(48.5°)228,01611.7%
Mar 2210:33 am9:37 pm-4:07 pm(43.8°)228,06520.7%
Mar 2311:40 am10:34 pm-5:08 pm(40.7°)228,71831.3%
Mar 2412:46 pm11:35 pm-6:11 pm(39.7°)229,84042.9%
Mar 251:48 pm--7:13 pm(40.6°)231,29954.8%
Mar 26-12:40 am2:43 pm8:12 pm(43.5°)232,97866.2%
Mar 27-1:45 am3:31 pm9:07 pm(47.8°)234,81576.6%
* 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.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Rarotonga This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, Mar 21, 2026
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySat 5:08 amSat 5:34 pmSat 11:21 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusSat 8:00 amSat 7:45 pmSat 1:53 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsSat 5:35 amSat 6:01 pmSat 11:48 amDifficult to see
JupiterSat 2:22 pmSun 1:10 amSat 7:46 pmPerfect visibility
SaturnSat 6:58 amSat 7:02 pmSat 1:00 pmExtremely difficult to see
UranusSat 10:55 amSat 9:55 pmSat 4:25 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneSat 6:47 amSat 6:52 pmSat 12:50 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
* All times are local time for Rarotonga.

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