Sunset and sunrise times in Avarua, Cook Islands

In Avarua, Cook Islands the sun sets today, Friday 25 September, at 18:36 and rises at 06:25. Daylight lasts 12h 10m; evening golden hour runs from 18:06 to 18:49.

Today, Friday 25 September

First light: 06:03
Sunrise: 06:25
Solar noon: 12:30
Sunset: 18:36
Last light: 18:58
Day length: 12h 10m

18h 34m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour: 18:06 – 18:49
Blue hour: 18:49 – 18:58
Max sun altitude: 69.9°
Moon: 🌔 Waxing gibbous
Moonrise / moonset: 17:58 / 05:41

The sun sets at 268° — face west

Tomorrow, Saturday 26 September

Sunrise 06:24 Sunset 18:36 Golden hour 18:07 – 18:50 Day length 12h 11m vs today 1 minute longer

Where Avarua is

Coordinates: 21.2075° S, 159.7755° W
Time zone: Pacific/Rarotonga
Current offset: UTC-10:00
Elevation: 7 m
Population: 13,373

Sunrise and sunset in Avarua, September 2026

September 2026 — first light, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, last light, day length and evening golden hour.
Date	First light	Sunrise	Solar noon	Sunset	Last light	Day length	Change	Golden hour	Moon
Tue 1	06:25	06:48	12:38	18:30	18:52	11h 42m	+1:09	18:00–18:43	🌖 77%
Wed 2	06:24	06:47	12:38	18:30	18:52	11h 43m	+1:09	18:00–18:44	🌖 66%
Thu 3	06:23	06:46	12:38	18:30	18:53	11h 44m	+1:09	18:01–18:44	🌗 55%
Fri 4	06:23	06:45	12:38	18:30	18:53	11h 45m	+1:10	18:01–18:44	🌘 43%
Sat 5	06:22	06:44	12:37	18:31	18:53	11h 46m	+1:10	18:01–18:44	🌘 32%
Sun 6	06:21	06:43	12:37	18:31	18:53	11h 48m	+1:10	18:01–18:45	🌘 21%
Mon 7	06:20	06:42	12:36	18:31	18:53	11h 49m	+1:10	18:02–18:45	🌘 12%
Tue 8	06:19	06:41	12:36	18:31	18:54	11h 50m	+1:10	18:02–18:45	🌘 6%
Wed 9	06:18	06:40	12:36	18:32	18:54	11h 51m	+1:11	18:02–18:45	🌘 2%
Thu 10	06:17	06:39	12:35	18:32	18:54	11h 52m	+1:11	18:02–18:46	🌑 0%
Fri 11	06:16	06:38	12:35	18:32	18:54	11h 53m	+1:11	18:03–18:46	🌒 1%
Sat 12	06:15	06:37	12:35	18:32	18:55	11h 55m	+1:11	18:03–18:46	🌒 4%
Sun 13	06:14	06:36	12:34	18:33	18:55	11h 56m	+1:11	18:03–18:46	🌒 9%
Mon 14	06:13	06:35	12:34	18:33	18:55	11h 57m	+1:12	18:04–18:47	🌒 16%
Tue 15	06:12	06:35	12:34	18:33	18:55	11h 58m	+1:12	18:04–18:47	🌒 23%
Wed 16	06:11	06:34	12:33	18:33	18:56	11h 59m	+1:12	18:04–18:47	🌒 32%
Thu 17	06:10	06:33	12:33	18:34	18:56	12h 1m	+1:12	18:04–18:47	🌒 41%
Fri 18	06:09	06:32	12:33	18:34	18:56	12h 2m	+1:12	18:05–18:47	🌓 51%
Sat 19	06:09	06:31	12:32	18:34	18:56	12h 3m	+1:12	18:05–18:48	🌔 60%
Sun 20	06:08	06:30	12:32	18:34	18:57	12h 4m	+1:12	18:05–18:48	🌔 69%
Mon 21	06:07	06:29	12:32	18:35	18:57	12h 5m	+1:12	18:05–18:48	🌔 77%
Tue 22	06:06	06:28	12:31	18:35	18:57	12h 7m	+1:12	18:06–18:48	🌔 85%
Wed 23	06:05	06:27	12:31	18:35	18:57	12h 8m	+1:13	18:06–18:49	🌔 91%
Thu 24	06:04	06:26	12:30	18:35	18:58	12h 9m	+1:13	18:06–18:49	🌔 96%
Fri 25	06:03	06:25	12:30	18:36	18:58	12h 10m	+1:13	18:06–18:49	🌔 99%
Sat 26	06:02	06:24	12:30	18:36	18:58	12h 11m	+1:13	18:07–18:50	🌕 100%
Sun 27	06:01	06:23	12:29	18:36	18:58	12h 13m	+1:13	18:07–18:50	🌖 98%
Mon 28	06:00	06:22	12:29	18:36	18:59	12h 14m	+1:13	18:07–18:50	🌖 95%
Tue 29	05:59	06:21	12:29	18:37	18:59	12h 15m	+1:13	18:07–18:50	🌖 88%
Wed 30	05:58	06:20	12:28	18:37	18:59	12h 16m	+1:13	18:08–18:51	🌖 80%

More columns for September 2026: nautical and astronomical twilight, night length, sun altitude, sunset direction

September 2026 — extended twilight and geometry.
Date	Astro. dawn	Naut. dawn	Sunrise	Sunset	Naut. dusk	Astro. dusk	Night	Max altitude	Sunset direction
Tue 1	05:34	05:59	06:48	18:30	19:18	19:44	12h 16m	60.8°	278° W
Wed 2	05:33	05:58	06:47	18:30	19:18	19:44	12h 15m	61.2°	278° W
Thu 3	05:32	05:58	06:46	18:30	19:18	19:44	12h 14m	61.5°	277° W
Fri 4	05:31	05:57	06:45	18:30	19:19	19:44	12h 13m	61.9°	277° W
Sat 5	05:30	05:56	06:44	18:31	19:19	19:45	12h 12m	62.3°	277° W
Sun 6	05:29	05:55	06:43	18:31	19:19	19:45	12h 11m	62.6°	276° W
Mon 7	05:28	05:54	06:42	18:31	19:19	19:45	12h 9m	63.0°	276° W
Tue 8	05:27	05:53	06:41	18:31	19:19	19:45	12h 8m	63.4°	275° W
Wed 9	05:26	05:52	06:40	18:32	19:20	19:45	12h 7m	63.8°	275° W
Thu 10	05:26	05:51	06:39	18:32	19:20	19:46	12h 6m	64.1°	275° W
Fri 11	05:25	05:50	06:38	18:32	19:20	19:46	12h 5m	64.5°	274° W
Sat 12	05:24	05:49	06:37	18:32	19:20	19:46	12h 3m	64.9°	274° W
Sun 13	05:23	05:48	06:36	18:33	19:21	19:46	12h 2m	65.3°	273° W
Mon 14	05:22	05:48	06:35	18:33	19:21	19:47	12h 1m	65.7°	273° W
Tue 15	05:21	05:47	06:35	18:33	19:21	19:47	12h 0m	66.1°	273° W
Wed 16	05:20	05:46	06:34	18:33	19:21	19:47	11h 59m	66.4°	272° W
Thu 17	05:19	05:45	06:33	18:34	19:22	19:47	11h 58m	66.8°	272° W
Fri 18	05:18	05:44	06:32	18:34	19:22	19:48	11h 56m	67.2°	271° W
Sat 19	05:17	05:43	06:31	18:34	19:22	19:48	11h 55m	67.6°	271° W
Sun 20	05:16	05:42	06:30	18:34	19:22	19:48	11h 54m	68.0°	270° W
Mon 21	05:15	05:41	06:29	18:35	19:23	19:48	11h 53m	68.4°	270° W
Tue 22	05:14	05:40	06:28	18:35	19:23	19:49	11h 51m	68.8°	270° W
Wed 23	05:13	05:39	06:27	18:35	19:23	19:49	11h 50m	69.2°	269° W
Thu 24	05:12	05:38	06:26	18:35	19:23	19:49	11h 49m	69.5°	269° W
Fri 25	05:11	05:37	06:25	18:36	19:24	19:50	11h 48m	69.9°	268° W
Sat 26	05:10	05:36	06:24	18:36	19:24	19:50	11h 47m	70.3°	268° W
Sun 27	05:09	05:35	06:23	18:36	19:24	19:50	11h 45m	70.7°	268° W
Mon 28	05:08	05:34	06:22	18:36	19:25	19:51	11h 44m	71.1°	267° W
Tue 29	05:07	05:33	06:21	18:37	19:25	19:51	11h 43m	71.5°	267° W
Wed 30	05:06	05:32	06:20	18:37	19:25	19:51	11h 42m	71.9°	266° W

October 2026

October 2026 — the same columns, one month ahead.
Date	First light	Sunrise	Solar noon	Sunset	Last light	Day length	Change	Golden hour	Moon
Thu 1	05:57	06:19	12:28	18:37	19:00	12h 17m	+1:13	18:08–18:51	🌖 70%
Fri 2	05:56	06:18	12:28	18:38	19:00	12h 19m	+1:13	18:08–18:51	🌖 58%
Sat 3	05:55	06:17	12:28	18:38	19:00	12h 20m	+1:13	18:08–18:52	🌗 47%
Sun 4	05:54	06:17	12:27	18:38	19:00	12h 21m	+1:12	18:09–18:52	🌘 35%
Mon 5	05:53	06:16	12:27	18:38	19:01	12h 22m	+1:12	18:09–18:52	🌘 24%
Tue 6	05:52	06:15	12:27	18:39	19:01	12h 24m	+1:12	18:09–18:52	🌘 15%
Wed 7	05:52	06:14	12:26	18:39	19:01	12h 25m	+1:12	18:10–18:53	🌘 8%
Thu 8	05:51	06:13	12:26	18:39	19:02	12h 26m	+1:12	18:10–18:53	🌘 3%
Fri 9	05:50	06:12	12:26	18:40	19:02	12h 27m	+1:12	18:10–18:53	🌘 1%
Sat 10	05:49	06:11	12:25	18:40	19:02	12h 28m	+1:12	18:11–18:54	🌑 0%
Sun 11	05:48	06:10	12:25	18:40	19:03	12h 30m	+1:12	18:11–18:54	🌒 2%
Mon 12	05:47	06:10	12:25	18:41	19:03	12h 31m	+1:12	18:11–18:54	🌒 6%
Tue 13	05:46	06:09	12:25	18:41	19:04	12h 32m	+1:11	18:11–18:55	🌒 11%
Wed 14	05:45	06:08	12:24	18:41	19:04	12h 33m	+1:11	18:12–18:55	🌒 18%
Thu 15	05:44	06:07	12:24	18:42	19:04	12h 34m	+1:11	18:12–18:56	🌒 26%
Fri 16	05:44	06:06	12:24	18:42	19:05	12h 35m	+1:11	18:12–18:56	🌒 34%
Sat 17	05:43	06:05	12:24	18:43	19:05	12h 37m	+1:11	18:13–18:56	🌒 43%
Sun 18	05:42	06:05	12:24	18:43	19:06	12h 38m	+1:10	18:13–18:57	🌓 53%
Mon 19	05:41	06:04	12:23	18:43	19:06	12h 39m	+1:10	18:14–18:57	🌔 62%
Tue 20	05:40	06:03	12:23	18:44	19:06	12h 40m	+1:10	18:14–18:58	🌔 71%
Wed 21	05:40	06:02	12:23	18:44	19:07	12h 41m	+1:09	18:14–18:58	🌔 80%
Thu 22	05:39	06:02	12:23	18:45	19:07	12h 42m	+1:09	18:15–18:59	🌔 87%
Fri 23	05:38	06:01	12:23	18:45	19:08	12h 44m	+1:09	18:15–18:59	🌔 93%
Sat 24	05:37	06:00	12:23	18:45	19:08	12h 45m	+1:08	18:15–18:59	🌔 98%
Sun 25	05:37	06:00	12:23	18:46	19:09	12h 46m	+1:08	18:16–19:00	🌕 100%
Mon 26	05:36	05:59	12:22	18:46	19:09	12h 47m	+1:08	18:16–19:00	🌖 99%
Tue 27	05:35	05:58	12:22	18:47	19:10	12h 48m	+1:07	18:17–19:01	🌖 96%
Wed 28	05:35	05:58	12:22	18:47	19:10	12h 49m	+1:07	18:17–19:01	🌖 91%
Thu 29	05:34	05:57	12:22	18:48	19:11	12h 50m	+1:06	18:18–19:02	🌖 83%
Fri 30	05:33	05:56	12:22	18:48	19:11	12h 51m	+1:06	18:18–19:02	🌖 73%
Sat 31	05:33	05:56	12:22	18:49	19:12	12h 52m	+1:05	18:18–19:03	🌖 62%

Longest and shortest day in Avarua

The longest day falls on 21 December 2026, in 3 months, with 13h 25m of daylight.

The shortest is 20 June 2026, 3 months ago, with 10h 50m.

Between them the day length swings by 2h 34m.

Daylight through 2026

Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 18:04 on 5 June; the latest is 19:26 on 15 January. Those dates are not the solstices — the difference between clock time and solar time shifts them by a week or more.

Sunrise ranges from 05:48 on 27 November to 07:17 on 5 July.

Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 6m of daylight.

What makes sunsets in Avarua different

On standard time the sun peaks at 12:30, 31 minutes after clock noon, because the city sits near the western edge of its time zone. Sunrise and sunset are pushed the same way.

It takes roughly 22 minutes to go from sunset to proper darkness, right on the 24-minute median for today.

Between solstices the sunset walks 51° across the horizon — WSW in midwinter, WNW in midsummer — which is why a fixed viewpoint works only part of the year. Today's bearing is W.

By the end of September the sun will be setting 7 minutes later than it did on the first, a shift of roughly 15 seconds a day.

Being inside the tropics means two zenith passages a year, 14 January and 27 November, when the sun is straight up at solar noon rather than merely high. The next one is in 2 months.

Planning a sunset photo in Avarua

Arrive by 17:51. Golden hour opens at 18:06 and the sun is down by 18:36, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.

Face west — the sun goes down at 268° on the compass today. That bearing moves through the year, so a composition that works this week may not in three months.

Do not pack up at sunset. Blue hour follows from 18:49 and runs to 18:58, the end of civil twilight and 22m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.

Common questions

What time is sunset in Avarua today?

The sun sets in Avarua at 18:36 today, Friday 25 September 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Avarua?

It takes 22m. Civil twilight ends at 18:58 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Avarua?

Evening golden hour runs 18:06 to 18:49 today, lasting 42m.