Sunset Tracker

Sunset and sunrise times in Avarua, Cook Islands

In Avarua, Cook Islands the sun sets today, Friday 9 October, at 18:40 and rises at 06:12. Daylight lasts 12h 27m; evening golden hour runs from 18:10 to 18:53.

Today, Friday 9 October

First light
05:50
Sunrise
06:12
Solar noon
12:26
Sunset
18:40
Last light
19:02
Day length
12h 27m

18h 38m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour
18:10 – 18:53
Blue hour
18:53 – 19:02
Max sun altitude
75.3°
Moon
🌘 Waning crescent
Moonrise / moonset
05:35 / 18:19

The sun sets at 263° — face west

Tomorrow, Saturday 10 October

Sunrise 06:11 Sunset 18:40 Golden hour 18:11 – 18:54 Day length 12h 28m 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, October 2026

October 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
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%
More columns for October 2026: nautical and astronomical twilight, night length, sun altitude, sunset direction
October 2026 — extended twilight and geometry.
Date Astro. dawn Naut. dawn Sunrise Sunset Naut. dusk Astro. dusk Night Max altitude Sunset direction
Thu 1 05:05 05:31 06:19 18:37 19:26 19:52 11h 41m 72.3° 266° W
Fri 2 05:04 05:30 06:18 18:38 19:26 19:52 11h 39m 72.7° 265° W
Sat 3 05:03 05:29 06:17 18:38 19:26 19:52 11h 38m 73.0° 265° W
Sun 4 05:02 05:28 06:17 18:38 19:27 19:53 11h 37m 73.4° 265° W
Mon 5 05:01 05:27 06:16 18:38 19:27 19:53 11h 36m 73.8° 264° W
Tue 6 05:00 05:26 06:15 18:39 19:27 19:54 11h 35m 74.2° 264° W
Wed 7 04:59 05:25 06:14 18:39 19:28 19:54 11h 33m 74.6° 263° W
Thu 8 04:58 05:24 06:13 18:39 19:28 19:54 11h 32m 75.0° 263° W
Fri 9 04:57 05:24 06:12 18:40 19:28 19:55 11h 31m 75.3° 263° W
Sat 10 04:56 05:23 06:11 18:40 19:29 19:55 11h 30m 75.7° 262° W
Sun 11 04:55 05:22 06:10 18:40 19:29 19:56 11h 29m 76.1° 262° W
Mon 12 04:54 05:21 06:10 18:41 19:30 19:56 11h 27m 76.5° 261° W
Tue 13 04:53 05:20 06:09 18:41 19:30 19:57 11h 26m 76.8° 261° W
Wed 14 04:52 05:19 06:08 18:41 19:30 19:57 11h 25m 77.2° 261° W
Thu 15 04:51 05:18 06:07 18:42 19:31 19:58 11h 24m 77.6° 260° W
Fri 16 04:50 05:17 06:06 18:42 19:31 19:58 11h 23m 77.9° 260° W
Sat 17 04:49 05:16 06:05 18:43 19:32 19:59 11h 22m 78.3° 259° W
Sun 18 04:49 05:15 06:05 18:43 19:32 19:59 11h 20m 78.7° 259° W
Mon 19 04:48 05:15 06:04 18:43 19:33 20:00 11h 19m 79.0° 259° WSW
Tue 20 04:47 05:14 06:03 18:44 19:33 20:00 11h 18m 79.4° 258° WSW
Wed 21 04:46 05:13 06:02 18:44 19:34 20:01 11h 17m 79.7° 258° WSW
Thu 22 04:45 05:12 06:02 18:45 19:34 20:01 11h 16m 80.1° 257° WSW
Fri 23 04:44 05:11 06:01 18:45 19:35 20:02 11h 15m 80.4° 257° WSW
Sat 24 04:43 05:11 06:00 18:45 19:35 20:03 11h 14m 80.8° 257° WSW
Sun 25 04:42 05:10 06:00 18:46 19:36 20:03 11h 13m 81.1° 256° WSW
Mon 26 04:42 05:09 05:59 18:46 19:36 20:04 11h 11m 81.5° 256° WSW
Tue 27 04:41 05:08 05:58 18:47 19:37 20:04 11h 10m 81.8° 256° WSW
Wed 28 04:40 05:08 05:58 18:47 19:37 20:05 11h 9m 82.2° 255° WSW
Thu 29 04:39 05:07 05:57 18:48 19:38 20:06 11h 8m 82.5° 255° WSW
Fri 30 04:38 05:06 05:56 18:48 19:39 20:06 11h 7m 82.8° 255° WSW
Sat 31 04:38 05:05 05:56 18:49 19:39 20:07 11h 6m 83.1° 254° WSW

November 2026

November 2026 — the same columns, one month ahead.
Date First light Sunrise Solar noon Sunset Last light Day length Change Golden hour Moon
Sun 1 05:32 05:55 12:22 18:49 19:13 12h 54m +1:05 18:19–19:03 🌗 51%
Mon 2 05:31 05:55 12:22 18:50 19:13 12h 55m +1:04 18:19–19:04 🌘 39%
Tue 3 05:31 05:54 12:22 18:50 19:14 12h 56m +1:03 18:20–19:05 🌘 28%
Wed 4 05:30 05:54 12:22 18:51 19:14 12h 57m +1:03 18:20–19:05 🌘 19%
Thu 5 05:30 05:53 12:22 18:51 19:15 12h 58m +1:02 18:21–19:06 🌘 11%
Fri 6 05:29 05:53 12:22 18:52 19:15 12h 59m +1:01 18:21–19:06 🌘 6%
Sat 7 05:29 05:52 12:22 18:53 19:16 13h 0m +1:01 18:22–19:07 🌘 2%
Sun 8 05:28 05:52 12:22 18:53 19:17 13h 1m +1:00 18:22–19:07 🌑 0%
Mon 9 05:28 05:51 12:22 18:54 19:17 13h 2m +0:59 18:23–19:08 🌒 1%
Tue 10 05:27 05:51 12:23 18:54 19:18 13h 3m +0:58 18:23–19:09 🌒 3%
Wed 11 05:27 05:51 12:23 18:55 19:19 13h 4m +0:57 18:24–19:09 🌒 7%
Thu 12 05:27 05:50 12:23 18:55 19:19 13h 5m +0:57 18:25–19:10 🌒 12%
Fri 13 05:26 05:50 12:23 18:56 19:20 13h 6m +0:56 18:25–19:11 🌒 19%
Sat 14 05:26 05:50 12:23 18:57 19:20 13h 6m +0:55 18:26–19:11 🌒 27%
Sun 15 05:26 05:49 12:23 18:57 19:21 13h 7m +0:54 18:26–19:12 🌒 36%
Mon 16 05:25 05:49 12:23 18:58 19:22 13h 8m +0:53 18:27–19:13 🌒 45%
Tue 17 05:25 05:49 12:24 18:59 19:22 13h 9m +0:52 18:27–19:13 🌓 55%
Wed 18 05:25 05:49 12:24 18:59 19:23 13h 10m +0:51 18:28–19:14 🌔 65%
Thu 19 05:25 05:49 12:24 19:00 19:24 13h 11m +0:50 18:29–19:15 🌔 74%
Fri 20 05:24 05:48 12:24 19:00 19:25 13h 12m +0:49 18:29–19:15 🌔 83%
Sat 21 05:24 05:48 12:25 19:01 19:25 13h 12m +0:47 18:30–19:16 🌔 90%
Sun 22 05:24 05:48 12:25 19:02 19:26 13h 13m +0:46 18:30–19:17 🌔 96%
Mon 23 05:24 05:48 12:25 19:02 19:27 13h 14m +0:45 18:31–19:17 🌔 99%
Tue 24 05:24 05:48 12:25 19:03 19:27 13h 15m +0:44 18:32–19:18 🌕 100%
Wed 25 05:24 05:48 12:26 19:04 19:28 13h 15m +0:43 18:32–19:19 🌖 98%
Thu 26 05:24 05:48 12:26 19:04 19:29 13h 16m +0:41 18:33–19:19 🌖 93%
Fri 27 05:24 05:48 12:26 19:05 19:29 13h 17m +0:40 18:33–19:20 🌖 86%
Sat 28 05:24 05:48 12:27 19:06 19:30 13h 17m +0:39 18:34–19:21 🌖 77%
Sun 29 05:24 05:48 12:27 19:06 19:31 13h 18m +0:37 18:35–19:21 🌖 67%
Mon 30 05:24 05:48 12:27 19:07 19:32 13h 19m +0:36 18:35–19:22 🌗 56%

Longest and shortest day in Avarua

The longest day falls on 21 December 2026, in 2 months, with 13h 25m of daylight.

The shortest is 20 June 2026, 4 months ago, with 10h 50m.

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

Daylight through 2026

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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 12:26, 26 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 October the sun will be setting 12 minutes later than it did on the first, a shift of roughly 23 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 7 weeks.

Planning a sunset photo in Avarua

Arrive by 17:55. Golden hour opens at 18:10 and the sun is down by 18:40, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.

Face west — the sun goes down at 263° 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 18:53 and runs to 19:02, 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 18:40 today, Friday 9 October 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Avarua?

It takes 22m. Civil twilight ends at 19:02 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Avarua?

Evening golden hour runs 18:10 to 18:53 today, lasting 43m.