Sunset and sunrise times in Avarua, Cook Islands

In Avarua, Cook Islands the sun sets today, Tuesday 25 August, at 18:28 and rises at 06:54. Daylight lasts 11h 34m; evening golden hour runs from 17:58 to 18:42.

Today, Tuesday 25 August

First light: 06:31
Sunrise: 06:54
Solar noon: 12:41
Sunset: 18:28
Last light: 18:50
Day length: 11h 34m

10h 7m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour: 17:58 – 18:42
Blue hour: 18:42 – 18:50
Max sun altitude: 58.3°
Moon: 🌔 Waxing gibbous
Moonrise / moonset: 16:33 / 05:21

The sun sets at 281° — face west

Tomorrow, Wednesday 26 August

Sunrise 06:53 Sunset 18:28 Golden hour 17:58 – 18:42 Day length 11h 35m 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, August 2026

August 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
Sat 1	06:47	07:10	12:45	18:20	18:43	11h 10m	+0:52	17:49–18:34	🌖 90%
Sun 2	06:46	07:09	12:45	18:21	18:44	11h 11m	+0:53	17:49–18:35	🌖 82%
Mon 3	06:46	07:09	12:45	18:21	18:44	11h 12m	+0:53	17:50–18:35	🌖 73%
Tue 4	06:45	07:08	12:45	18:21	18:44	11h 12m	+0:54	17:50–18:35	🌖 63%
Wed 5	06:45	07:08	12:45	18:22	18:45	11h 13m	+0:55	17:51–18:36	🌗 51%
Thu 6	06:44	07:07	12:44	18:22	18:45	11h 14m	+0:56	17:51–18:36	🌘 40%
Fri 7	06:44	07:07	12:44	18:22	18:45	11h 15m	+0:56	17:51–18:36	🌘 29%
Sat 8	06:43	07:06	12:44	18:23	18:46	11h 16m	+0:57	17:52–18:37	🌘 19%
Sun 9	06:42	07:05	12:44	18:23	18:46	11h 17m	+0:58	17:52–18:37	🌘 10%
Mon 10	06:42	07:05	12:44	18:23	18:46	11h 18m	+0:58	17:53–18:37	🌘 4%
Tue 11	06:41	07:04	12:44	18:24	18:47	11h 19m	+0:59	17:53–18:38	🌘 1%
Wed 12	06:41	07:03	12:44	18:24	18:47	11h 20m	+1:00	17:53–18:38	🌑 0%
Thu 13	06:40	07:03	12:43	18:24	18:47	11h 21m	+1:00	17:54–18:38	🌒 2%
Fri 14	06:39	07:02	12:43	18:25	18:47	11h 22m	+1:01	17:54–18:39	🌒 6%
Sat 15	06:39	07:01	12:43	18:25	18:48	11h 23m	+1:01	17:54–18:39	🌒 12%
Sun 16	06:38	07:01	12:43	18:25	18:48	11h 24m	+1:02	17:55–18:39	🌒 20%
Mon 17	06:37	07:00	12:43	18:26	18:48	11h 25m	+1:03	17:55–18:40	🌒 29%
Tue 18	06:36	06:59	12:42	18:26	18:49	11h 26m	+1:03	17:56–18:40	🌒 38%
Wed 19	06:36	06:58	12:42	18:26	18:49	11h 27m	+1:04	17:56–18:40	🌓 48%
Thu 20	06:35	06:58	12:42	18:26	18:49	11h 28m	+1:04	17:56–18:40	🌔 57%
Fri 21	06:34	06:57	12:42	18:27	18:49	11h 29m	+1:05	17:57–18:41	🌔 67%
Sat 22	06:33	06:56	12:41	18:27	18:50	11h 31m	+1:05	17:57–18:41	🌔 75%
Sun 23	06:33	06:55	12:41	18:27	18:50	11h 32m	+1:05	17:57–18:41	🌔 83%
Mon 24	06:32	06:54	12:41	18:28	18:50	11h 33m	+1:06	17:58–18:41	🌔 89%
Tue 25	06:31	06:54	12:41	18:28	18:50	11h 34m	+1:06	17:58–18:42	🌔 95%
Wed 26	06:30	06:53	12:40	18:28	18:51	11h 35m	+1:07	17:58–18:42	🌔 98%
Thu 27	06:29	06:52	12:40	18:28	18:51	11h 36m	+1:07	17:58–18:42	🌕 100%
Fri 28	06:29	06:51	12:40	18:29	18:51	11h 37m	+1:07	17:59–18:42	🌖 100%
Sat 29	06:28	06:50	12:39	18:29	18:51	11h 38m	+1:08	17:59–18:43	🌖 97%
Sun 30	06:27	06:49	12:39	18:29	18:52	11h 39m	+1:08	17:59–18:43	🌖 92%
Mon 31	06:26	06:48	12:39	18:29	18:52	11h 41m	+1:08	18:00–18:43	🌖 85%

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

August 2026 — extended twilight and geometry.
Date	Astro. dawn	Naut. dawn	Sunrise	Sunset	Naut. dusk	Astro. dusk	Night	Max altitude	Sunset direction
Sat 1	05:53	06:20	07:10	18:20	19:10	19:37	12h 49m	51.0°	289° WNW
Sun 2	05:53	06:19	07:09	18:21	19:10	19:37	12h 48m	51.2°	288° WNW
Mon 3	05:53	06:19	07:09	18:21	19:11	19:37	12h 47m	51.5°	288° WNW
Tue 4	05:52	06:19	07:08	18:21	19:11	19:37	12h 46m	51.8°	288° WNW
Wed 5	05:52	06:18	07:08	18:22	19:11	19:38	12h 45m	52.0°	288° WNW
Thu 6	05:51	06:18	07:07	18:22	19:12	19:38	12h 44m	52.3°	287° WNW
Fri 7	05:51	06:17	07:07	18:22	19:12	19:38	12h 43m	52.6°	287° WNW
Sat 8	05:50	06:16	07:06	18:23	19:12	19:38	12h 42m	52.9°	287° WNW
Sun 9	05:50	06:16	07:05	18:23	19:12	19:39	12h 41m	53.2°	286° WNW
Mon 10	05:49	06:15	07:05	18:23	19:13	19:39	12h 40m	53.5°	286° WNW
Tue 11	05:49	06:15	07:04	18:24	19:13	19:39	12h 39m	53.8°	286° WNW
Wed 12	05:48	06:14	07:03	18:24	19:13	19:39	12h 38m	54.1°	285° WNW
Thu 13	05:47	06:14	07:03	18:24	19:14	19:40	12h 37m	54.4°	285° WNW
Fri 14	05:47	06:13	07:02	18:25	19:14	19:40	12h 36m	54.7°	285° WNW
Sat 15	05:46	06:12	07:01	18:25	19:14	19:40	12h 35m	55.0°	284° WNW
Sun 16	05:46	06:12	07:01	18:25	19:14	19:40	12h 34m	55.3°	284° WNW
Mon 17	05:45	06:11	07:00	18:26	19:15	19:41	12h 33m	55.6°	284° WNW
Tue 18	05:44	06:10	06:59	18:26	19:15	19:41	12h 32m	55.9°	283° WNW
Wed 19	05:44	06:10	06:58	18:26	19:15	19:41	12h 31m	56.3°	283° WNW
Thu 20	05:43	06:09	06:58	18:26	19:15	19:41	12h 30m	56.6°	283° WNW
Fri 21	05:42	06:08	06:57	18:27	19:15	19:41	12h 29m	56.9°	282° WNW
Sat 22	05:41	06:07	06:56	18:27	19:16	19:42	12h 28m	57.3°	282° WNW
Sun 23	05:41	06:07	06:55	18:27	19:16	19:42	12h 27m	57.6°	282° WNW
Mon 24	05:40	06:06	06:54	18:28	19:16	19:42	12h 25m	58.0°	281° W
Tue 25	05:39	06:05	06:54	18:28	19:16	19:42	12h 24m	58.3°	281° W
Wed 26	05:38	06:04	06:53	18:28	19:17	19:42	12h 23m	58.6°	280° W
Thu 27	05:38	06:03	06:52	18:28	19:17	19:43	12h 22m	59.0°	280° W
Fri 28	05:37	06:03	06:51	18:29	19:17	19:43	12h 21m	59.3°	280° W
Sat 29	05:36	06:02	06:50	18:29	19:17	19:43	12h 20m	59.7°	279° W
Sun 30	05:35	06:01	06:49	18:29	19:17	19:43	12h 19m	60.1°	279° W
Mon 31	05:34	06:00	06:48	18:29	19:18	19:44	12h 18m	60.4°	279° W

September 2026

September 2026 — the same columns, one month ahead.
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%

Longest and shortest day in Avarua

The longest day falls on 21 December 2026, in 4 months, with 13h 25m of daylight.

The shortest is 20 June 2026, 2 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 12:41, 41 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 23 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 August the sun will be setting 9 minutes later than it did on the first, a shift of roughly 19 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 3 months.

Planning a sunset photo in Avarua

Arrive by 17:43. Golden hour opens at 17:58 and the sun is down by 18:28, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.

Face west — the sun goes down at 281° 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 18:42 and runs to 18:50, 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 18:28 today, Tuesday 25 August 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Avarua?

It takes 22m. Civil twilight ends at 18:50 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Avarua?

Evening golden hour runs 17:58 to 18:42 today, lasting 43m.