Solar info at different dates
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Current time in the Central European timezone at pageload is Tuesday 22 September 2026 07:38:09
Currenc time at the universal time coordinate (UTC) at pageload is Tuesday 22 September 2026 05:38:09
Current time in Cook Island Time at pageload is Monday 21 September 2026 19:38:09 -10:00
This section displays solar information in Rarotonga, Cook Islands at dates specified below.
Definitions :
Sunrise; The time of the sunrise (zenith angle = 90°35'). The sun is visible.
Sunset; The time of the sunset (zenith angle = 90°35'). The sun is no longer visible.
Transit; The time when the sun is at its zenith, i.e. has reached its topmost point. Also called solar noon.
Civil twilight begin; The start of the civil dawn (zenith angle = 96°). It ends with sunrise. It is normally here humans can clearly distinguish terrestrial objects, meaning no further illumination is needed.
Civil twilight end; The end of the civil dusk (zenith angle = 96°). It starts at sunset. Humans normally can not clearly distinguish terrestrial objects. Further illumination is needed.
Nautical twilight begin; The start of the nautical dawn (zenith angle = 102°). It ends with civil twilight begin. The horizon becomes visible.
Nautical twilight end; The end of the nautical dusk (zenith angle = 102°). It ends with civil twilight begin. The horizon is no longer visible.
Astronomical twilight begin; The start of the astronomical dawn (zenith angle = 108°). It ends at nautical twilight begin. The sky starts to illuminate.
Astronomical twilight end; The end of the astronomical dusk (zenith angle = 108°). It starts at nautical_twilight_end. The sky is no longer illuminated.
Today : Monday 21 September 2026
sunrise: 06:28:49
sunset: 18:34:49
transit: 12:31:49
civil_twilight_begin: 06:06:42
civil_twilight_end: 18:56:56
nautical_twilight_begin: 05:40:55
nautical_twilight_end: 19:22:43
astronomical_twilight_begin: 05:15:03
astronomical_twilight_end: 19:48:36
Tomorrow : Tuesday 22 September 2026
sunrise: 06:27:52
sunset: 18:35:04
transit: 12:31:28
civil_twilight_begin: 06:05:45
civil_twilight_end: 18:57:11
nautical_twilight_begin: 05:39:57
nautical_twilight_end: 19:22:59
astronomical_twilight_begin: 05:14:03
astronomical_twilight_end: 19:48:53
Yesterday : Sunday 20 September 2026
sunrise: 06:29:47
sunset: 18:34:34
transit: 12:32:11
civil_twilight_begin: 06:07:40
civil_twilight_end: 18:56:41
nautical_twilight_begin: 05:41:53
nautical_twilight_end: 19:22:28
astronomical_twilight_begin: 05:16:02
astronomical_twilight_end: 19:48:19
A week ago : Monday 14 September 2026
sunrise: 06:35:32
sunset: 18:33:06
transit: 12:34:19
civil_twilight_begin: 06:13:24
civil_twilight_end: 18:55:14
nautical_twilight_begin: 05:47:39
nautical_twilight_end: 19:20:59
astronomical_twilight_begin: 05:21:52
astronomical_twilight_end: 19:46:46
Two weeks ago : Monday 07 September 2026
sunrise: 06:42:09
sunset: 18:31:24
transit: 12:36:47
civil_twilight_begin: 06:19:57
civil_twilight_end: 18:53:36
nautical_twilight_begin: 05:54:10
nautical_twilight_end: 19:19:23
astronomical_twilight_begin: 05:28:25
astronomical_twilight_end: 19:45:08
In a week : Monday 28 September 2026
sunrise: 06:22:09
sunset: 18:36:39
transit: 12:29:24
civil_twilight_begin: 06:00:00
civil_twilight_end: 18:58:49
nautical_twilight_begin: 05:34:06
nautical_twilight_end: 19:24:42
astronomical_twilight_begin: 05:08:03
astronomical_twilight_end: 19:50:45
In two weeks : Monday 05 October 2026
sunrise: 06:15:41
sunset: 18:38:41
transit: 12:27:11
civil_twilight_begin: 05:53:26
civil_twilight_end: 19:00:56
nautical_twilight_begin: 05:27:21
nautical_twilight_end: 19:27:01
astronomical_twilight_begin: 05:01:04
astronomical_twilight_end: 19:53:19
In a month : Wednesday 21 October 2026
sunrise: 06:02:27
sunset: 18:44:28
transit: 12:23:28
civil_twilight_begin: 05:39:46
civil_twilight_end: 19:07:10
nautical_twilight_begin: 05:13:01
nautical_twilight_end: 19:33:54
astronomical_twilight_begin: 04:45:53
astronomical_twilight_end: 20:01:03
In 2 months : Saturday 21 November 2026
sunrise: 05:48:16
sunset: 19:01:30
transit: 12:24:53
civil_twilight_begin: 05:24:15
civil_twilight_end: 19:25:31
nautical_twilight_begin: 04:55:39
nautical_twilight_end: 19:54:07
astronomical_twilight_begin: 04:26:11
astronomical_twilight_end: 20:23:36
In 3 months : Monday 21 December 2026
sunrise: 05:54:19
sunset: 19:20:05
transit: 12:37:12
civil_twilight_begin: 05:29:34
civil_twilight_end: 19:44:50
nautical_twilight_begin: 04:59:56
nautical_twilight_end: 20:14:27
astronomical_twilight_begin: 04:29:11
astronomical_twilight_end: 20:45:13
In 4 months : Thursday 21 January 2027
sunrise: 06:14:09
sunset: 19:26:23
transit: 12:50:16
civil_twilight_begin: 05:50:11
civil_twilight_end: 19:50:20
nautical_twilight_begin: 05:21:40
nautical_twilight_end: 20:18:51
astronomical_twilight_begin: 04:52:18
astronomical_twilight_end: 20:48:14
In 5 months : Sunday 21 February 2027
sunrise: 06:32:24
sunset: 19:12:32
transit: 12:52:28
civil_twilight_begin: 06:09:46
civil_twilight_end: 19:35:10
nautical_twilight_begin: 05:43:07
nautical_twilight_end: 20:01:49
astronomical_twilight_begin: 05:16:04
astronomical_twilight_end: 20:28:51
In 6 months : Sunday 21 March 2027
sunrise: 06:43:02
sunset: 18:48:59
transit: 12:46:01
civil_twilight_begin: 06:20:56
civil_twilight_end: 19:11:06
nautical_twilight_begin: 05:55:08
nautical_twilight_end: 19:36:53
astronomical_twilight_begin: 05:29:16
astronomical_twilight_end: 20:02:45
In 7 months : Wednesday 21 April 2027
sunrise: 06:52:52
sunset: 18:22:18
transit: 12:37:35
civil_twilight_begin: 06:30:18
civil_twilight_end: 18:44:52
nautical_twilight_begin: 06:04:11
nautical_twilight_end: 19:10:59
astronomical_twilight_begin: 05:38:13
astronomical_twilight_end: 19:36:57
In 8 months : Friday 21 May 2027
sunrise: 07:04:42
sunset: 18:06:24
transit: 12:35:33
civil_twilight_begin: 06:41:05
civil_twilight_end: 18:30:00
nautical_twilight_begin: 06:13:57
nautical_twilight_end: 18:57:08
astronomical_twilight_begin: 05:47:07
astronomical_twilight_end: 19:23:58
In 9 months : Monday 21 June 2027
sunrise: 07:15:36
sunset: 18:05:58
transit: 12:40:47
civil_twilight_begin: 06:51:25
civil_twilight_end: 18:30:10
nautical_twilight_begin: 06:23:41
nautical_twilight_end: 18:57:53
astronomical_twilight_begin: 05:56:20
astronomical_twilight_end: 19:25:15
In 10 months : Wednesday 21 July 2027
sunrise: 07:14:41
sunset: 18:16:05
transit: 12:45:23
civil_twilight_begin: 06:51:03
civil_twilight_end: 18:39:43
nautical_twilight_begin: 06:23:54
nautical_twilight_end: 19:06:52
astronomical_twilight_begin: 05:57:04
astronomical_twilight_end: 19:33:42
In 11 months : Saturday 21 August 2027
sunrise: 06:57:10
sunset: 18:26:52
transit: 12:42:01
civil_twilight_begin: 06:34:36
civil_twilight_end: 18:49:27
nautical_twilight_begin: 06:08:29
nautical_twilight_end: 19:15:33
astronomical_twilight_begin: 05:42:32
astronomical_twilight_end: 19:41:30