What time is sunset in Avarua today?

Sunset in Avarua is at 6:39 PM local time (Pacific/Rarotonga) on 2026-10-07.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Avarua?

The Moon is a Waning Crescent and about 9% illuminated.

Astronomical twilight ends at 7:54 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 4:58 AM.

Moonrise in Avarua is at 4:20 AM and moonset is at 4:19 PM local time.

Avarua is too far from the poles for regular aurora; it would take a very strong geomagnetic storm.

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Source: NOAA SWPC

2026-10-07 · times in Pacific/Rarotonga · 21.21°S, 159.78°W

Event	Time
Sunrise	6:14 AM
Sunset	6:39 PM
Day length	12 h 25 min
End of civil twilight	7:01 PM
End of nautical twilight	7:27 PM
End of astronomical twilight	7:54 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	11 h 34 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 04 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	4:58 AM

Moonrise	4:20 AM
Moonset	4:19 PM
Illumination	9.2%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.18°N, 147.61°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,603 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:27 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	7:27 AM	8:27 PM	1:57 PM	Visible about 1.3 h after dark, highest 19° toward the W.
Venus (mag -4.6)	7:08 AM	8:20 PM	1:44 PM	Visible about 1 h after dark, highest 17° toward the W.
Mars (mag 1.1)	2:36 AM	1:36 PM	8:06 AM	Visible about 3 h after dark, highest 37° toward the NE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	3:29 AM	2:44 PM	9:06 AM	Visible about 2 h after dark, highest 30° toward the NE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	6:17 PM	6:18 AM	12:19 AM	Visible about 11 h after dark, highest 67° toward the N.

Aurora near poles only. Avarua is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.