Sunrise and sunset in Avarua, Cook Islands
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Avarua, in local time. At 21.2° S, the day lasts from 10 h 51 min at the winter solstice to 13 h 26 min at the summer solstice.
- 18:47sunset today
Today · worked out at
The Sun is up from 05:58 to 18:47 in Avarua, Cook Islands on Tuesday, October 27.
Day length 12 h 49 min, 1 min 7 s longer than yesterday.
Solar noon at 12:22, with the Sun 82° above the horizon.
Times are Avarua time (GMT-10).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 04:41 | 20:04 |
| Nautical twilight | 05:08 | 19:37 |
| Civil twilight | 05:35 | 19:10 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 05:58 | 18:47 |
| Golden hour | 05:58–06:28 | 18:17–18:47 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Avarua
- Longest day: December 21, 13 h 26 min, from sunrise at 05:54 to sunset at 19:20.
- Shortest day: June 20, 10 h 51 min, from sunrise at 07:15 to sunset at 18:06.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 06:14 | 19:26 | 13 h 12 min |
| February 21 | 06:32 | 19:12 | 12 h 40 min |
| March 21 | 06:43 | 18:48 | 12 h 05 min |
| April 21 | 06:53 | 18:22 | 11 h 29 min |
| May 21 | 07:04 | 18:06 | 11 h 02 min |
| June 21 | 07:15 | 18:06 | 10 h 51 min |
| July 21 | 07:14 | 18:16 | 11 h 02 min |
| August 21 | 06:57 | 18:27 | 11 h 30 min |
| September 21 | 06:29 | 18:35 | 12 h 06 min |
| October 21 | 06:02 | 18:44 | 12 h 42 min |
| November 21 | 05:48 | 19:01 | 13 h 13 min |
| December 21 | 05:54 | 19:20 | 13 h 26 min |
Good to know
- Sunrise and sunset are when the top of the Sun meets a level horizon, allowing for the usual bending of light by the air. Hills, buildings and height shift what you see by a few minutes.
- Civil, nautical and astronomical twilight end when the Sun is 6°, 12° and 18° below the horizon. Golden hour here is the photographers’ usual definition: the Sun less than 6° above it.
- Worked out when the page loads from NOAA’s solar equations, for 21.2° S, 159.8° W, and accurate to about a minute.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Day and night, live, The Sun, Moon and planets