Solar info at different dates
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Current time in the Central European timezone at pageload is Friday 28 August 2026 01:18:17
Currenc time at the universal time coordinate (UTC) at pageload is Thursday 27 August 2026 23:18:17
Current time in Cook Island Time at pageload is Thursday 27 August 2026 13:18:17 -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 : Thursday 27 August 2026
sunrise: 06:52:01
sunset: 18:28:37
transit: 12:40:19
civil_twilight_begin: 06:29:37
civil_twilight_end: 18:51:01
nautical_twilight_begin: 06:03:40
nautical_twilight_end: 19:16:58
astronomical_twilight_begin: 05:37:49
astronomical_twilight_end: 19:42:49
Tomorrow : Friday 28 August 2026
sunrise: 06:51:10
sunset: 18:28:53
transit: 12:40:01
civil_twilight_begin: 06:28:47
civil_twilight_end: 18:51:15
nautical_twilight_begin: 06:02:51
nautical_twilight_end: 19:17:11
astronomical_twilight_begin: 05:37:01
astronomical_twilight_end: 19:43:01
Yesterday : Wednesday 26 August 2026
sunrise: 06:52:52
sunset: 18:28:20
transit: 12:40:36
civil_twilight_begin: 06:30:26
civil_twilight_end: 18:50:46
nautical_twilight_begin: 06:04:28
nautical_twilight_end: 19:16:45
astronomical_twilight_begin: 05:38:36
astronomical_twilight_end: 19:42:36
A week ago : Thursday 20 August 2026
sunrise: 06:57:45
sunset: 18:26:39
transit: 12:42:12
civil_twilight_begin: 06:35:10
civil_twilight_end: 18:49:15
nautical_twilight_begin: 06:09:02
nautical_twilight_end: 19:15:22
astronomical_twilight_begin: 05:43:04
astronomical_twilight_end: 19:41:20
Two weeks ago : Thursday 13 August 2026
sunrise: 07:02:55
sunset: 18:24:30
transit: 12:43:43
civil_twilight_begin: 06:40:07
civil_twilight_end: 18:47:19
nautical_twilight_begin: 06:13:47
nautical_twilight_end: 19:13:39
astronomical_twilight_begin: 05:47:38
astronomical_twilight_end: 19:39:48
In a week : Thursday 03 September 2026
sunrise: 06:48:32
sunset: 18:29:40
transit: 12:39:06
civil_twilight_begin: 06:26:13
civil_twilight_end: 18:51:58
nautical_twilight_begin: 06:00:21
nautical_twilight_end: 19:17:51
astronomical_twilight_begin: 05:34:33
astronomical_twilight_end: 19:43:39
In two weeks : Thursday 10 September 2026
sunrise: 06:39:20
sunset: 18:32:08
transit: 12:35:44
civil_twilight_begin: 06:17:11
civil_twilight_end: 18:54:18
nautical_twilight_begin: 05:51:25
nautical_twilight_end: 19:20:03
astronomical_twilight_begin: 05:25:39
astronomical_twilight_end: 19:45:49
In a month : Sunday 27 September 2026
sunrise: 06:23:06
sunset: 18:36:23
transit: 12:29:44
civil_twilight_begin: 06:00:57
civil_twilight_end: 18:58:32
nautical_twilight_begin: 05:35:04
nautical_twilight_end: 19:24:24
astronomical_twilight_begin: 05:09:04
astronomical_twilight_end: 19:50:25
In 2 months : Tuesday 27 October 2026
sunrise: 05:58:19
sunset: 18:47:10
transit: 12:22:45
civil_twilight_begin: 05:35:24
civil_twilight_end: 19:10:05
nautical_twilight_begin: 05:08:20
nautical_twilight_end: 19:37:09
astronomical_twilight_begin: 04:40:47
astronomical_twilight_end: 20:04:42
In 3 months : Friday 27 November 2026
sunrise: 05:47:53
sunset: 19:05:27
transit: 12:26:40
civil_twilight_begin: 05:23:38
civil_twilight_end: 19:29:43
nautical_twilight_begin: 04:54:41
nautical_twilight_end: 19:58:39
astronomical_twilight_begin: 04:24:48
astronomical_twilight_end: 20:28:32
In 4 months : Sunday 27 December 2026
sunrise: 05:57:34
sunset: 19:22:47
transit: 12:40:10
civil_twilight_begin: 05:32:51
civil_twilight_end: 19:47:30
nautical_twilight_begin: 05:03:16
nautical_twilight_end: 20:17:04
astronomical_twilight_begin: 04:32:35
astronomical_twilight_end: 20:47:46
In 5 months : Wednesday 27 January 2027
sunrise: 06:18:10
sunset: 19:25:11
transit: 12:51:41
civil_twilight_begin: 05:54:29
civil_twilight_end: 19:48:52
nautical_twilight_begin: 05:26:20
nautical_twilight_end: 20:17:01
astronomical_twilight_begin: 04:57:26
astronomical_twilight_end: 20:45:56
In 6 months : Saturday 27 February 2027
sunrise: 06:35:04
sunset: 19:08:02
transit: 12:51:33
civil_twilight_begin: 06:12:38
civil_twilight_end: 19:30:29
nautical_twilight_begin: 05:46:15
nautical_twilight_end: 19:56:51
astronomical_twilight_begin: 05:19:34
astronomical_twilight_end: 20:23:33
In 7 months : Saturday 27 March 2027
sunrise: 06:44:54
sunset: 18:43:31
transit: 12:44:12
civil_twilight_begin: 06:22:47
civil_twilight_end: 19:05:38
nautical_twilight_begin: 05:57:02
nautical_twilight_end: 19:31:23
astronomical_twilight_begin: 05:31:15
astronomical_twilight_end: 19:57:10
In 8 months : Tuesday 27 April 2027
sunrise: 06:55:01
sunset: 18:18:03
transit: 12:36:32
civil_twilight_begin: 06:32:15
civil_twilight_end: 18:40:48
nautical_twilight_begin: 06:05:58
nautical_twilight_end: 19:07:06
astronomical_twilight_begin: 05:39:51
astronomical_twilight_end: 19:33:12
In 9 months : Thursday 27 May 2027
sunrise: 07:07:13
sunset: 18:05:02
transit: 12:36:07
civil_twilight_begin: 06:43:25
civil_twilight_end: 18:28:50
nautical_twilight_begin: 06:16:05
nautical_twilight_end: 18:56:09
astronomical_twilight_begin: 05:49:05
astronomical_twilight_end: 19:23:10
In 10 months : Sunday 27 June 2027
sunrise: 07:16:38
sunset: 18:07:30
transit: 12:42:04
civil_twilight_begin: 06:52:28
civil_twilight_end: 18:31:40
nautical_twilight_begin: 06:24:46
nautical_twilight_end: 18:59:22
astronomical_twilight_begin: 05:57:26
astronomical_twilight_end: 19:26:42
In 11 months : Tuesday 27 July 2027
sunrise: 07:12:32
sunset: 18:18:24
transit: 12:45:28
civil_twilight_begin: 06:49:07
civil_twilight_end: 18:41:49
nautical_twilight_begin: 06:22:11
nautical_twilight_end: 19:08:46
astronomical_twilight_begin: 05:55:31
astronomical_twilight_end: 19:35:26