- Type a city, a country or a zone such as “CET” or “Tokyo”.
Current local time in Rarotonga, Cook Islands
Pacific/Rarotonga
Observatory log
Rarotonga, observed
- 01Time zone
Cook Islands Standard Time
UTC−10 · UTC−10 · IANA
Pacific/Rarotonga- 02Daylight saving
Cook Islands does not observe daylight saving time.
Clocks stay on UTC−10 (UTC−10) all year. No change is scheduled in tzdata 2026e.
- 03Sun today
- Sunrise06:08Sunset18:41Day length12 h 32 minSolar noon12:25
MoonWaxing crescent, 11% lit
Golden hour05:55–06:39 · 18:12–18:55
- 04Working hours
Counted as 09:00–17:00 local; the weekend in Cook Islands is Saturday and Sunday.
- 05Best time to call
- 06Time zones in Cook Islands
Cook Islands uses a single time zone: Pacific/Rarotonga.
- 07Also on this clock
No other listed place uses Pacific/Rarotonga.
- 08Coordinates
21.25° S, 159.75° W
Differences
Rarotonga and the world
| City | Local time | Difference from RarotongaDiff. |
|---|---|---|
 London | +11 h | |
 New York | +6 h | |
| Los Angeles | +3 h | |
| Chicago | +5 h | |
 São Paulo | +7 h | |
 Paris | +12 h | |
 Dubai | +14 h | |
 Mumbai | +15 h 30 min | |
 Singapore | +18 h | |
 Hong Kong | +18 h | |
 Tokyo | +19 h |
Questions
Asked about Rarotonga
What time zone is Rarotonga in?
Rarotonga uses Cook Islands Standard Time (UTC−10), UTC−10. Its IANA time-zone ID is Pacific/Rarotonga.
Does Cook Islands use daylight saving time?
No. Cook Islands does not observe daylight saving time: the clocks stay on Cook Islands Standard Time (UTC−10) all year.
When does the sun rise and set in Rarotonga today?
Today in Rarotonga the sun rises at 06:08 and sets at 18:41, giving 12 h 32 min of daylight.