Right now, local time in Avarua is 03:47 (GMT-10, UTC-10:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Avarua ranks #37081 worldwide by population — the largest city in Cook Islands.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Pacific/Rarotonga GMT-10
- UTC offset
- UTC-10:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 23m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:56
- Sunset
- 18:51
- Day length
- 12h 55m
- Solar noon
- 12:23
- Daylight range
- 10h 50m (winter) – 13h 25m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Avarua — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 21.2075° S, 159.7755° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Rarotonga
- Country
- 🇨🇰 Cook Islands
- Population
- 13,373 · #37081 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Avarua through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 21.21° N, 20.22° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Ounianga Kébir, Chad, about 241 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 14:47 GMT+1 (Africa/Ndjamena)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Avarua today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:37
- Sunrise
- 05:55
- Dhuhr
- 12:24
- Asr
- 15:44
- Maghrib
- 18:50
- Isha
- 20:04
- Qibla direction
- 274.3° from north (W (274°))
Full prayer timetable for Avarua — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Avarua sits in the Pacific/Rarotonga time zone, UTC-10:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 55m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. As the largest city in Cook Islands, its local time is a common point of coordination.
Avarua's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Sydney, 4,984 km away; even Paris lies some 16,556 km off. Its position on the globe is 21.21° S, 159.78° W, and the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth is described in the antipode section below.
Time difference with major cities
| Los Angeles | 05:47 | +2h |
| Chicago | 07:47 | +4h |
| São Paulo | 10:47 | +7h |
| London | 13:47 | +10h |
| Paris | 14:47 | +11h |
| Moscow | 16:47 | +13h |
| Dubai | 17:47 | +14h |
| Mumbai | 19:17 | +15h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:47 | +18h |
| Hong Kong | 21:47 | +18h |
| Tokyo | 22:47 | +19h |
| Sydney | 00:47 | +21h |
Best time to call Avarua
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Avarua local time:
Distances from Avarua
| Sydney | 4,984 km | WSW (243°) |
| Los Angeles | 7,554 km | NE (36°) |
| Tokyo | 8,975 km | NW (314°) |
| Chicago | 10,190 km | NE (45°) |
| Hong Kong | 10,505 km | WNW (292°) |
| Singapore | 10,726 km | W (269°) |
| São Paulo | 11,234 km | ESE (121°) |
| Mumbai | 14,539 km | W (277°) |
| Moscow | 15,911 km | NNW (344°) |
| London | 16,213 km | NNE (23°) |
| Dubai | 16,413 km | WNW (284°) |
| Paris | 16,556 km | NNE (23°) |
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FAQ
What time is it in Avarua right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Avarua (Cook Islands), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Avarua in?
Avarua runs on the Pacific/Rarotonga IANA time zone (UTC-10:00), currently abbreviated GMT-10.
Does Avarua observe daylight saving time?
Avarua does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Avarua today?
Avarua sees sunrise at 05:56 and sunset at 18:51 today, giving 12h 55m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Avarua tonight?
The moon phase over Avarua tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.6% illumination.
What is the antipode of Avarua?
The antipode of Avarua — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 21.21° N, 20.22° E. It falls on land, near Ounianga Kébir, Chad, about 241 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Avarua?
Avarua lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Avarua?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Avarua, clocks run about 23 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.