March Equinox

Cook Islands • March 20, 2026 • Friday

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Holiday Details

Holiday Name
March Equinox
Date
March 20, 2026
Day of Week
Friday
Status
77 days away
About this Holiday
March Equinox in Cook Islands (Rarotonga)

About March Equinox

Also known as: March Equinox

Te Equinox o Mati i te Kūki 'Airani

Te Equinox o Mati, e taime no'ano'a tēia i roto i te natura e te reva o tō tātou nei ao. No mātou i te Kūki 'Airani, tēia te taime e tū rāi te rā ki rotopū i te rangi, e tēia te rā e 'aka'ite mai nei i te panitai'anga o te tau. I roto i te 'āite'anga o te kōrero nō te 'enua e te reva, ko te Equinox tēia taime e 'āiteite ei te roa o te pō e te roa o te rā. Noatu ē kāre tēia i te 'aka'oro'anga 'akapū'apinga 'ia e te pānu, e 'aka'iro'iro'anga te reira nō te rā e tōna kaveinga i runga i te 'enua.

I roto i te Kūki 'Airani, tēia rā e tupu ana i te marama o Mati. I tēia taime o te mata'iti, tē 'aka'ite mai nei te reva ē tē 'oro nei tātou ki roto i te tuātau 'aka'u'u (winter) i te pae i Tonga o te ao (Southern Hemisphere). Noatu ē kāre tātou e kite ana i te tau o te "Spring" mei te pae i Tokerau, ko te Equinox o Mati te to'u nō te 'aka'aka'anga o te rā ki te pae i Tokerau, e tē 'aka'ite mai nei i te taui'anga o te matangi e te moana i tō tātou nei pae 'enua.

Ko te Equinox, e 'āite'anga ē "pō 'āiteite" (equal night). I tēia rā, tē tū nei te rā ki runga rāi i te rāina o te Equator. No mātou i Rarotonga, i Aitutaki, i Mangaia, e te vai atu rā, e rā tēia e kitea ai te manea o te 'enua i raro i te rā e 'iti mai ana i te 'ora 6:40 i te pōpongi e te tō'anga i te 'ora 6:50 i te a'ia'i. E rā tēia nō te 'aka'aro'aro'anga i te tuatua o te rangi e te 'enua tā te Atua i 'anga nō tātou.

Te Rā o te Equinox i te Mata'iti 2026

I teia mata'iti e tū mai nei, ka tupu te Equinox o Mati i te:

Rā: Friday Tāpū'anga Rā: March 20, 2026 Te Roa o te Taime: E 76 rā e toe nei i mua ake ka tupu ai tēia 'aka'iro'iro'anga o te reva.

Te Equinox o Mati, kāre tōna rā i mau rāi ki runga i te rā 'okota'i i te au mata'iti ravarai, inā rā, tē vaitata rāi ki te rā 20 mē kāre ko te 21 o Mati. I te mata'iti 2026, ka tupu tēia i te pōpongi roa (around 12:45 AM) i te rā March 20, 2026. Noatu ē tē moe rāi te nu'u i te reira 'ora, ko te rā ravarai o te Friday te rā e 'aka'iro'ia ai tēia tupu'anga.

Te Kōrero nō te Equinox e tōna 'Aka'iro'iro'anga

I te tuātau pō'itirere o te 'enua, ko te Equinox o Mati te 'akamata'anga o te "Spring" i te pae i Tokerau (Northern Hemisphere) e te 'akamata'anga o te "Autumn" i te pae i Tonga (Southern Hemisphere). No mātou i te Kūki 'Airani, e no'o nei i te latitude 21°S, tē 'aka'ite mai nei tēia ē tē vaitata atu nei tātou ki te tuātau 'aka'u'u, te tuātau e marū mai ai te veve o te rā e e matangi mai ai te reva.

I mua ana, ko tā tātou au tupuna, e aronga mātūtū rātou i te 'ākara i te rā, te marama, e te au 'etū. Noatu ē kāre te ingoa "Equinox" i roto i tō tātou reo i te tuātau taito, kua mātau rātou i te au taui'anga o te rā. Kua kite rātou ē i tēia taime o te mata'iti, tē taui nei te kaveinga o te matangi e tē taui nei te kai o te moana. Ko te kaveinga o te rā ko te tū'anga ia o te mata'iti, e ko te Equinox tētāi o te au 'aka'iro'iro'anga ma'ata i roto i te 'ākara'anga a te tangata moana.

Te Reva e te 'Enua i te Taime o te Equinox

I te rā March 20, 2026, 2026, ka kitea te manea o te Kūki 'Airani. Ko te reva i tēia taime, tē vaitata ana ki te 25°C ki te 28°C. E reva 'aka'u'u e te rā'ui'ui, inā rā e veve rāi i tētāi au taime nō te mea tē no'o nei tātou i te pae i te moana.

I tēia rā, e 12 'ora e te 10 miniti te roa o te rā. E taime nō te 'oro ki te taha tai, nō te 'aka'oro pa'i, nō te ruku i roto i te moana, e nō te 'āere i runga i te maunga. I Rarotonga, e taime tēia e rā'ui'ui ai te matangi, e mea meitaki nō te kake i te maunga Te Rua Manga (The Needle) mē kāre nō te 'āere 'aka'aka'a i te pae tai i Arorangi.

Te 'Aka'oro'anga i roto i te Kūki 'Airani

E mea tau kia mārama ē, ko te Equinox o Mati, kāre tēia i te rā 'aka'oro'anga (public holiday) i roto i te Kūki 'Airani. E rā 'anga'anga tēia nō te ravarai.

  1. Au 'Opati Kāvana: Ka vā'ia te au 'opati a te kāvana i tō rātou 'ora mātau.
  2. Au 'Api'i: Ka 'āere te au tamariki ki te 'api'i.
  3. Au Toa e te Pitiniti: Ka vā'ia te au toa, te au 'aka'oro'anga tūrutu (tours), e te au 'aka'oro'anga pa'i rererere.
  4. Te Nu'u Tūrutu: Nō kōtou e tere mai ana i tēia taime, ko te Equinox e rā mātau rāi. Kāre e 'aka'oro'anga 'aka'ē e tupu ana, nō reira ka rauka ia kōtou i te rave i tā kōtou au 'anga'anga i palani 'ia.
Noatu ē kāre e pati (party) mē kāre e 'uipā'anga 'aka'ē nō tēia rā, e taime meitaki tēia nō te aronga e reka ana i te 'ākara 'etū e te 'ākara i te natura. E rā tēia e 'akamata ai te au mata'iti 'aka'u'u i te 'aka'ite mai i tōna manea.

Te Au Rā 'Aka'oro'anga i te Kūki 'Airani

Ki te 'aka'āite tātou i te Equinox o Mati ki tētāi atu au rā i roto i te Kūki 'Airani, ka kite tātou ē e rā "astronomical" tēia, kāre i te rā "cultural" mē kāre i te rā "religious". Ko tētāi au rā 'aka'oro'anga ma'ata i tō tātou 'enua koia 'oki:

Constitution Day (Te Maeva Nui): Te rā 4 o 'Aukute. E rā ma'ata tēia e rūrū ai te 'iti tangata nō te 'aka'apa'apa i tō tātou 'enua. Gospel Day (Te Nuku): Te rā 26 o 'Oketopa. E rā tēia e 'aka'iro'ia ai te tae'anga mai o te Evangelia ki tō tātou nei pae 'enua. Easter (Pākiatō): Tē vaitata nei te Pākiatō ki te Equinox o Mati. I te mata'iti 2026, ka tupu te Pākiatō i te 'akamata'anga o 'Aperira (April 3-6). E rā 'aka'oro'anga ma'ata tēia i roto i te Kūki 'Airani, e ka topiri'ia te au 'opati e te au toa.

Nō reira, mē tē palani nei koe i tōou tere ki te Kūki 'Airani i te taime o te Equinox, e mea meitaki kia kite koe ē e rā mātau tēia, inā rā, tē vaitata atu nei koe ki te au rā 'aka'oro'anga o te Pākiatō e te au rā 'aka'u'u manea o te 'enua.

Te 'Akakoro'anga o te Equinox nō te Tangata Kūki 'Airani

I tēia tuātau 'ou, tē 'aka'āngai nei tātou i te Equinox ki te tupu'anga o te reva o te ao (climate change). Noatu ē e 'aka'iro'iro'anga tēia nō te kaveinga o te rā, tē kite nei tātou i te taui'anga o te reva i tō tātou nei pae 'enua. Ko te Equinox te taime e 'aka'aro'aro ai tātou i te manea o tō tātou reva e te 'enua.

Nō te nu'u tanu kai, ko te Equinox o Mati te 'aka'ite'anga i te taui'anga o te tau nō te tanu'anga i te au kai e reka ana i te reva 'aka'u'u. I te au 'enua i te pae i Tonga (Southern Group), e taime tēia nō te 'ākara i te taro e te au kai 'enua mē tē tupu meitaki ra i raro i te taui'anga o te rā.

Au Tauturu nō te aronga Tūrutu i te rā March 20, 2026

Mē tē no'o nei koe i Rarotonga mē kāre i Aitutaki i te rā March 20, 2026, 2026, tēia tētāi au manako nō tōou rā:

  1. 'Ākara i te 'iti'anga o te rā: 'Āere ki te pae i rā'iti o te 'enua i te 'ora 6:30 i te pōpongi nō te 'ākara i te rā e 'iti mai ana i runga i te moana.
  2. 'Ākara i te tō'anga o te rā: I te a'ia'i, 'āere ki te pae i Arorangi (Sunset Coast). Ko te Equinox te rā e tō tū-pono ai te rā ki te pae i tō'atonga (West). E manea roa te rere o te kara i te rangi i tēia rā.
  3. Kai i te pae tai: Nō te mea e rā 'anga'anga tēia, e vā'ia ana te au "night markets" e te au "restaurants". E taime meitaki nō te kai i te ika mata e te au kai 'enua.
  4. 'Aka'oro pa'i: E rā manea tēia nō te 'aka'oro pa'i ki roto i te moana nō te 'ākara i te ika mē kāre nō te tautai.

Te Tā'iku'anga

Te Equinox o Mati i te Kūki 'Airani, e rā tēia e 'āiteite ai te pō e te rā. E rā nō te natura, e rā nō te rangi, e e rā nō te 'aka'aro'aro i te manea o te 'enua tā tātou e no'o nei. Noatu ē kāre e 'aka'oro'anga 'aka'ē, ko te Friday, March 20, 2026, 2026, e rā ia e 'aka'ite mai ana i te rāina o te Atua i roto i tō tātou ao.

Kia vai rāi te 'āiteite i roto i tō tātou ora'anga, mei te Equinox e 'āiteite nei i te pō e te rā. 'Akaperepere i tēia rā, 'āere ki vao, e 'ākara ki te rangi, nō te mea ko tēia te taime e tū rāi te rā ki te pito o te ao, e tē 'aka'ite mai nei ē tē 'oro nei te taime, tē taui nei te tau, inā rā, tē vai nei rāi te manea o te Kūki 'Airani.

Au Pāpū'anga Tuatua (Basic Facts Summary)

Rā: March 20, 2026 Mata'iti: 2026 Taime: 12:45 AM (Cook Islands Time) Tū o te Rā: Kāre i te rā 'aka'oro'anga pānu (Not a public holiday). Te Reva: 25°C - 28°C, e reva 'aka'u'u tei vaitata mai. Te Roa o te Rā: ~12 'ora e te 10 miniti.

Nō kōtou ravarai e no'o nei i te Kūki 'Airani mē kāre e tūrutu mai ana, kia mataora i tēia rā manea o te Equinox o Mati

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about March Equinox in Cook Islands

Tei te Friday, March 20, 2026 teia tuatau i te Kuki Airani. Me kauteia mai i teia rā, e 76 rā e toe nei i mua ake ka tae ai teia nei rā. I Rarotonga e te au pa enua, ka tupu teia i te ora 12:45 i te popongi o taua rā ra.

Kāre, kare teia i te rā akangaroi (public holiday). Ko te au pitiniti, te au apii, e te au opati kavamani, ka vai matara ua ratou i teia rā. E rā matau ua teia i roto i te Kuki Airani, kare e tuke i te au rā angaanga o te epetoma.

Ko te tuatau teia e tere atu ai te rā na runga i te raina o te enua (celestial equator) ki te opunga tokerau. No tatou i te Kuki Airani, e tokaia ana teia ei tuatau e aiteite ai te roa o te rā e te po, e 12 ora te roa o te rā e te 12 ora te roa o te po. I teia mataiti 2026, ka akamata te reva i te taui marie atu ki te tuatau anu (winter) no tatou i te pae tonga o te ao.

Kare e au peu takake, kare e au turoto, e kare katoa e au akamorianga i akanooia no teia rā i te Kuki Airani. Kare teia i rite ki te au rā nunui mei te Constitution Day me kore te Gospel Day. No te maata i te tangata, e rā angaanga noa ua teia e te akariroia nei ei tuatau no te au angaanga matau o te rā.

I te tuatau o te Equinox i te marama o Mati, e vera e te maau (humid) te reva i te Kuki Airani. Ko te pā'u (temperature) e vai ana i waenga i te 25°C ki te 28°C. E tuatau manea teia no te aere ki te tai, te ruku, e te aere na uta i te au maunga no te mea te akamata ra te reva i te taui marie ki te tuatau marō.

No te mea kare teia i te rā akangaroi, kare e manamanata no te au turoto i te kimi i te au ngai kaikai, te au toa, me kore te au angaanga turoto. Te vai matara ua ra te au rerue (flights) e te au paka. E tuatau meitaki teia no te akapapa i tetai rā orote roa, i te mea e te vaitata maira te au rā akangaroi no te Pata (Easter) i te marama o Aperira.

I te tuatau o te Equinox i te mataiti 2026, ka kake mai te rā i te ora 6:40 i te popongi e ka topa atu i te ora 6:50 i te aiai. No te mea tei te 21 degrees tonga tatou, e aiteite roa te roa o te mārama e te poiri, e angaanga puapinga teia no te aronga e aru ana i te kaveinga o te au etu e te rā.

I roto i te mataiti 2026, e rua Equinox e tupu ana e e rua katoa Solstice. Ko te March Equinox te akamataanga o te tauianga ki te tuatau anu no tatou, te aru maira te June Solstice, te September Equinox, e te December Solstice. Kare teia au rā i te rā orote, inara e au rā puapinga i roto i te taremuta no te akairo i te au tuatau o te mataiti.

Historical Dates

March Equinox dates in Cook Islands from 2010 to 2025

Year Day of Week Date
2025 Wednesday March 19, 2025
2024 Tuesday March 19, 2024
2023 Monday March 20, 2023
2022 Sunday March 20, 2022
2021 Friday March 19, 2021
2020 Thursday March 19, 2020
2019 Wednesday March 20, 2019
2018 Tuesday March 20, 2018
2017 Monday March 20, 2017
2016 Saturday March 19, 2016
2015 Friday March 20, 2015
2014 Thursday March 20, 2014
2013 Wednesday March 20, 2013
2012 Monday March 19, 2012
2011 Sunday March 20, 2011
2010 Saturday March 20, 2010

Note: Holiday dates may vary. Some holidays follow lunar calendars or have different observance dates. Purple indicates weekends.

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