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Cotonou, Benin — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 75.7%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Apr 29, 2024 at 1:40:00 am
Sunrise Today: 6:37 am 75° East
Sunset Today: 6:57 pm 285° West
Moonset Today: 11:05 am 242° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 20 minutes (+18s)
Location of CotonouLocation

Today's Sun Position in Cotonou

Time:1:40 am
Altitude:-65.4°
Direction:32° NE
Phase:Night

Day length today: 12h 20m 15s (Apr 29, 2024)

18 seconds longer than yesterday (Apr 28, 2024)

34 minutes, 53 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

9 minutes, 18 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Cotonou Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:25 am
Astro. Twilight5:25 am – 5:50 am
Nautical Twilight5:50 am – 6:15 am
Civil Twilight6:15 am – 6:37 am
Daylight6:37 am – 6:57 pm
Civil Twilight6:57 pm – 7:19 pm
Nautical Twilight7:19 pm – 7:44 pm
Astro. Twilight7:44 pm – 8:09 pm
Night8:09 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Cotonou - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
AprSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Apr 296:37 am6:57 pm12:20:15+0:1812:47 pm (81.7°)93.620
Apr 306:37 am6:57 pm12:20:34+0:1812:47 pm (81.4°)93.645
May 16:36 am6:57 pm12:20:52+0:1812:47 pm (81.1°)93.669
May 26:36 am6:57 pm12:21:10+0:1812:47 pm (80.8°)93.693
May 36:36 am6:57 pm12:21:28+0:1712:47 pm (80.5°)93.717
May 46:36 am6:57 pm12:21:45+0:1712:46 pm (80.2°)93.740
May 56:35 am6:57 pm12:22:03+0:1712:46 pm (79.9°)93.764
* All times are local time for Cotonou. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Cotonou

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Cotonou - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
AprMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Apr 29-11:05 am-5:05 am(54.8°)237,70774.4%
Apr 3012:03 am12:04 pm-6:04 am(56.7°)235,19864.0%
May 112:58 am1:02 pm-7:00 am(60.3°)232,69352.7%
May 21:50 am1:58 pm-7:54 am(65.4°)230,31641.0%
May 32:40 am2:52 pm-8:45 am(71.7°)228,23729.5%
May 43:26 am3:45 pm-9:35 am(78.7°)226,65619.1%
May 54:12 am4:38 pm-10:24 am(86.0°)225,77910.4%
* All times are local time for Cotonou. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Cotonou This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, Apr 29, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryMon 5:19 amMon 5:26 pmMon 11:23 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusMon 6:04 amMon 6:19 pmMon 12:12 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsMon 4:16 amMon 4:18 pmMon 10:17 amAverage visibility
JupiterMon 7:34 amMon 7:54 pmMon 1:44 pmSlightly difficult to see
SaturnMon 3:33 amMon 3:30 pmMon 9:32 amAverage visibility
UranusMon 7:28 amMon 7:48 pmMon 1:38 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneMon 4:16 amMon 4:17 pmMon 10:16 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Cotonou.

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