Current Time: | Apr 29, 2024 at 1:40:00 am |
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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) |
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)
The Sun's altitude in Cotonou today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show the times of sunrise and sunset. Altitude and heading are displayed below the graph. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Cotonou Today
Day, night, and twilight times in Cotonou today. Black is nighttime, light blue is daytime. The darker blue shadings represent the twilight phases during dawn (left) and dusk (right). Hover over the graph for more information. How to use this
Night | 12:00 am – 5:25 am |
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Astro. Twilight | 5:25 am – 5:50 am |
Nautical Twilight | 5:50 am – 6:15 am |
Civil Twilight | 6:15 am – 6:37 am |
Daylight | 6:37 am – 6:57 pm |
Civil Twilight | 6:57 pm – 7:19 pm |
Nautical Twilight | 7:19 pm – 7:44 pm |
Astro. Twilight | 7:44 pm – 8:09 pm |
Night | 8:09 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Cotonou - Next 7 Days
2024 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
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Apr | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Time | Mil. mi |
Apr 29 | 6:37 am | 6:57 pm | 12:20:15 | +0:18 | 12:47 pm (81.7°) | 93.620 |
Apr 30 | 6:37 am | 6:57 pm | 12:20:34 | +0:18 | 12:47 pm (81.4°) | 93.645 |
May 1 | 6:36 am | 6:57 pm | 12:20:52 | +0:18 | 12:47 pm (81.1°) | 93.669 |
May 2 | 6:36 am | 6:57 pm | 12:21:10 | +0:18 | 12:47 pm (80.8°) | 93.693 |
May 3 | 6:36 am | 6:57 pm | 12:21:28 | +0:17 | 12:47 pm (80.5°) | 93.717 |
May 4 | 6:36 am | 6:57 pm | 12:21:45 | +0:17 | 12:46 pm (80.2°) | 93.740 |
May 5 | 6:35 am | 6:57 pm | 12:22:03 | +0:17 | 12:46 pm (79.9°) | 93.764 |
* All times are local time for Cotonou. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. |
Equinoxes & Solstices 2024
March equinox | Mar 20 | 4:06 am |
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June solstice | Jun 20 | 9:51 pm |
September equinox | Sep 22 | 1:44 pm |
December solstice | Dec 21 | 10:21 am |
* All times are local Cotonou time. |
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Today's Moon in Cotonou
Percent Illuminated: | 75.7% |
Time: | 1:40 am |
Altitude: | 30.2° |
Direction: | 129° SE |
Position: | Waning Gibbous |
The Moon's path in Cotonou today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show times and headings of moonrise and moonset. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
Moon in Cotonou - Next 7 days
2024 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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Apr | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
Apr 29 | - | 11:05 am | - | 5:05 am | (54.8°) | 237,707 | 74.4% | |||
Apr 30 | 12:03 am | 12:04 pm | - | 6:04 am | (56.7°) | 235,198 | 64.0% | |||
May 1 | 12:58 am | 1:02 pm | - | 7:00 am | (60.3°) | 232,693 | 52.7% | |||
May 2 | 1:50 am | 1:58 pm | - | 7:54 am | (65.4°) | 230,316 | 41.0% | |||
May 3 | 2:40 am | 2:52 pm | - | 8:45 am | (71.7°) | 228,237 | 29.5% | |||
May 4 | 3:26 am | 3:45 pm | - | 9:35 am | (78.7°) | 226,656 | 19.1% | |||
May 5 | 4:12 am | 4:38 pm | - | 10:24 am | (86.0°) | 225,779 | 10.4% | |||
* 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. |
Planets Visible in the Sky in Cotonou This Coming Night
Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, Apr 29, 2024 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Mon 5:19 am | Mon 5:26 pm | Mon 11:23 am | Slightly difficult to see |
Venus | Mon 6:04 am | Mon 6:19 pm | Mon 12:12 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
Mars | Mon 4:16 am | Mon 4:18 pm | Mon 10:17 am | Average visibility |
Jupiter | Mon 7:34 am | Mon 7:54 pm | Mon 1:44 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
Saturn | Mon 3:33 am | Mon 3:30 pm | Mon 9:32 am | Average visibility |
Uranus | Mon 7:28 am | Mon 7:48 pm | Mon 1:38 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
Neptune | Mon 4:16 am | Mon 4:17 pm | Mon 10:16 am | Very difficult to see |
* All times are local time for Cotonou. |