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

Moon: 8.2%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: May 5, 2024 at 5:58:36 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:31 am 73° East
Sunset Today: 7:00 pm 287° West
Moonrise Today: 4:12 am 89° East
Moonset Today: 4:38 pm 274° West
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 29 minutes (+25s)
Location of ParakouLocation

Today's Sun Position in Parakou

Time:5:58 pm
Altitude:14.0°
Direction:285° W
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 12h 29m 15s (May 5, 2024)

25 seconds longer than yesterday (May 4, 2024)

54 minutes, 20 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

10 minutes, 52 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Parakou Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:18 am
Astro. Twilight5:18 am – 5:43 am
Nautical Twilight5:43 am – 6:09 am
Civil Twilight6:09 am – 6:31 am
Daylight6:31 am – 7:00 pm
Civil Twilight7:00 pm – 7:22 pm
Nautical Twilight7:22 pm – 7:48 pm
Astro. Twilight7:48 pm – 8:14 pm
Night8:14 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Parakou - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 56:31 am7:00 pm12:29:15+0:2512:46 pm (82.9°)93.764
May 66:31 am7:00 pm12:29:40+0:2412:46 pm (82.6°)93.786
May 76:31 am7:01 pm12:30:05+0:2412:45 pm (82.3°)93.809
May 86:30 am7:01 pm12:30:29+0:2412:45 pm (82.0°)93.831
May 96:30 am7:01 pm12:30:53+0:2312:45 pm (81.8°)93.852
May 106:30 am7:01 pm12:31:17+0:2312:45 pm (81.5°)93.874
May 116:30 am7:01 pm12:31:40+0:2312:45 pm (81.3°)93.895
* All times are local time for Parakou. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Parakou

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Parakou - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 54:12 am4:38 pm-10:24 am(83.0°)225,77910.4%
May 64:57 am5:34 pm-11:14 am(89.8°)225,7744.1%
May 75:44 am6:32 pm-12:06 pm(83.1°)226,7340.7%
May 86:34 am7:32 pm-1:02 pm(77.4°)228,6490.3%
May 97:28 am8:34 pm-2:00 pm(73.3°)231,3862.8%
May 108:25 am9:35 pm-3:00 pm(71.0°)234,7127.8%
May 119:24 am10:34 pm-3:59 pm(70.6°)238,32614.9%
* All times are local time for Parakou. 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 Parakou This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sun, May 5, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryMon 5:05 amMon 5:16 pmMon 11:10 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusSun 6:04 amSun 6:27 pmSun 12:15 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsMon 4:06 amMon 4:11 pmMon 10:08 amAverage visibility
JupiterSun 7:11 amSun 7:40 pmSun 1:26 pmSlightly difficult to see
SaturnMon 3:09 amMon 3:03 pmMon 9:06 amAverage visibility
UranusSun 7:01 amSun 7:29 pmSun 1:15 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneMon 3:48 amMon 3:49 pmMon 9:49 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Parakou.

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