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

Moon: 71.0%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: Apr 18, 2024 at 1:29:17 am
Sunrise Today: 6:41 am 79° East
Sunset Today: 6:57 pm 281° West
Moonrise Today: 3:08 pm 75° East
Moonset Today: 3:02 am 288° West
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 17 minutes (+20s)
Location of CotonouLocation

Today's Sun Position in Cotonou

Time:1:29 am
Altitude:-70.1°
Direction:30° NE
Phase:Night

Day length today: 12h 16m 43s (Apr 18, 2024)

20 seconds longer than yesterday (Apr 17, 2024)

31 minutes, 21 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

12 minutes, 50 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Cotonou Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:30 am
Astro. Twilight5:30 am – 5:55 am
Nautical Twilight5:55 am – 6:19 am
Civil Twilight6:19 am – 6:41 am
Daylight6:41 am – 6:57 pm
Civil Twilight6:57 pm – 7:19 pm
Nautical Twilight7:19 pm – 7:43 pm
Astro. Twilight7:43 pm – 8:08 pm
Night8:08 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Cotonou - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
AprSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Apr 186:41 am6:57 pm12:16:43+0:2012:49 pm (85.3°)93.346
Apr 196:40 am6:57 pm12:17:03+0:1912:49 pm (84.9°)93.372
Apr 206:40 am6:57 pm12:17:23+0:1912:49 pm (84.6°)93.397
Apr 216:40 am6:57 pm12:17:43+0:1912:48 pm (84.3°)93.422
Apr 226:39 am6:57 pm12:18:02+0:1912:48 pm (83.9°)93.447
Apr 236:39 am6:57 pm12:18:22+0:1912:48 pm (83.6°)93.472
Apr 246:39 am6:57 pm12:18:41+0:1912:48 pm (83.3°)93.497
* 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 18-3:02 am3:08 pm9:25 pm(82.6°)251,55677.9%
Apr 19-3:41 am3:52 pm10:06 pm(88.1°)252,02985.3%
Apr 20-4:18 am4:34 pm10:45 pm(86.1°)251,85191.5%
Apr 21-4:55 am5:15 pm11:24 pm(80.2°)251,12096.1%
Apr 22-5:31 am5:57 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
Apr 23-6:09 am6:41 pm12:04 am(74.4°)249,94299.0%
Apr 24-6:48 am7:28 pm12:45 am(68.8°)248,416100.0%
* 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, Thu, Apr 18, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryThu 6:03 amThu 6:11 pmThu 12:07 pmExtremely difficult to see
VenusThu 6:00 amThu 6:09 pmThu 12:04 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsThu 4:29 amThu 4:29 pmThu 10:29 amAverage visibility
JupiterThu 8:08 amThu 8:27 pmThu 2:17 pmAverage visibility
SaturnThu 4:13 amThu 4:09 pmThu 10:11 amAverage visibility
UranusThu 8:09 amThu 8:28 pmThu 2:19 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneThu 4:58 amThu 4:59 pmThu 10:58 amExtremely difficult to see
* All times are local time for Cotonou.

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