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

Moon: 56.7%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: Oct 11, 2024 at 10:37:11 am
Sunrise Today: 6:36 am 97° East
Sunset Today: 6:36 pm 263° West
Moonrise Today: 1:44 pm 116° Southeast
Moonset Today: 12:49 am 243° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours (-19s)
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Today's Sun Position in Cotonou

Time:10:37 am
Altitude:57.2°
Direction:114° SE
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 12h 3s (Oct 11, 2024)

19 seconds shorter than yesterday (Oct 10, 2024)

14 minutes, 40 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

29 minutes, 31 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Cotonou Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:27 am
Astro. Twilight5:27 am – 5:51 am
Nautical Twilight5:51 am – 6:15 am
Civil Twilight6:15 am – 6:36 am
Daylight6:36 am – 6:36 pm
Civil Twilight6:36 pm – 6:57 pm
Nautical Twilight6:57 pm – 7:22 pm
Astro. Twilight7:22 pm – 7:46 pm
Night7:46 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Cotonou - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
OctSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Oct 116:36 am6:36 pm12:00:03−0:1912:36 pm (76.3°)92.787
Oct 126:36 am6:36 pm11:59:43−0:1912:36 pm (75.9°)92.760
Oct 136:36 am6:36 pm11:59:23−0:1912:36 pm (75.6°)92.733
Oct 146:36 am6:35 pm11:59:03−0:1912:36 pm (75.2°)92.706
Oct 156:36 am6:35 pm11:58:44−0:1912:35 pm (74.8°)92.679
Oct 166:36 am6:34 pm11:58:25−0:1912:35 pm (74.5°)92.652
Oct 176:36 am6:34 pm11:58:05−0:1912:35 pm (74.1°)92.626
* 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
OctMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Oct 11-12:49 am1:44 pm7:45 pm(58.6°)234,73360.8%
Oct 12-1:47 am2:37 pm8:40 pm(63.1°)230,96271.7%
Oct 13-2:43 am3:28 pm9:33 pm(69.0°)227,47481.8%
Oct 14-3:39 am4:16 pm10:24 pm(75.9°)224,60690.2%
Oct 15-4:33 am5:04 pm11:15 pm(83.5°)222,68096.4%
Oct 16-5:28 am5:51 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
Oct 17-6:23 am6:41 pm12:06 am(88.9°)221,94199.6%
* 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, Fri, Oct 11, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryFri 7:07 amFri 7:03 pmFri 1:05 pmDifficult to see
VenusFri 8:53 amFri 8:40 pmFri 2:46 pmGood visibility
MarsFri 12:43 amFri 1:08 pmFri 6:56 amAverage visibility
JupiterThu 10:39 pmFri 11:03 amFri 4:51 amPerfect visibility
SaturnFri 4:32 pmSat 4:27 amFri 10:29 pmPerfect visibility
UranusFri 8:52 pmSat 9:13 amSat 3:03 amAverage visibility
NeptuneFri 5:20 pmSat 5:21 amFri 11:20 pmDifficult to see
* All times are local time for Cotonou.

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