Current Time: | Mar 16, 2025 at 12:40:58 am |
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Sunrise Today: | 6:55 am↑ 92° East |
Sunset Today: | 7:00 pm↑ 269° West |
Moonrise Today: | 8:45 pm↑ 102° East |
Moonset Today: | 8:10 am↑ 261° West |
Daylight Hours: | 12 hours, 5 minutes (+30s) |
Today's Sun Position in Parakou
Time: | 12:40 am |
Altitude: | -81.3° |
Direction: | 330° NW |
Phase: | Night |
Day length today: 12h 4m 35s (Mar 16, 2025)
30 seconds longer than yesterday (Mar 15, 2025)
29 minutes, 39 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2024)
35 minutes, 33 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2024)
The Sun's altitude in Parakou 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 Parakou Today
Day, night, and twilight times in Parakou 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 – 5:46 am |
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Astro. Twilight | 5:46 am – 6:10 am |
Nautical Twilight | 6:10 am – 6:34 am |
Civil Twilight | 6:34 am – 6:55 am |
Daylight | 6:55 am – 7:00 pm |
Civil Twilight | 7:00 pm – 7:21 pm |
Nautical Twilight | 7:21 pm – 7:45 pm |
Astro. Twilight | 7:45 pm – 8:09 pm |
Night | 8:09 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Parakou - Next 7 Days
2025 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
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Mar | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Time | Mil. mi |
Mar 16 | 6:55 am | 7:00 pm | 12:04:35 | +0:30 | 12:58 pm (79.1°) | 92.472 |
Mar 17 | 6:55 am | 7:00 pm | 12:05:06 | +0:31 | 12:57 pm (79.5°) | 92.498 |
Mar 18 | 6:54 am | 7:00 pm | 12:05:37 | +0:31 | 12:57 pm (79.9°) | 92.524 |
Mar 19 | 6:54 am | 7:00 pm | 12:06:08 | +0:31 | 12:57 pm (80.3°) | 92.550 |
Mar 20 | 6:53 am | 7:00 pm | 12:06:39 | +0:31 | 12:56 pm (80.7°) | 92.577 |
Mar 21 | 6:53 am | 7:00 pm | 12:07:10 | +0:31 | 12:56 pm (81.1°) | 92.603 |
Mar 22 | 6:52 am | 7:00 pm | 12:07:41 | +0:31 | 12:56 pm (81.5°) | 92.630 |
* All times are local time for Parakou. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. |
The March equinox (vernal equinox) in Parakou is at 10:01 am on Thursday, March 20, 2025.
Why is the day and night not exactly 12 hours on equinox?
Equinoxes & Solstices 2025
March equinox | Mar 20 | 10:01 am |
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June solstice | Jun 21 | 3:42 am |
September equinox | Sep 22 | 7:19 pm |
December solstice | Dec 21 | 4:03 pm |
* All times are local Parakou time. |
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Today's Moon in Parakou
Percent Illuminated: | 97.4% |
Time: | 12:40 am |
Altitude: | 63.1° |
Direction: | 128° SE |
Position: | Waning Gibbous |
The Moon's path in Parakou 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 Parakou - Next 7 days
2025 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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Mar | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
Mar 16 | - | 8:10 am | 8:45 pm | 2:06 am | (73.0°) | 251,436 | 97.2% | |||
Mar 17 | - | 8:47 am | 9:30 pm | 2:46 am | (67.4°) | 252,021 | 93.1% | |||
Mar 18 | - | 9:25 am | 10:17 pm | 3:28 am | (62.3°) | 252,076 | 87.4% | |||
Mar 19 | - | 10:07 am | 11:07 pm | 4:13 am | (57.9°) | 251,505 | 80.2% | |||
Mar 20 | - | 10:53 am | 11:59 pm | 5:01 am | (54.5°) | 250,231 | 71.9% | |||
Mar 21 | - | 11:43 am | - | 5:51 am | (52.2°) | 248,216 | 62.6% | |||
12:53 am | 12:37 pm | - | 6:45 am | (51.4°) | 245,477 | 52.5% | ||||
* 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. |
Planets Visible in the Sky in Parakou This Coming Night
Planetrise/Planetset, Sun, Mar 16, 2025 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Sun 7:35 am | Sun 7:47 pm | Sun 1:41 pm | Very difficult to see |
Venus | Sun 7:14 am | Sun 7:30 pm | Sun 1:22 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
Mars | Sun 2:17 pm | Mon 2:56 am | Sun 8:36 pm | Perfect visibility |
Jupiter | Sun 11:44 am | Mon 12:18 am | Sun 6:01 pm | Fairly good visibility |
Saturn | Sun 6:49 am | Sun 6:46 pm | Sun 12:48 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
Uranus | Sun 10:24 am | Sun 10:52 pm | Sun 4:38 pm | Difficult to see |
Neptune | Sun 7:11 am | Sun 7:12 pm | Sun 1:12 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
* All times are local time for Parakou. |