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

Moon: 30.7%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: Mar 13, 2026 at 12:37:43 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:57 am 93° East
Sunset Today: 7:00 pm 267° West
Moonrise Today: 2:35 am 118° Southeast
Moonset Today: 2:20 pm 243° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 3 minutes (+30s)
Location of ParakouLocation

Today's Sun Position in Parakou

Time:12:37 pm
Altitude:76.7°
Direction:156° S
Phase:Daylight

Day length today:12h 2m 54s (Mar 13, 2026)

30 seconds longer than yesterday (Mar 12, 2026)

27 minutes, 58 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2025)

37 minutes, 13 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Parakou Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:47 am
Astro. Twilight5:47 am – 6:12 am
Nautical Twilight6:12 am – 6:36 am
Civil Twilight6:36 am – 6:57 am
Daylight6:57 am – 7:00 pm
Civil Twilight7:00 pm – 7:21 pm
Nautical Twilight7:21 pm – 7:45 pm
Astro. Twilight7:45 pm – 8:10 pm
Night8:10 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Parakou - Next 7 Days

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2026Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MarSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Mar 136:57 am7:00 pm12:02:54+0:3012:58 pm (77.9°)92.393
Mar 146:56 am7:00 pm12:03:25+0:3012:58 pm (78.2°)92.419
Mar 156:56 am7:00 pm12:03:56+0:3012:58 pm (78.6°)92.445
Mar 166:55 am7:00 pm12:04:27+0:3012:58 pm (79.0°)92.470
Mar 176:55 am7:00 pm12:04:58+0:3112:57 pm (79.4°)92.496
Mar 186:54 am7:00 pm12:05:29+0:3112:57 pm (79.8°)92.522
Mar 196:54 am7:00 pm12:06:00+0:3112:57 pm (80.2°)92.548
* 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 3:46 pm on Friday, March 20, 2026.
Why is the day and night not exactly 12 hours on equinox?

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Today's Moon in Parakou

Year 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Parakou - Next 7 days

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2026Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MarMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Mar 132:35 am2:20 pm-8:27 am(53.1°)248,29032.3%
Mar 143:24 am3:13 pm-9:18 am(55.8°)245,79323.2%
Mar 154:11 am4:05 pm-10:07 am(59.8°)242,80715.0%
Mar 164:55 am4:57 pm-10:55 am(64.9°)239,5668.2%
Mar 175:38 am5:47 pm-11:42 am(71.0°)236,3473.2%
Mar 186:20 am6:38 pm-12:28 pm(77.6°)233,4080.4%
Mar 197:02 am7:30 pm-1:15 pm(84.6°)230,9840.3%
* 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, Fri, Mar 13, 2026
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryFri 6:15 amFri 6:09 pmFri 12:12 pmExtremely difficult to see
VenusFri 7:55 amFri 8:03 pmFri 1:59 pmFairly good visibility
MarsFri 6:11 amFri 6:03 pmFri 12:07 pmDifficult to see
JupiterFri 2:11 pmSat 2:46 amFri 8:29 pmPerfect visibility
SaturnFri 7:39 amFri 7:41 pmFri 1:40 pmVery difficult to see
UranusFri 10:52 amFri 11:22 pmFri 5:07 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneFri 7:31 amFri 7:33 pmFri 1:32 pmExtremely difficult to see
* All times are local time for Parakou.

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