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

Moon: 97.4%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Mar 16, 2025 at 12:40:58 am
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)
Location of ParakouLocation

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)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Parakou Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:46 am
Astro. Twilight5:46 am – 6:10 am
Nautical Twilight6:10 am – 6:34 am
Civil Twilight6:34 am – 6:55 am
Daylight6:55 am – 7:00 pm
Civil Twilight7:00 pm – 7:21 pm
Nautical Twilight7:21 pm – 7:45 pm
Astro. Twilight7:45 pm – 8:09 pm
Night8:09 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Parakou - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MarSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Mar 166:55 am7:00 pm12:04:35+0:3012:58 pm (79.1°)92.472
Mar 176:55 am7:00 pm12:05:06+0:3112:57 pm (79.5°)92.498
Mar 186:54 am7:00 pm12:05:37+0:3112:57 pm (79.9°)92.524
Mar 196:54 am7:00 pm12:06:08+0:3112:57 pm (80.3°)92.550
Mar 206:53 am7:00 pm12:06:39+0:3112:56 pm (80.7°)92.577
Mar 216:53 am7:00 pm12:07:10+0:3112:56 pm (81.1°)92.603
Mar 226:52 am7:00 pm12:07:41+0:3112:56 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?

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Today's Moon in Parakou

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Parakou - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MarMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Mar 16-8:10 am8:45 pm2:06 am(73.0°)251,43697.2%
Mar 17-8:47 am9:30 pm2:46 am(67.4°)252,02193.1%
Mar 18-9:25 am10:17 pm3:28 am(62.3°)252,07687.4%
Mar 19-10:07 am11:07 pm4:13 am(57.9°)251,50580.2%
Mar 20-10:53 am11:59 pm5:01 am(54.5°)250,23171.9%
Mar 21-11:43 am-5:51 am(52.2°)248,21662.6%
Mar 2212:53 am12:37 pm-6:45 am(51.4°)245,47752.5%
* 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.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Parakou This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sun, Mar 16, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySun 7:35 amSun 7:47 pmSun 1:41 pmVery difficult to see
VenusSun 7:14 amSun 7:30 pmSun 1:22 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsSun 2:17 pmMon 2:56 amSun 8:36 pmPerfect visibility
JupiterSun 11:44 amMon 12:18 amSun 6:01 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnSun 6:49 amSun 6:46 pmSun 12:48 pmExtremely difficult to see
UranusSun 10:24 amSun 10:52 pmSun 4:38 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneSun 7:11 amSun 7:12 pmSun 1:12 pmExtremely difficult to see
* All times are local time for Parakou.

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