sun .5deg.comCotonou, Benin (Littoral) Sunrise, Sunset, Sun position (Altitude, Azimuth), Twilight and Daylight For day: 2026-12-17.
All times are shown in Cotonou local time (GMT+01:00
).
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Cotonou for this day: 2026-12-17
| Zone Type | Start | End | Length | |
| Night | 00:00:00 | 05:38:51 | 5h 38m 51s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 05:38:51 | 06:05:00 | 26m 9s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 06:05:00 | 06:31:11 | 26m 11s | |
| Civil Twilight | 06:31:11 | 06:53:42 | 22m 31s | |
| Daylight | 06:53:42 | 18:39:06 | 11h 45m 24s | |
| Civil Twilight | 18:39:06 | 19:01:38 | 22m 32s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 19:01:38 | 19:27:49 | 26m 11s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 19:27:49 | 19:53:58 | 26m 9s | |
| Night | 19:53:58 | 23:59:59 | 4h 6m 1s |
Sunrise, Sunset and Solar noon here: Cotonou, BJ, for day: 2026-12-17.
| Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | |
| Time | 06:53:42 | 12:46:24 | 18:39:06 |
| Azimuth | 113.4° | 180° | 246.6° |
| Day Length | ![]() |
11h 45m 24s | ![]() |
Distance Earth-Sun (Center-to-center
12:00):
147 208 465 km91 471 099 mi
0°= North, 180°=South
Table view of above data:
(Azimuth: 0°=North, 90°=West, 180°=South, 270°=East)
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth |
| 000 | -69.7° | 212.1° |
| 100 | -72.7° | 169.4° |
| 200 | -65.5° | 135.7° |
| 300 | -53.7° | 121.4° |
| 400 | -40.5° | 115.4° |
| 500 | -26.9° | 113° |
| 600 | -13.1° | 112.5° |
| 700 | 0.6° | 113.6° |
| 800 | 14.1° | 116° |
| 900 | 27.3° | 120.4° |
| 1000 | 39.7° | 127.6° |
| 1100 | 50.5° | 139.7° |
| 1200 | 58.2° | 159.4° |
| 1300 | 60.1° | 186.2° |
| 1400 | 55.3° | 210.5° |
| 1500 | 45.9° | 226.5° |
| 1600 | 34.2° | 236.1° |
| 1700 | 21.4° | 241.8° |
| 1800 | 8.1° | 245.2° |
| 1900 | -5.6° | 247° |
| 2000 | -19.3° | 247.4° |
| 2100 | -33° | 246.2° |
| 2200 | -46.5° | 242.5° |
| 2300 | -59.2° | 233.7° |
| 2400 | -69.6° | 212.3° |