sun .5deg.comCotonou, Benin (Littoral) Sunrise, Sunset, Sun position (Altitude, Azimuth), Twilight and Daylight For day: 2026-12-18.
All times are shown in Cotonou local time (GMT+01:00
).
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Cotonou for this day: 2026-12-18
| Zone Type | Start | End | Length | |
| Night | 00:00:00 | 05:39:20 | 5h 39m 20s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 05:39:20 | 06:05:30 | 26m 10s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 06:05:30 | 06:31:41 | 26m 11s | |
| Civil Twilight | 06:31:41 | 06:54:13 | 22m 32s | |
| Daylight | 06:54:13 | 18:39:35 | 11h 45m 22s | |
| Civil Twilight | 18:39:35 | 19:02:07 | 22m 32s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 19:02:07 | 19:28:18 | 26m 11s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 19:28:18 | 19:54:27 | 26m 9s | |
| Night | 19:54:27 | 23:59:59 | 4h 5m 32s |
Sunrise, Sunset and Solar noon here: Cotonou, BJ, for day: 2026-12-18.
| Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | |
| Time | 06:54:13 | 12:46:54 | 18:39:35 |
| Azimuth | 113.4° | 180° | 246.6° |
| Day Length | ![]() |
11h 45m 22s | ![]() |
Distance Earth-Sun (Center-to-center
12:00):
147 195 992 km91 463 349 mi
0°= North, 180°=South
Table view of above data:
(Azimuth: 0°=North, 90°=West, 180°=South, 270°=East)
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth |
| 000 | -69.6° | 212.3° |
| 100 | -72.7° | 169.8° |
| 200 | -65.5° | 135.9° |
| 300 | -53.8° | 121.5° |
| 400 | -40.6° | 115.5° |
| 500 | -27° | 113° |
| 600 | -13.3° | 112.6° |
| 700 | 0.5° | 113.6° |
| 800 | 14° | 116.1° |
| 900 | 27.1° | 120.4° |
| 1000 | 39.5° | 127.6° |
| 1100 | 50.4° | 139.6° |
| 1200 | 58.1° | 159.3° |
| 1300 | 60.1° | 186° |
| 1400 | 55.3° | 210.3° |
| 1500 | 46° | 226.4° |
| 1600 | 34.3° | 236° |
| 1700 | 21.5° | 241.7° |
| 1800 | 8.2° | 245.2° |
| 1900 | -5.5° | 247° |
| 2000 | -19.2° | 247.4° |
| 2100 | -32.9° | 246.2° |
| 2200 | -46.4° | 242.5° |
| 2300 | -59.1° | 233.7° |
| 2400 | -69.5° | 212.5° |