sun .5deg.comCotonou, Benin (Littoral) Sunrise, Sunset, Sun position (Altitude, Azimuth), Twilight and Daylight For day: 2026-12-20.
All times are shown in Cotonou local time (GMT+01:00
).
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Cotonou for this day: 2026-12-20
| Zone Type | Start | End | Length | |
| Night | 00:00:00 | 05:40:20 | 5h 40m 20s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 05:40:20 | 06:06:29 | 26m 9s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 06:06:29 | 06:32:41 | 26m 12s | |
| Civil Twilight | 06:32:41 | 06:55:13 | 22m 32s | |
| Daylight | 06:55:13 | 18:40:33 | 11h 45m 20s | |
| Civil Twilight | 18:40:33 | 19:03:05 | 22m 32s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 19:03:05 | 19:29:17 | 26m 12s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 19:29:17 | 19:55:27 | 26m 10s | |
| Night | 19:55:27 | 23:59:59 | 4h 4m 32s |
Sunrise, Sunset and Solar noon here: Cotonou, BJ, for day: 2026-12-20.
| Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | |
| Time | 06:55:13 | 12:47:53 | 18:40:33 |
| Azimuth | 113.5° | 180° | 246.5° |
| Day Length | ![]() |
11h 45m 20s | ![]() |
Distance Earth-Sun (Center-to-center
12:00):
147 173 249 km91 449 217 mi
0°= North, 180°=South
Table view of above data:
(Azimuth: 0°=North, 90°=West, 180°=South, 270°=East)
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth |
| 000 | -69.4° | 212.7° |
| 100 | -72.7° | 170.5° |
| 200 | -65.7° | 136.4° |
| 300 | -54° | 121.8° |
| 400 | -40.8° | 115.6° |
| 500 | -27.2° | 113.1° |
| 600 | -13.5° | 112.6° |
| 700 | 0.2° | 113.6° |
| 800 | 13.8° | 116° |
| 900 | 26.9° | 120.3° |
| 1000 | 39.3° | 127.5° |
| 1100 | 50.2° | 139.4° |
| 1200 | 58° | 158.9° |
| 1300 | 60.1° | 185.5° |
| 1400 | 55.4° | 209.9° |
| 1500 | 46.1° | 226.1° |
| 1600 | 34.5° | 235.8° |
| 1700 | 21.7° | 241.6° |
| 1800 | 8.4° | 245.1° |
| 1900 | -5.2° | 246.9° |
| 2000 | -19° | 247.4° |
| 2100 | -32.7° | 246.2° |
| 2200 | -46.1° | 242.5° |
| 2300 | -58.9° | 233.9° |
| 2400 | -69.4° | 213° |