sun .5deg.comCotonou, Benin (Littoral) Sunrise, Sunset, Sun position (Altitude, Azimuth), Twilight and Daylight For day: 2026-03-12.
All times are shown in Cotonou local time (GMT+01:00
).
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Cotonou for this day: 2026-03-12
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Zone Type | Start | End | Length |
| Night | 00:00:00 | 05:48:58 | 5h 48m 58s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 05:48:58 | 06:13:08 | 24m 10s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 06:13:08 | 06:37:18 | 24m 10s | |
| Civil Twilight | 06:37:18 | 06:58:03 | 20m 45s | |
| Daylight | 06:58:03 | 19:02:03 | 12h 4m 0s | |
| Civil Twilight | 19:02:03 | 19:22:48 | 20m 45s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 19:22:48 | 19:46:58 | 24m 10s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 19:46:58 | 20:11:07 | 24m 9s | |
| Night | 20:11:07 | 23:59:59 | 3h 48m 52s |
Sunrise, Sunset and Solar noon here: Cotonou, BJ, for day: 2026-03-12.
| Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | |
| Time | 06:58:03 | 13:00:03 | 19:02:03 |
| Azimuth | 93.4° | 180° | 266.8° |
| Day Length |  |
12h 4m 0s |  |
Distance Earth-Sun (Center-to-center
12:00):
148 665 489 km92 376 452 mi
0°= North, 180°=South
Solar noon
Table view of above data:
(Azimuth: 0°=North, 90°=West, 180°=South, 270°=East)
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth |
| 000 | -74.6° | 279.7° |
| 100 | -87.2° | 356.6° |
| 200 | -75° | 80° |
| 300 | -60.1° | 86° |
| 400 | -45.2° | 88.6° |
| 500 | -30.3° | 90.3° |
| 600 | -15.4° | 91.9° |
| 700 | -0.5° | 93.4° |
| 800 | 14.3° | 95.2° |
| 900 | 29.2° | 97.6° |
| 1000 | 43.9° | 101° |
| 1100 | 58.4° | 107.2° |
| 1200 | 72° | 122.4° |
| 1300 | 80.3° | 179.2° |
| 1400 | 72.3° | 237.2° |
| 1500 | 58.6° | 252.8° |
| 1600 | 44.2° | 259.1° |
| 1700 | 29.4° | 262.5° |
| 1800 | 14.6° | 264.9° |
| 1900 | -0.2° | 266.7° |
| 2000 | -15.1° | 268.3° |
| 2100 | -30° | 269.9° |
| 2200 | -45° | 271.8° |
| 2300 | -59.8° | 274.6° |
| 2400 | -74.6° | 281.2° |