sun .5deg.comCotonou, Benin (Littoral) Sunrise, Sunset, Sun position (Altitude, Azimuth), Twilight and Daylight For day: 2026-03-16.
All times are shown in Cotonou local time (GMT+01:00
).
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Cotonou for this day: 2026-03-16
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Zone Type | Start | End | Length |
| Night | 00:00:00 | 05:47:13 | 5h 47m 13s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 05:47:13 | 06:11:21 | 24m 8s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 06:11:21 | 06:35:30 | 24m 9s | |
| Civil Twilight | 06:35:30 | 06:56:14 | 20m 44s | |
| Daylight | 06:56:14 | 19:01:38 | 12h 5m 24s | |
| Civil Twilight | 19:01:38 | 19:22:22 | 20m 44s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 19:22:22 | 19:46:31 | 24m 9s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 19:46:31 | 20:10:40 | 24m 9s | |
| Night | 20:10:40 | 23:59:59 | 3h 49m 19s |
Sunrise, Sunset and Solar noon here: Cotonou, BJ, for day: 2026-03-16.
| Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | |
| Time | 06:56:14 | 12:58:56 | 19:01:38 |
| Azimuth | 91.8° | 180° | 268.4° |
| Day Length |  |
12h 5m 24s |  |
Distance Earth-Sun (Center-to-center
12:00):
148 828 153 km92 477 527 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 | -74.5° | 285.7° |
| 100 | -85.6° | 1.4° |
| 200 | -74.3° | 74.4° |
| 300 | -59.7° | 83° |
| 400 | -44.8° | 86.4° |
| 500 | -29.9° | 88.6° |
| 600 | -15° | 90.3° |
| 700 | -0.1° | 91.9° |
| 800 | 14.8° | 93.7° |
| 900 | 29.7° | 95.8° |
| 1000 | 44.5° | 98.9° |
| 1100 | 59.1° | 104.4° |
| 1200 | 73.1° | 118.4° |
| 1300 | 81.8° | 181° |
| 1400 | 72.8° | 242.2° |
| 1500 | 58.8° | 255.9° |
| 1600 | 44.2° | 261.3° |
| 1700 | 29.4° | 264.4° |
| 1800 | 14.5° | 266.6° |
| 1900 | -0.3° | 268.3° |
| 2000 | -15.3° | 270° |
| 2100 | -30.2° | 271.8° |
| 2200 | -45° | 274.1° |
| 2300 | -59.9° | 277.8° |
| 2400 | -74.5° | 287.2° |