sun .5deg.comCotonou, Benin (Littoral) Sunrise, Sunset, Sun position (Altitude, Azimuth), Twilight and Daylight For day: 2026-04-12.
All times are shown in Cotonou local time (GMT+01:00
).
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Cotonou for this day: 2026-04-12
| Zone Type | Start | End | Length | |
| Night | 00:00:00 | 05:33:34 | 5h 33m 34s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 05:33:34 | 05:58:10 | 24m 36s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 05:58:10 | 06:22:41 | 24m 31s | |
| Civil Twilight | 06:22:41 | 06:43:41 | 21m 0s | |
| Daylight | 06:43:41 | 18:58:31 | 12h 14m 50s | |
| Civil Twilight | 18:58:31 | 19:19:31 | 21m 0s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 19:19:31 | 19:44:02 | 24m 31s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 19:44:02 | 20:08:38 | 24m 36s | |
| Night | 20:08:38 | 23:59:59 | 3h 51m 21s |
Sunrise, Sunset and Solar noon here: Cotonou, BJ, for day: 2026-04-12.
| Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | |
| Time | 06:43:41 | 12:51:06 | 18:58:31 |
| Azimuth | 81.3° | 0° | 278.9° |
| Day Length | ![]() |
12h 14m 50s | ![]() |
Distance Earth-Sun (Center-to-center
12:00):
149 977 016 km93 191 397 mi
0°= North, 180°=South
Table view of above data:
(Azimuth: 0°=North, 90°=West, 180°=South, 270°=East)
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth |
| 000 | -70.4° | 318.8° |
| 100 | -75° | 8° |
| 200 | -67.4° | 49.2° |
| 300 | -54.7° | 65.5° |
| 400 | -40.8° | 73° |
| 500 | -26.3° | 77.2° |
| 600 | -11.7° | 79.9° |
| 700 | 3° | 81.7° |
| 800 | 17.8° | 83° |
| 900 | 32.6° | 83.9° |
| 1000 | 47.4° | 84.2° |
| 1100 | 62.3° | 83.6° |
| 1200 | 77° | 79.2° |
| 1300 | 86.9° | 317.3° |
| 1400 | 72.9° | 278.7° |
| 1500 | 58.1° | 276.2° |
| 1600 | 43.3° | 275.9° |
| 1700 | 28.4° | 276.5° |
| 1800 | 13.6° | 277.4° |
| 1900 | -1.1° | 278.9° |
| 2000 | -15.8° | 281° |
| 2100 | -30.4° | 284° |
| 2200 | -44.7° | 289° |
| 2300 | -58.4° | 298.3° |
| 2400 | -70.1° | 319.6° |