sun .5deg.comCotonou, Benin (Littoral) Sunrise, Sunset, Sun position (Altitude, Azimuth), Twilight and Daylight For day: 2026-04-16.
All times are shown in Cotonou local time (GMT+01:00
).
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Cotonou for this day: 2026-04-16
| Zone Type | Start | End | Length | |
| Night | 00:00:00 | 05:31:34 | 5h 31m 34s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 05:31:34 | 05:56:18 | 24m 44s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 05:56:18 | 06:20:56 | 24m 38s | |
| Civil Twilight | 06:20:56 | 06:42:02 | 21m 6s | |
| Daylight | 06:42:02 | 18:58:12 | 12h 16m 10s | |
| Civil Twilight | 18:58:12 | 19:19:18 | 21m 6s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 19:19:18 | 19:43:57 | 24m 39s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 19:43:57 | 20:08:40 | 24m 43s | |
| Night | 20:08:40 | 23:59:59 | 3h 51m 19s |
Sunrise, Sunset and Solar noon here: Cotonou, BJ, for day: 2026-04-16.
| Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | |
| Time | 06:42:02 | 12:50:07 | 18:58:12 |
| Azimuth | 79.8° | 0° | 280.3° |
| Day Length | ![]() |
12h 16m 10s | ![]() |
Distance Earth-Sun (Center-to-center
12:00):
150 145 545 km93 296 116 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° | 322° |
| 100 | -73.6° | 8.1° |
| 200 | -66.3° | 46.8° |
| 300 | -53.9° | 63.4° |
| 400 | -40.1° | 71.3° |
| 500 | -25.8° | 75.7° |
| 600 | -11.3° | 78.5° |
| 700 | 3.4° | 80.3° |
| 800 | 18.1° | 81.5° |
| 900 | 32.9° | 82.2° |
| 1000 | 47.7° | 82.1° |
| 1100 | 62.4° | 80.5° |
| 1200 | 77° | 72.7° |
| 1300 | 85.6° | 327.9° |
| 1400 | 72.4° | 283.4° |
| 1500 | 57.8° | 278.8° |
| 1600 | 43° | 277.9° |
| 1700 | 28.2° | 278.1° |
| 1800 | 13.5° | 278.9° |
| 1900 | -1.2° | 280.4° |
| 2000 | -15.8° | 282.5° |
| 2100 | -30.3° | 285.7° |
| 2200 | -44.4° | 291° |
| 2300 | -57.9° | 300.9° |
| 2400 | -69.2° | 322.8° |