sun .5deg.comCotonou, Benin (Littoral) Sunrise, Sunset, Sun position (Altitude, Azimuth), Twilight and Daylight For day: 2026-04-17.
All times are shown in Cotonou local time (GMT+01:00
).
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Cotonou for this day: 2026-04-17
| Zone Type | Start | End | Length | |
| Night | 00:00:00 | 05:31:04 | 5h 31m 4s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 05:31:04 | 05:55:50 | 24m 46s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 05:55:50 | 06:20:31 | 24m 41s | |
| Civil Twilight | 06:20:31 | 06:41:38 | 21m 7s | |
| Daylight | 06:41:38 | 18:58:08 | 12h 16m 30s | |
| Civil Twilight | 18:58:08 | 19:19:16 | 21m 8s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 19:19:16 | 19:43:56 | 24m 40s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 19:43:56 | 20:08:42 | 24m 46s | |
| Night | 20:08:42 | 23:59:59 | 3h 51m 17s |
Sunrise, Sunset and Solar noon here: Cotonou, BJ, for day: 2026-04-17.
| Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | |
| Time | 06:41:38 | 12:49:53 | 18:58:08 |
| Azimuth | 79.5° | 0° | 280.7° |
| Day Length | ![]() |
12h 16m 30s | ![]() |
Distance Earth-Sun (Center-to-center
12:00):
150 187 276 km93 322 047 mi
0°= North, 180°=South
Table view of above data:
(Azimuth: 0°=North, 90°=West, 180°=South, 270°=East)
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth |
| 000 | -69.2° | 322.8° |
| 100 | -73.2° | 8.2° |
| 200 | -66° | 46.3° |
| 300 | -53.7° | 62.9° |
| 400 | -39.9° | 70.9° |
| 500 | -25.7° | 75.3° |
| 600 | -11.2° | 78.1° |
| 700 | 3.5° | 80° |
| 800 | 18.2° | 81.2° |
| 900 | 33° | 81.8° |
| 1000 | 47.7° | 81.6° |
| 1100 | 62.4° | 79.7° |
| 1200 | 76.9° | 71.2° |
| 1300 | 85.3° | 329.6° |
| 1400 | 72.3° | 284.5° |
| 1500 | 57.7° | 279.5° |
| 1600 | 42.9° | 278.4° |
| 1700 | 28.2° | 278.5° |
| 1800 | 13.5° | 279.3° |
| 1900 | -1.2° | 280.7° |
| 2000 | -15.8° | 282.9° |
| 2100 | -30.3° | 286.1° |
| 2200 | -44.4° | 291.5° |
| 2300 | -57.8° | 301.5° |
| 2400 | -68.9° | 323.5° |