sun .5deg.comCotonou, Benin (Littoral) Sunrise, Sunset, Sun position (Altitude, Azimuth), Twilight and Daylight For day: 2026-04-18.
All times are shown in Cotonou local time (GMT+01:00
).
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Cotonou for this day: 2026-04-18
| Zone Type | Start | End | Length | |
| Night | 00:00:00 | 05:30:35 | 5h 30m 35s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 05:30:35 | 05:55:23 | 24m 48s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 05:55:23 | 06:20:06 | 24m 43s | |
| Civil Twilight | 06:20:06 | 06:41:15 | 21m 9s | |
| Daylight | 06:41:15 | 18:58:05 | 12h 16m 50s | |
| Civil Twilight | 18:58:05 | 19:19:14 | 21m 9s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 19:19:14 | 19:43:56 | 24m 42s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 19:43:56 | 20:08:44 | 24m 48s | |
| Night | 20:08:44 | 23:59:59 | 3h 51m 15s |
Sunrise, Sunset and Solar noon here: Cotonou, BJ, for day: 2026-04-18.
| Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | |
| Time | 06:41:15 | 12:49:40 | 18:58:05 |
| Azimuth | 79.1° | 0° | 281° |
| Day Length | ![]() |
12h 16m 50s | ![]() |
Distance Earth-Sun (Center-to-center
12:00):
150 228 822 km93 347 862 mi
0°= North, 180°=South
Table view of above data:
(Azimuth: 0°=North, 90°=West, 180°=South, 270°=East)
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth |
| 000 | -68.9° | 323.5° |
| 100 | -72.9° | 8.2° |
| 200 | -65.7° | 45.8° |
| 300 | -53.5° | 62.4° |
| 400 | -39.8° | 70.4° |
| 500 | -25.5° | 75° |
| 600 | -11° | 77.8° |
| 700 | 3.6° | 79.6° |
| 800 | 18.3° | 80.8° |
| 900 | 33° | 81.3° |
| 1000 | 47.7° | 81° |
| 1100 | 62.4° | 79° |
| 1200 | 76.9° | 69.6° |
| 1300 | 85° | 331.1° |
| 1400 | 72.2° | 285.6° |
| 1500 | 57.6° | 280.1° |
| 1600 | 42.9° | 278.9° |
| 1700 | 28.1° | 278.9° |
| 1800 | 13.4° | 279.7° |
| 1900 | -1.2° | 281.1° |
| 2000 | -15.8° | 283.2° |
| 2100 | -30.2° | 286.6° |
| 2200 | -44.3° | 292° |
| 2300 | -57.6° | 302.1° |
| 2400 | -68.7° | 324.2° |