sun .5deg.comCotonou, Benin (Littoral) Sunrise, Sunset, Sun position (Altitude, Azimuth), Twilight and Daylight For day: 2026-04-21.
All times are shown in Cotonou local time (GMT+01:00
).
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Cotonou for this day: 2026-04-21
| Zone Type | Start | End | Length | |
| Night | 00:00:00 | 05:29:10 | 5h 29m 10s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 05:29:10 | 05:54:05 | 24m 55s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 05:54:05 | 06:18:53 | 24m 48s | |
| Civil Twilight | 06:18:53 | 06:40:07 | 21m 14s | |
| Daylight | 06:40:07 | 18:57:56 | 12h 17m 49s | |
| Civil Twilight | 18:57:56 | 19:19:10 | 21m 14s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 19:19:10 | 19:43:59 | 24m 49s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 19:43:59 | 20:08:54 | 24m 55s | |
| Night | 20:08:54 | 23:59:59 | 3h 51m 5s |
Sunrise, Sunset and Solar noon here: Cotonou, BJ, for day: 2026-04-21.
| Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | |
| Time | 06:40:07 | 12:49:02 | 18:57:56 |
| Azimuth | 78.1° | 0° | 282.1° |
| Day Length | ![]() |
12h 17m 49s | ![]() |
Distance Earth-Sun (Center-to-center
12:00):
150 352 229 km93 424 544 mi
0°= North, 180°=South
Table view of above data:
(Azimuth: 0°=North, 90°=West, 180°=South, 270°=East)
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth |
| 000 | -68.2° | 325.5° |
| 100 | -71.8° | 8.2° |
| 200 | -64.9° | 44.3° |
| 300 | -52.9° | 61° |
| 400 | -39.3° | 69.2° |
| 500 | -25.2° | 73.9° |
| 600 | -10.7° | 76.8° |
| 700 | 3.8° | 78.6° |
| 800 | 18.5° | 79.7° |
| 900 | 33.2° | 80.1° |
| 1000 | 47.9° | 79.5° |
| 1100 | 62.5° | 76.7° |
| 1200 | 76.6° | 65.1° |
| 1300 | 84° | 334.6° |
| 1400 | 71.8° | 288.7° |
| 1500 | 57.3° | 282° |
| 1600 | 42.7° | 280.3° |
| 1700 | 28° | 280.1° |
| 1800 | 13.3° | 280.7° |
| 1900 | -1.3° | 282.1° |
| 2000 | -15.8° | 284.3° |
| 2100 | -30.1° | 287.8° |
| 2200 | -44.1° | 293.4° |
| 2300 | -57.2° | 303.9° |
| 2400 | -67.9° | 326.2° |