sun .5deg.comCotonou, Benin (Littoral) Sunrise, Sunset, Sun position (Altitude, Azimuth), Twilight and Daylight For day: 2026-05-01.
All times are shown in Cotonou local time (GMT+01:00
).
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Cotonou for this day: 2026-05-01
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Zone Type | Start | End | Length |
| Night | 00:00:00 | 05:24:53 | 5h 24m 53s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 05:24:53 | 05:50:14 | 25m 21s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 05:50:14 | 06:15:25 | 25m 11s | |
| Civil Twilight | 06:15:25 | 06:36:57 | 21m 32s | |
| Daylight | 06:36:57 | 18:57:54 | 12h 20m 57s | |
| Civil Twilight | 18:57:54 | 19:19:26 | 21m 32s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 19:19:26 | 19:44:37 | 25m 11s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 19:44:37 | 20:09:58 | 25m 21s | |
| Night | 20:09:58 | 23:59:59 | 3h 50m 1s |
Sunrise, Sunset and Solar noon here: Cotonou, BJ, for day: 2026-05-01.
| Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | |
| Time | 06:36:57 | 12:47:25 | 18:57:54 |
| Azimuth | 74.8° | 0° | 285.3° |
| Day Length |  |
12h 20m 57s |  |
Distance Earth-Sun (Center-to-center
12:00):
150 746 731 km93 669 676 mi
0°= North, 180°=South
Solar noon
Table view of above data:
(Azimuth: 0°=North, 90°=West, 180°=South, 270°=East)
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth |
| 000 | -65.7° | 330.9° |
| 100 | -68.5° | 8° |
| 200 | -62.2° | 39.9° |
| 300 | -50.9° | 56.7° |
| 400 | -37.8° | 65.5° |
| 500 | -24° | 70.5° |
| 600 | -9.8° | 73.6° |
| 700 | 4.6° | 75.4° |
| 800 | 19° | 76.3° |
| 900 | 33.5° | 76.2° |
| 1000 | 48° | 74.6° |
| 1100 | 62.2° | 69.7° |
| 1200 | 75.4° | 52.6° |
| 1300 | 80.8° | 341.2° |
| 1400 | 70.3° | 297.6° |
| 1500 | 56.4° | 287.7° |
| 1600 | 42.1° | 284.6° |
| 1700 | 27.6° | 283.7° |
| 1800 | 13.1° | 284.1° |
| 1900 | -1.3° | 285.4° |
| 2000 | -15.6° | 287.7° |
| 2100 | -29.6° | 291.4° |
| 2200 | -43.2° | 297.7° |
| 2300 | -55.7° | 309.1° |
| 2400 | -65.4° | 331.3° |