sun .5deg.comCotonou, Benin (Littoral) Sunrise, Sunset, Sun position (Altitude, Azimuth), Twilight and Daylight For day: 2026-05-12.
All times are shown in Cotonou local time (GMT+01:00
).
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Cotonou for this day: 2026-05-12
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Zone Type | Start | End | Length |
| Night | 00:00:00 | 05:21:18 | 5h 21m 18s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 05:21:18 | 05:47:08 | 25m 50s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 05:47:08 | 06:12:47 | 25m 39s | |
| Civil Twilight | 06:12:47 | 06:34:41 | 21m 54s | |
| Daylight | 06:34:41 | 18:58:42 | 12h 24m 1s | |
| Civil Twilight | 18:58:42 | 19:20:36 | 21m 54s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 19:20:36 | 19:46:14 | 25m 38s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 19:46:14 | 20:12:05 | 25m 51s | |
| Night | 20:12:05 | 23:59:59 | 3h 47m 54s |
Sunrise, Sunset and Solar noon here: Cotonou, BJ, for day: 2026-05-12.
| Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | |
| Time | 06:34:41 | 12:46:41 | 18:58:42 |
| Azimuth | 71.7° | 0° | 288.4° |
| Day Length |  |
12h 24m 1s |  |
Distance Earth-Sun (Center-to-center
12:00):
151 140 554 km93 914 386 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 | -63.1° | 334.7° |
| 100 | -65.5° | 7.5° |
| 200 | -59.7° | 36.2° |
| 300 | -49.1° | 52.8° |
| 400 | -36.5° | 62° |
| 500 | -23° | 67.3° |
| 600 | -9.1° | 70.5° |
| 700 | 5° | 72.4° |
| 800 | 19.3° | 73.1° |
| 900 | 33.5° | 72.5° |
| 1000 | 47.7° | 70.1° |
| 1100 | 61.4° | 63.4° |
| 1200 | 73.6° | 43.3° |
| 1300 | 77.8° | 345.2° |
| 1400 | 68.7° | 305° |
| 1500 | 55.5° | 293° |
| 1600 | 41.6° | 288.6° |
| 1700 | 27.4° | 287.2° |
| 1800 | 13.1° | 287.2° |
| 1900 | -1.1° | 288.4° |
| 2000 | -15.1° | 290.8° |
| 2100 | -28.9° | 294.8° |
| 2200 | -42.1° | 301.6° |
| 2300 | -53.9° | 313.4° |
| 2400 | -62.8° | 334.9° |