sun .5deg.comCotonou, Benin (Littoral) Sunrise, Sunset, Sun position (Altitude, Azimuth), Twilight and Daylight For day: 2026-05-16.
All times are shown in Cotonou local time (GMT+01:00
).
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Cotonou for this day: 2026-05-16
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Zone Type | Start | End | Length |
| Night | 00:00:00 | 05:20:21 | 5h 20m 21s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 05:20:21 | 05:46:22 | 26m 1s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 05:46:22 | 06:12:10 | 25m 48s | |
| Civil Twilight | 06:12:10 | 06:34:12 | 22m 2s | |
| Daylight | 06:34:12 | 18:59:12 | 12h 25m 0s | |
| Civil Twilight | 18:59:12 | 19:21:14 | 22m 2s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 19:21:14 | 19:47:03 | 25m 49s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 19:47:03 | 20:13:04 | 26m 1s | |
| Night | 20:13:04 | 23:59:59 | 3h 46m 55s |
Sunrise, Sunset and Solar noon here: Cotonou, BJ, for day: 2026-05-16.
| Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | |
| Time | 06:34:12 | 12:46:42 | 18:59:12 |
| Azimuth | 70.8° | 0° | 289.3° |
| Day Length |  |
12h 25m 0s |  |
Distance Earth-Sun (Center-to-center
12:00):
151 270 788 km93 995 310 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 | -62.2° | 335.6° |
| 100 | -64.5° | 7.2° |
| 200 | -58.9° | 35° |
| 300 | -48.6° | 51.6° |
| 400 | -36.1° | 60.9° |
| 500 | -22.8° | 66.3° |
| 600 | -8.9° | 69.6° |
| 700 | 5.1° | 71.4° |
| 800 | 19.3° | 72° |
| 900 | 33.5° | 71.4° |
| 1000 | 47.5° | 68.7° |
| 1100 | 61.1° | 61.5° |
| 1200 | 72.9° | 40.9° |
| 1300 | 76.9° | 346.3° |
| 1400 | 68.2° | 307.3° |
| 1500 | 55.3° | 294.6° |
| 1600 | 41.4° | 289.9° |
| 1700 | 27.3° | 288.2° |
| 1800 | 13.2° | 288.2° |
| 1900 | -1° | 289.4° |
| 2000 | -14.9° | 291.8° |
| 2100 | -28.6° | 295.9° |
| 2200 | -41.6° | 302.7° |
| 2300 | -53.3° | 314.6° |
| 2400 | -62° | 335.8° |