sun .5deg.comCotonou, Benin (Littoral) Sunrise, Sunset, Sun position (Altitude, Azimuth), Twilight and Daylight For day: 2026-05-17.
All times are shown in Cotonou local time (GMT+01:00
).
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Cotonou for this day: 2026-05-17
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Zone Type | Start | End | Length |
| Night | 00:00:00 | 05:20:08 | 5h 20m 8s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 05:20:08 | 05:46:12 | 26m 4s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 05:46:12 | 06:12:03 | 25m 51s | |
| Civil Twilight | 06:12:03 | 06:34:07 | 22m 4s | |
| Daylight | 06:34:07 | 18:59:21 | 12h 25m 14s | |
| Civil Twilight | 18:59:21 | 19:21:25 | 22m 4s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 19:21:25 | 19:47:16 | 25m 51s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 19:47:16 | 20:13:20 | 26m 4s | |
| Night | 20:13:20 | 23:59:59 | 3h 46m 39s |
Sunrise, Sunset and Solar noon here: Cotonou, BJ, for day: 2026-05-17.
| Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | |
| Time | 06:34:07 | 12:46:44 | 18:59:21 |
| Azimuth | 70.5° | 0° | 289.6° |
| Day Length |  |
12h 25m 14s |  |
Distance Earth-Sun (Center-to-center
12:00):
151 302 141 km94 014 792 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° | 335.8° |
| 100 | -64.3° | 7.1° |
| 200 | -58.8° | 34.8° |
| 300 | -48.5° | 51.3° |
| 400 | -36° | 60.6° |
| 500 | -22.7° | 66.1° |
| 600 | -8.9° | 69.3° |
| 700 | 5.1° | 71.2° |
| 800 | 19.3° | 71.8° |
| 900 | 33.4° | 71.1° |
| 1000 | 47.4° | 68.3° |
| 1100 | 61° | 61.1° |
| 1200 | 72.8° | 40.4° |
| 1300 | 76.7° | 346.6° |
| 1400 | 68° | 307.8° |
| 1500 | 55.2° | 295° |
| 1600 | 41.4° | 290.2° |
| 1700 | 27.3° | 288.5° |
| 1800 | 13.2° | 288.4° |
| 1900 | -0.9° | 289.6° |
| 2000 | -14.9° | 292° |
| 2100 | -28.5° | 296.1° |
| 2200 | -41.5° | 303° |
| 2300 | -53.2° | 314.9° |
| 2400 | -61.8° | 336° |