sun .5deg.comCotonou, Benin (Littoral) Sunrise, Sunset, Sun position (Altitude, Azimuth), Twilight and Daylight For day: 2026-05-18.
All times are shown in Cotonou local time (GMT+01:00
).
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Cotonou for this day: 2026-05-18
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Zone Type | Start | End | Length |
| Night | 00:00:00 | 05:19:57 | 5h 19m 57s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 05:19:57 | 05:46:03 | 26m 6s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 05:46:03 | 06:11:56 | 25m 53s | |
| Civil Twilight | 06:11:56 | 06:34:02 | 22m 6s | |
| Daylight | 06:34:02 | 18:59:30 | 12h 25m 28s | |
| Civil Twilight | 18:59:30 | 19:21:36 | 22m 6s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 19:21:36 | 19:47:29 | 25m 53s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 19:47:29 | 20:13:36 | 26m 7s | |
| Night | 20:13:36 | 23:59:59 | 3h 46m 23s |
Sunrise, Sunset and Solar noon here: Cotonou, BJ, for day: 2026-05-18.
| Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | |
| Time | 06:34:02 | 12:46:46 | 18:59:30 |
| Azimuth | 70.3° | 0° | 289.8° |
| Day Length |  |
12h 25m 28s |  |
Distance Earth-Sun (Center-to-center
12:00):
151 332 994 km94 033 963 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 | -61.8° | 336° |
| 100 | -64° | 7° |
| 200 | -58.6° | 34.5° |
| 300 | -48.3° | 51° |
| 400 | -36° | 60.4° |
| 500 | -22.6° | 65.8° |
| 600 | -8.9° | 69.1° |
| 700 | 5.2° | 70.9° |
| 800 | 19.3° | 71.6° |
| 900 | 33.4° | 70.8° |
| 1000 | 47.4° | 68° |
| 1100 | 60.9° | 60.7° |
| 1200 | 72.6° | 39.9° |
| 1300 | 76.5° | 346.8° |
| 1400 | 67.9° | 308.3° |
| 1500 | 55.1° | 295.4° |
| 1600 | 41.4° | 290.5° |
| 1700 | 27.3° | 288.7° |
| 1800 | 13.2° | 288.7° |
| 1900 | -0.9° | 289.8° |
| 2000 | -14.8° | 292.2° |
| 2100 | -28.4° | 296.4° |
| 2200 | -41.4° | 303.2° |
| 2300 | -53° | 315.2° |
| 2400 | -61.6° | 336.2° |