sun .5deg.comCotonou, Benin (Littoral) Sunrise, Sunset, Sun position (Altitude, Azimuth), Twilight and Daylight For day: 2026-05-20.
All times are shown in Cotonou local time (GMT+01:00
).
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Cotonou for this day: 2026-05-20
| Zone Type | Start | End | Length | |
| Night | 00:00:00 | 05:19:36 | 5h 19m 36s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 05:19:36 | 05:45:47 | 26m 11s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 05:45:47 | 06:11:45 | 25m 58s | |
| Civil Twilight | 06:11:45 | 06:33:55 | 22m 10s | |
| Daylight | 06:33:55 | 18:59:50 | 12h 25m 55s | |
| Civil Twilight | 18:59:50 | 19:21:59 | 22m 9s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 19:21:59 | 19:47:57 | 25m 58s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 19:47:57 | 20:14:09 | 26m 12s | |
| Night | 20:14:09 | 23:59:59 | 3h 45m 50s |
Sunrise, Sunset and Solar noon here: Cotonou, BJ, for day: 2026-05-20.
| Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | |
| Time | 06:33:55 | 12:46:52 | 18:59:50 |
| Azimuth | 69.9° | 0° | 290.2° |
| Day Length | ![]() |
12h 25m 55s | ![]() |
Distance Earth-Sun (Center-to-center
12:00):
151 393 166 km94 071 352 mi
0°= North, 180°=South
Table view of above data:
(Azimuth: 0°=North, 90°=West, 180°=South, 270°=East)
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth |
| 000 | -61.4° | 336.4° |
| 100 | -63.6° | 6.8° |
| 200 | -58.2° | 34° |
| 300 | -48.1° | 50.5° |
| 400 | -35.8° | 59.9° |
| 500 | -22.5° | 65.4° |
| 600 | -8.8° | 68.7° |
| 700 | 5.2° | 70.5° |
| 800 | 19.3° | 71.1° |
| 900 | 33.3° | 70.3° |
| 1000 | 47.3° | 67.4° |
| 1100 | 60.7° | 59.9° |
| 1200 | 72.2° | 39° |
| 1300 | 76.1° | 347.4° |
| 1400 | 67.7° | 309.3° |
| 1500 | 55° | 296.1° |
| 1600 | 41.3° | 291.1° |
| 1700 | 27.3° | 289.2° |
| 1800 | 13.2° | 289.1° |
| 1900 | -0.8° | 290.2° |
| 2000 | -14.7° | 292.7° |
| 2100 | -28.3° | 296.8° |
| 2200 | -41.2° | 303.7° |
| 2300 | -52.7° | 315.7° |
| 2400 | -61.2° | 336.5° |