sun .5deg.comCotonou, Benin (Littoral) Sunrise, Sunset, Sun position (Altitude, Azimuth), Twilight and Daylight For day: 2026-05-21.
All times are shown in Cotonou local time (GMT+01:00
).
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Cotonou for this day: 2026-05-21
| Zone Type | Start | End | Length | |
| Night | 00:00:00 | 05:19:27 | 5h 19m 27s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 05:19:27 | 05:45:41 | 26m 14s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 05:45:41 | 06:11:40 | 25m 59s | |
| Civil Twilight | 06:11:40 | 06:33:52 | 22m 12s | |
| Daylight | 06:33:52 | 19:00:00 | 12h 26m 8s | |
| Civil Twilight | 19:00:00 | 19:22:12 | 22m 12s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 19:22:12 | 19:48:11 | 25m 59s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 19:48:11 | 20:14:25 | 26m 14s | |
| Night | 20:14:25 | 23:59:59 | 3h 45m 34s |
Sunrise, Sunset and Solar noon here: Cotonou, BJ, for day: 2026-05-21.
| Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | |
| Time | 06:33:52 | 12:46:56 | 19:00:00 |
| Azimuth | 69.7° | 0° | 290.4° |
| Day Length | ![]() |
12h 26m 8s | ![]() |
Distance Earth-Sun (Center-to-center
12:00):
151 422 469 km94 089 560 mi
0°= North, 180°=South
Table view of above data:
(Azimuth: 0°=North, 90°=West, 180°=South, 270°=East)
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth |
| 000 | -61.2° | 336.5° |
| 100 | -63.4° | 6.7° |
| 200 | -58.1° | 33.7° |
| 300 | -48° | 50.2° |
| 400 | -35.7° | 59.6° |
| 500 | -22.5° | 65.2° |
| 600 | -8.8° | 68.5° |
| 700 | 5.2° | 70.3° |
| 800 | 19.2° | 70.9° |
| 900 | 33.3° | 70.1° |
| 1000 | 47.2° | 67.1° |
| 1100 | 60.6° | 59.5° |
| 1200 | 72.1° | 38.6° |
| 1300 | 75.9° | 347.6° |
| 1400 | 67.6° | 309.7° |
| 1500 | 55° | 296.4° |
| 1600 | 41.3° | 291.3° |
| 1700 | 27.3° | 289.5° |
| 1800 | 13.2° | 289.3° |
| 1900 | -0.8° | 290.4° |
| 2000 | -14.7° | 292.9° |
| 2100 | -28.2° | 297° |
| 2200 | -41.1° | 304° |
| 2300 | -52.6° | 315.9° |
| 2400 | -61° | 336.7° |