sun .5deg.comCotonou, Benin (Littoral) Sunrise, Sunset, Sun position (Altitude, Azimuth), Twilight and Daylight For day: 2026-05-03.
All times are shown in Cotonou local time (GMT+01:00
).
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Cotonou for this day: 2026-05-03
| Zone Type | Start | End | Length | |
| Night | 00:00:00 | 05:24:08 | 5h 24m 8s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 05:24:08 | 05:49:34 | 25m 26s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 05:49:34 | 06:14:50 | 25m 16s | |
| Civil Twilight | 06:14:50 | 06:36:26 | 21m 36s | |
| Daylight | 06:36:26 | 18:57:58 | 12h 21m 32s | |
| Civil Twilight | 18:57:58 | 19:19:35 | 21m 37s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 19:19:35 | 19:44:51 | 25m 16s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 19:44:51 | 20:10:16 | 25m 25s | |
| Night | 20:10:16 | 23:59:59 | 3h 49m 43s |
Sunrise, Sunset and Solar noon here: Cotonou, BJ, for day: 2026-05-03.
| Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | |
| Time | 06:36:26 | 12:47:12 | 18:57:58 |
| Azimuth | 74.2° | 0° | 285.9° |
| Day Length | ![]() |
12h 21m 32s | ![]() |
Distance Earth-Sun (Center-to-center
12:00):
150 821 844 km93 716 349 mi
0°= North, 180°=South
Table view of above data:
(Azimuth: 0°=North, 90°=West, 180°=South, 270°=East)
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth |
| 000 | -65.2° | 331.7° |
| 100 | -67.9° | 8° |
| 200 | -61.7° | 39.2° |
| 300 | -50.6° | 56° |
| 400 | -37.6° | 64.8° |
| 500 | -23.8° | 69.9° |
| 600 | -9.7° | 73° |
| 700 | 4.7° | 74.8° |
| 800 | 19.1° | 75.7° |
| 900 | 33.5° | 75.5° |
| 1000 | 47.9° | 73.7° |
| 1100 | 62.1° | 68.4° |
| 1200 | 75.1° | 50.6° |
| 1300 | 80.2° | 342° |
| 1400 | 70° | 299.1° |
| 1500 | 56.3° | 288.8° |
| 1600 | 42° | 285.4° |
| 1700 | 27.6° | 284.4° |
| 1800 | 13.1° | 284.7° |
| 1900 | -1.3° | 286° |
| 2000 | -15.5° | 288.3° |
| 2100 | -29.5° | 292.1° |
| 2200 | -43° | 298.5° |
| 2300 | -55.4° | 310° |
| 2400 | -64.9° | 332.1° |