sun .5deg.comCotonou, Benin (Littoral) Sunrise, Sunset, Sun position (Altitude, Azimuth), Twilight and Daylight For day: 2026-05-09.
All times are shown in Cotonou local time (GMT+01:00
).
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Cotonou for this day: 2026-05-09
| Zone Type | Start | End | Length | |
| Night | 00:00:00 | 05:22:09 | 5h 22m 9s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 05:22:09 | 05:47:51 | 25m 42s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 05:47:51 | 06:13:22 | 25m 31s | |
| Civil Twilight | 06:13:22 | 06:35:10 | 21m 48s | |
| Daylight | 06:35:10 | 18:58:23 | 12h 23m 13s | |
| Civil Twilight | 18:58:23 | 19:20:11 | 21m 48s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 19:20:11 | 19:45:42 | 25m 31s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 19:45:42 | 20:11:24 | 25m 42s | |
| Night | 20:11:24 | 23:59:59 | 3h 48m 35s |
Sunrise, Sunset and Solar noon here: Cotonou, BJ, for day: 2026-05-09.
| Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | |
| Time | 06:35:10 | 12:46:47 | 18:58:23 |
| Azimuth | 72.5° | 0° | 287.6° |
| Day Length | ![]() |
12h 23m 13s | ![]() |
Distance Earth-Sun (Center-to-center
12:00):
151 038 068 km93 850 704 mi
0°= North, 180°=South
Table view of above data:
(Azimuth: 0°=North, 90°=West, 180°=South, 270°=East)
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth |
| 000 | -63.7° | 333.8° |
| 100 | -66.2° | 7.6° |
| 200 | -60.3° | 37.1° |
| 300 | -49.6° | 53.8° |
| 400 | -36.8° | 62.9° |
| 500 | -23.3° | 68.1° |
| 600 | -9.3° | 71.3° |
| 700 | 4.9° | 73.2° |
| 800 | 19.2° | 73.9° |
| 900 | 33.6° | 73.5° |
| 1000 | 47.8° | 71.2° |
| 1100 | 61.7° | 65° |
| 1200 | 74.1° | 45.4° |
| 1300 | 78.6° | 344.2° |
| 1400 | 69.1° | 303.2° |
| 1500 | 55.8° | 291.7° |
| 1600 | 41.7° | 287.6° |
| 1700 | 27.4° | 286.3° |
| 1800 | 13.1° | 286.4° |
| 1900 | -1.2° | 287.6° |
| 2000 | -15.3° | 290° |
| 2100 | -29.1° | 294° |
| 2200 | -42.4° | 300.6° |
| 2300 | -54.4° | 312.4° |
| 2400 | -63.5° | 334.1° |