sun .5deg.comCotonou, Benin (Littoral) Sunrise, Sunset, Sun position (Altitude, Azimuth), Twilight and Daylight For day: 2026-07-16.
All times are shown in Cotonou local time (GMT+01:00
).
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Cotonou for this day: 2026-07-16
| Zone Type | Start | End | Length | |
| Night | 00:00:00 | 05:27:47 | 5h 27m 47s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 05:27:47 | 05:54:14 | 26m 27s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 05:54:14 | 06:20:26 | 26m 12s | |
| Civil Twilight | 06:20:26 | 06:42:48 | 22m 22s | |
| Daylight | 06:42:48 | 19:10:04 | 12h 27m 16s | |
| Civil Twilight | 19:10:04 | 19:32:26 | 22m 22s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 19:32:26 | 19:58:38 | 26m 12s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 19:58:38 | 20:25:05 | 26m 27s | |
| Night | 20:25:05 | 23:59:59 | 3h 34m 54s |
Sunrise, Sunset and Solar noon here: Cotonou, BJ, for day: 2026-07-16.
| Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | |
| Time | 06:42:48 | 12:56:26 | 19:10:04 |
| Azimuth | 68.3° | 0° | 291.6° |
| Day Length | ![]() |
12h 27m 16s | ![]() |
Distance Earth-Sun (Center-to-center
12:00):
152 049 941 km94 479 453 mi
0°= North, 180°=South
Table view of above data:
(Azimuth: 0°=North, 90°=West, 180°=South, 270°=East)
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth |
| 000 | -58.9° | 333.9° |
| 100 | -62.2° | 1.7° |
| 200 | -58.1° | 28.8° |
| 300 | -48.9° | 46.5° |
| 400 | -37.1° | 56.9° |
| 500 | -24.2° | 63° |
| 600 | -10.7° | 66.7° |
| 700 | 3.1° | 68.8° |
| 800 | 17° | 69.5° |
| 900 | 31° | 68.8° |
| 1000 | 44.8° | 66° |
| 1100 | 58° | 59° |
| 1200 | 69.7° | 41° |
| 1300 | 75° | 357° |
| 1400 | 68.6° | 316° |
| 1500 | 56.6° | 299.8° |
| 1600 | 43.3° | 293.5° |
| 1700 | 29.4° | 291° |
| 1800 | 15.5° | 290.4° |
| 1900 | 1.5° | 291.3° |
| 2000 | -12.2° | 293.5° |
| 2100 | -25.7° | 297.4° |
| 2200 | -38.6° | 303.9° |
| 2300 | -50.2° | 314.8° |
| 2400 | -59° | 333.7° |