sun .5deg.comCotonou, Benin (Littoral) Sunrise, Sunset, Sun position (Altitude, Azimuth), Twilight and Daylight For day: 2026-07-18.
All times are shown in Cotonou local time (GMT+01:00
).
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Cotonou for this day: 2026-07-18
| Zone Type | Start | End | Length | |
| Night | 00:00:00 | 05:28:19 | 5h 28m 19s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 05:28:19 | 05:54:42 | 26m 23s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 05:54:42 | 06:20:51 | 26m 9s | |
| Civil Twilight | 06:20:51 | 06:43:09 | 22m 18s | |
| Daylight | 06:43:09 | 19:10:03 | 12h 26m 54s | |
| Civil Twilight | 19:10:03 | 19:32:21 | 22m 18s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 19:32:21 | 19:58:29 | 26m 8s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 19:58:29 | 20:24:52 | 26m 23s | |
| Night | 20:24:52 | 23:59:59 | 3h 35m 7s |
Sunrise, Sunset and Solar noon here: Cotonou, BJ, for day: 2026-07-18.
| Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | |
| Time | 06:43:09 | 12:56:36 | 19:10:03 |
| Azimuth | 68.7° | 0° | 291.2° |
| Day Length | ![]() |
12h 26m 54s | ![]() |
Distance Earth-Sun (Center-to-center
12:00):
152 032 094 km94 468 364 mi
0°= North, 180°=South
Table view of above data:
(Azimuth: 0°=North, 90°=West, 180°=South, 270°=East)
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth |
| 000 | -59.2° | 333.5° |
| 100 | -62.5° | 1.6° |
| 200 | -58.4° | 29° |
| 300 | -49.1° | 46.9° |
| 400 | -37.3° | 57.3° |
| 500 | -24.4° | 63.4° |
| 600 | -10.8° | 67° |
| 700 | 3° | 69.1° |
| 800 | 17° | 69.9° |
| 900 | 31° | 69.2° |
| 1000 | 44.8° | 66.5° |
| 1100 | 58.1° | 59.6° |
| 1200 | 69.9° | 41.7° |
| 1300 | 75.3° | 357.1° |
| 1400 | 68.8° | 315.4° |
| 1500 | 56.8° | 299.3° |
| 1600 | 43.4° | 293° |
| 1700 | 29.5° | 290.6° |
| 1800 | 15.5° | 290.1° |
| 1900 | 1.5° | 291° |
| 2000 | -12.3° | 293.2° |
| 2100 | -25.8° | 297° |
| 2200 | -38.7° | 303.4° |
| 2300 | -50.4° | 314.4° |
| 2400 | -59.3° | 333.3° |