sun .5deg.comCotonou, Benin (Littoral) Sunrise, Sunset, Sun position (Altitude, Azimuth), Twilight and Daylight For day: 2026-08-16.
All times are shown in Cotonou local time (GMT+01:00
).
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Cotonou for this day: 2026-08-16
| Zone Type | Start | End | Length | |
| Night | 00:00:00 | 05:33:24 | 5h 33m 24s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 05:33:24 | 05:58:31 | 25m 7s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 05:58:31 | 06:23:31 | 25m 0s | |
| Civil Twilight | 06:23:31 | 06:44:54 | 21m 23s | |
| Daylight | 06:44:54 | 19:04:20 | 12h 19m 26s | |
| Civil Twilight | 19:04:20 | 19:25:43 | 21m 23s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 19:25:43 | 19:50:43 | 25m 0s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 19:50:43 | 20:15:50 | 25m 7s | |
| Night | 20:15:50 | 23:59:59 | 3h 44m 9s |
Sunrise, Sunset and Solar noon here: Cotonou, BJ, for day: 2026-08-16.
| Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | |
| Time | 06:44:54 | 12:54:37 | 19:04:20 |
| Azimuth | 75.9° | 0° | 283.9° |
| Day Length | ![]() |
12h 19m 26s | ![]() |
Distance Earth-Sun (Center-to-center
12:00):
151 475 546 km94 122 541 mi
0°= North, 180°=South
Table view of above data:
(Azimuth: 0°=North, 90°=West, 180°=South, 270°=East)
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth |
| 000 | -65.5° | 326.1° |
| 100 | -69.7° | 3.4° |
| 200 | -64.1° | 38.4° |
| 300 | -53° | 56.7° |
| 400 | -39.8° | 65.9° |
| 500 | -26° | 71.2° |
| 600 | -11.7° | 74.4° |
| 700 | 2.7° | 76.3° |
| 800 | 17.2° | 77.4° |
| 900 | 31.8° | 77.6° |
| 1000 | 46.3° | 76.6° |
| 1100 | 60.8° | 73° |
| 1200 | 74.6° | 60.1° |
| 1300 | 82.5° | 350.7° |
| 1400 | 72.4° | 296.1° |
| 1500 | 58.4° | 286° |
| 1600 | 43.9° | 283° |
| 1700 | 29.4° | 282.2° |
| 1800 | 14.8° | 282.6° |
| 1900 | 0.3° | 283.8° |
| 2000 | -14.1° | 285.9° |
| 2100 | -28.4° | 289.3° |
| 2200 | -42.2° | 295° |
| 2300 | -55.2° | 305.2° |
| 2400 | -65.8° | 325.8° |