sun .5deg.comCotonou, Benin (Littoral) Sunrise, Sunset, Sun position (Altitude, Azimuth), Twilight and Daylight For day: 2026-08-21.
All times are shown in Cotonou local time (GMT+01:00
).
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Cotonou for this day: 2026-08-21
| Zone Type | Start | End | Length | |
| Night | 00:00:00 | 05:33:34 | 5h 33m 34s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 05:33:34 | 05:58:29 | 24m 55s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 05:58:29 | 06:23:18 | 24m 49s | |
| Civil Twilight | 06:23:18 | 06:44:33 | 21m 15s | |
| Daylight | 06:44:33 | 19:02:24 | 12h 17m 51s | |
| Civil Twilight | 19:02:24 | 19:23:39 | 21m 15s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 19:23:39 | 19:48:27 | 24m 48s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 19:48:27 | 20:13:23 | 24m 56s | |
| Night | 20:13:23 | 23:59:59 | 3h 46m 36s |
Sunrise, Sunset and Solar noon here: Cotonou, BJ, for day: 2026-08-21.
| Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | |
| Time | 06:44:33 | 12:53:28 | 19:02:24 |
| Azimuth | 77.6° | 0° | 282.2° |
| Day Length | ![]() |
12h 17m 51s | ![]() |
Distance Earth-Sun (Center-to-center
12:00):
151 328 702 km94 031 296 mi
0°= North, 180°=South
Table view of above data:
(Azimuth: 0°=North, 90°=West, 180°=South, 270°=East)
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth |
| 000 | -67° | 324.3° |
| 100 | -71.2° | 4.6° |
| 200 | -65.1° | 41.3° |
| 300 | -53.5° | 59.2° |
| 400 | -40.1° | 68° |
| 500 | -26.1° | 73° |
| 600 | -11.7° | 76° |
| 700 | 2.8° | 78° |
| 800 | 17.4° | 79.1° |
| 900 | 32.1° | 79.5° |
| 1000 | 46.7° | 78.9° |
| 1100 | 61.3° | 76.2° |
| 1200 | 75.5° | 65.4° |
| 1300 | 84° | 345.5° |
| 1400 | 72.7° | 290.7° |
| 1500 | 58.4° | 282.8° |
| 1600 | 43.8° | 280.7° |
| 1700 | 29.1° | 280.3° |
| 1800 | 14.4° | 280.9° |
| 1900 | -0.2° | 282.2° |
| 2000 | -14.7° | 284.3° |
| 2100 | -29° | 287.6° |
| 2200 | -43° | 293° |
| 2300 | -56.3° | 303° |
| 2400 | -67.3° | 324° |