sun .5deg.comCotonou, Benin (Littoral) Sunrise, Sunset, Sun position (Altitude, Azimuth), Twilight and Daylight For day: 2026-08-31.
All times are shown in Cotonou local time (GMT+01:00
).
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Cotonou for this day: 2026-08-31
| Zone Type | Start | End | Length | |
| Night | 00:00:00 | 05:33:17 | 5h 33m 17s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 05:33:17 | 05:57:52 | 24m 35s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 05:57:52 | 06:22:22 | 24m 30s | |
| Civil Twilight | 06:22:22 | 06:43:21 | 20m 59s | |
| Daylight | 06:43:21 | 18:57:56 | 12h 14m 35s | |
| Civil Twilight | 18:57:56 | 19:18:55 | 20m 59s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 19:18:55 | 19:43:25 | 24m 30s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 19:43:25 | 20:08:00 | 24m 35s | |
| Night | 20:08:00 | 23:59:59 | 3h 51m 59s |
Sunrise, Sunset and Solar noon here: Cotonou, BJ, for day: 2026-08-31.
| Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | |
| Time | 06:43:21 | 12:50:38 | 18:57:56 |
| Azimuth | 81° | 0° | 278.7° |
| Day Length | ![]() |
12h 14m 35s | ![]() |
Distance Earth-Sun (Center-to-center
12:00):
150 998 099 km93 825 869 mi
0°= North, 180°=South
Table view of above data:
(Azimuth: 0°=North, 90°=West, 180°=South, 270°=East)
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth |
| 000 | -70.1° | 319.9° |
| 100 | -74.6° | 8.2° |
| 200 | -67.1° | 48.6° |
| 300 | -54.5° | 65° |
| 400 | -40.6° | 72.6° |
| 500 | -26.2° | 76.9° |
| 600 | -11.6° | 79.6° |
| 700 | 3.1° | 81.5° |
| 800 | 17.9° | 82.8° |
| 900 | 32.7° | 83.7° |
| 1000 | 47.5° | 84° |
| 1100 | 62.4° | 83.3° |
| 1200 | 77.1° | 78.7° |
| 1300 | 86.8° | 316.7° |
| 1400 | 72.8° | 278.8° |
| 1500 | 58° | 276.2° |
| 1600 | 43.1° | 275.9° |
| 1700 | 28.3° | 276.4° |
| 1800 | 13.5° | 277.4° |
| 1900 | -1.3° | 278.8° |
| 2000 | -16° | 280.9° |
| 2100 | -30.5° | 283.9° |
| 2200 | -44.9° | 288.8° |
| 2300 | -58.6° | 298° |
| 2400 | -70.4° | 319.4° |