sun .5deg.comCotonou, Benin (Littoral) Sunrise, Sunset, Sun position (Altitude, Azimuth), Twilight and Daylight For day: 2026-08-05.
All times are shown in Cotonou local time (GMT+01:00
).
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Cotonou for this day: 2026-08-05
| Zone Type | Start | End | Length | |
| Night | 00:00:00 | 05:32:14 | 5h 32m 14s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 05:32:14 | 05:57:51 | 25m 37s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 05:57:51 | 06:23:17 | 25m 26s | |
| Civil Twilight | 06:23:17 | 06:45:01 | 21m 44s | |
| Daylight | 06:45:01 | 19:07:40 | 12h 22m 39s | |
| Civil Twilight | 19:07:40 | 19:29:25 | 21m 45s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 19:29:25 | 19:54:51 | 25m 26s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 19:54:51 | 20:20:27 | 25m 36s | |
| Night | 20:20:27 | 23:59:59 | 3h 39m 32s |
Sunrise, Sunset and Solar noon here: Cotonou, BJ, for day: 2026-08-05.
| Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | |
| Time | 06:45:01 | 12:56:21 | 19:07:40 |
| Azimuth | 72.7° | 0° | 287.1° |
| Day Length | ![]() |
12h 22m 39s | ![]() |
Distance Earth-Sun (Center-to-center
12:00):
151 749 188 km94 292 574 mi
0°= North, 180°=South
Table view of above data:
(Azimuth: 0°=North, 90°=West, 180°=South, 270°=East)
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth |
| 000 | -62.6° | 329.4° |
| 100 | -66.5° | 2° |
| 200 | -61.8° | 33.4° |
| 300 | -51.5° | 51.9° |
| 400 | -39° | 61.9° |
| 500 | -25.5° | 67.6° |
| 600 | -11.5° | 71.1° |
| 700 | 2.7° | 73.1° |
| 800 | 17° | 74.1° |
| 900 | 31.3° | 73.9° |
| 1000 | 45.6° | 72.1° |
| 1100 | 59.6° | 66.9° |
| 1200 | 72.5° | 51.2° |
| 1300 | 79.3° | 355.7° |
| 1400 | 71.2° | 305.9° |
| 1500 | 58° | 292.1° |
| 1600 | 44° | 287.5° |
| 1700 | 29.7° | 285.9° |
| 1800 | 15.4° | 285.9° |
| 1900 | 1.1° | 286.9° |
| 2000 | -13.1° | 289.1° |
| 2100 | -27.1° | 292.7° |
| 2200 | -40.5° | 298.7° |
| 2300 | -53° | 309.3° |
| 2400 | -62.9° | 329.1° |