sun .5deg.comCotonou, Benin (Littoral) Sunrise, Sunset, Sun position (Altitude, Azimuth), Twilight and Daylight For day: 2026-09-17.
All times are shown in Cotonou local time (GMT+01:00
).
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Cotonou for this day: 2026-09-17
| Zone Type | Start | End | Length | |
| Night | 00:00:00 | 05:31:17 | 5h 31m 17s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 05:31:17 | 05:55:30 | 24m 13s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 05:55:30 | 06:19:41 | 24m 11s | |
| Civil Twilight | 06:19:41 | 06:40:26 | 20m 45s | |
| Daylight | 06:40:26 | 18:49:11 | 12h 8m 45s | |
| Civil Twilight | 18:49:11 | 19:09:56 | 20m 45s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 19:09:56 | 19:34:07 | 24m 11s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 19:34:07 | 19:58:20 | 24m 13s | |
| Night | 19:58:20 | 23:59:59 | 4h 1m 39s |
Sunrise, Sunset and Solar noon here: Cotonou, BJ, for day: 2026-09-17.
| Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | |
| Time | 06:40:26 | 12:44:49 | 18:49:11 |
| Azimuth | 87.5° | 180° | 272.3° |
| Day Length | ![]() |
12h 8m 45s | ![]() |
Distance Earth-Sun (Center-to-center
12:00):
150 346 510 km93 420 990 mi
0°= North, 180°=South
Table view of above data:
(Azimuth: 0°=North, 90°=West, 180°=South, 270°=East)
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth |
| 000 | -75.6° | 307.7° |
| 100 | -80.4° | 22.3° |
| 200 | -69.4° | 65.1° |
| 300 | -55.3° | 76.3° |
| 400 | -40.6° | 81.2° |
| 500 | -25.8° | 84.2° |
| 600 | -11° | 86.3° |
| 700 | 3.9° | 88° |
| 800 | 18.8° | 89.6° |
| 900 | 33.7° | 91.4° |
| 1000 | 48.6° | 93.7° |
| 1100 | 63.5° | 97.5° |
| 1200 | 78° | 109.2° |
| 1300 | 84.5° | 222.4° |
| 1400 | 70.9° | 258.5° |
| 1500 | 56.2° | 264.6° |
| 1600 | 41.3° | 267.4° |
| 1700 | 26.4° | 269.4° |
| 1800 | 11.5° | 271° |
| 1900 | -3.4° | 272.6° |
| 2000 | -18.3° | 274.5° |
| 2100 | -33.2° | 276.8° |
| 2200 | -47.9° | 280.4° |
| 2300 | -62.4° | 287.2° |
| 2400 | -75.9° | 306.7° |