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Cotonou, Benin — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 71.1%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Oct 22, 2024 at 7:38:11 am
Sunrise Today: 6:36 am 101° East
Sunset Today: 6:32 pm 259° West
Moonrise Today: 11:29 pm 62° Northeast
Moonset Today: 11:28 am 299° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 57 minutes (-18s)
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Today's Sun Position in Cotonou

Time:7:38 am
Altitude:14.2°
Direction:103° E
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 11h 56m 30s (Oct 22, 2024)

18 seconds shorter than yesterday (Oct 21, 2024)

11 minutes, 8 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

33 minutes, 3 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Cotonou Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:26 am
Astro. Twilight5:26 am – 5:50 am
Nautical Twilight5:50 am – 6:15 am
Civil Twilight6:15 am – 6:36 am
Daylight6:36 am – 6:32 pm
Civil Twilight6:32 pm – 6:54 pm
Nautical Twilight6:54 pm – 7:18 pm
Astro. Twilight7:18 pm – 7:43 pm
Night7:43 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Cotonou - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
OctSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Oct 226:36 am6:32 pm11:56:30−0:1812:34 pm (72.3°)92.498
Oct 236:36 am6:32 pm11:56:12−0:1812:34 pm (72.0°)92.473
Oct 246:36 am6:32 pm11:55:53−0:1812:34 pm (71.6°)92.448
Oct 256:36 am6:32 pm11:55:35−0:1812:34 pm (71.3°)92.423
Oct 266:36 am6:31 pm11:55:17−0:1812:34 pm (70.9°)92.399
Oct 276:36 am6:31 pm11:54:59−0:1812:34 pm (70.6°)92.374
Oct 286:36 am6:31 pm11:54:41−0:1712:33 pm (70.3°)92.350
* All times are local time for Cotonou. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Cotonou

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Cotonou - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
OctMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Oct 22-11:28 am11:29 pm4:59 am(67.4°)234,91172.2%
Oct 23-12:24 pm-5:57 am(68.5°)238,95261.7%
Oct 2412:26 am1:16 pm-6:52 am(71.3°)242,70551.1%
Oct 251:19 am2:02 pm-7:41 am(75.3°)245,95140.7%
Oct 262:07 am2:43 pm-8:26 am(80.1°)248,55931.1%
Oct 272:53 am3:22 pm-9:08 am(85.5°)250,47522.3%
Oct 283:35 am3:59 pm-9:48 am(88.8°)251,70514.8%
* All times are local time for Cotonou. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Cotonou This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Oct 22, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 7:32 amTue 7:22 pmTue 1:27 pmDifficult to see
VenusTue 9:06 amTue 8:50 pmTue 2:58 pmGood visibility
MarsTue 12:21 amTue 12:46 pmTue 6:34 amPerfect visibility
JupiterMon 9:55 pmTue 10:19 amTue 4:07 amPerfect visibility
SaturnTue 3:47 pmWed 3:41 amTue 9:44 pmPerfect visibility
UranusMon 8:12 pmTue 8:32 amTue 2:22 amAverage visibility
NeptuneTue 4:36 pmWed 4:36 amTue 10:36 pmDifficult to see
* All times are local time for Cotonou.

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