Sunrise & Sunset in Cotonou
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19:51:04
Wednesday, 30 September 2026
🌅 Sunrise : 06:38
🌇 Sunset : 18:42
Sunrise & Sunset Times for Today in Cotonou, Benin 🇧🇯
Sun Phase: Astronomical Twilight
Sunrise : 06:38 ↑ 92.7° E
Sunset : 18:42 ↑ 267.1° W
Day Length : 12h 03m
Sun Direction: W
Sun Altitude: -17.91°
Sun Distance: 149.805 million km
Next Solstice: Monday, 21 December 2026 (December Solstice)
September 2026 Sunrise & Sunset Times in Cotonou
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| Day | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylight | Astronomical Twilight | Nautical Twilight | Civil Twilight | Solar Noon | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Start | End | Start | End | Start | End | Time | Sun Dist. (Mil km) | |
| 1 |
06:43
↑
82° E
|
18:57
↑
278° W
|
12h 13m | -0m 20s | 05:33 | 20:07 | 05:57 | 19:42 | 06:22 | 19:18 | 12:50 | 150.97 |
| 2 |
06:43
↑
82° E
|
18:56
↑
278° W
|
12h 13m | -0m 20s | 05:33 | 20:06 | 05:57 | 19:42 | 06:21 | 19:18 | 12:50 | 150.94 |
| 3 |
06:43
↑
82° E
|
18:56
↑
278° W
|
12h 12m | -0m 20s | 05:33 | 20:06 | 05:57 | 19:41 | 06:21 | 19:17 | 12:49 | 150.90 |
| 4 |
06:43
↑
83° E
|
18:55
↑
277° W
|
12h 12m | -0m 20s | 05:32 | 20:05 | 05:57 | 19:41 | 06:21 | 19:16 | 12:49 | 150.87 |
| 5 |
06:42
↑
83° E
|
18:55
↑
277° W
|
12h 12m | -0m 20s | 05:32 | 20:05 | 05:57 | 19:40 | 06:21 | 19:16 | 12:49 | 150.83 |
| 6 |
06:42
↑
83° E
|
18:54
↑
276° W
|
12h 11m | -0m 20s | 05:32 | 20:04 | 05:57 | 19:40 | 06:21 | 19:15 | 12:48 | 150.79 |
| 7 |
06:42
↑
84° E
|
18:54
↑
276° W
|
12h 11m | -0m 20s | 05:32 | 20:03 | 05:56 | 19:39 | 06:21 | 19:15 | 12:48 | 150.76 |
| 8 |
06:42
↑
84° E
|
18:53
↑
276° W
|
12h 11m | -0m 20s | 05:32 | 20:03 | 05:56 | 19:39 | 06:21 | 19:14 | 12:48 | 150.72 |
| 9 |
06:42
↑
85° E
|
18:53
↑
275° W
|
12h 10m | -0m 20s | 05:32 | 20:02 | 05:56 | 19:38 | 06:20 | 19:14 | 12:47 | 150.68 |
| 10 |
06:42
↑
85° E
|
18:52
↑
275° W
|
12h 10m | -0m 20s | 05:32 | 20:02 | 05:56 | 19:37 | 06:20 | 19:13 | 12:47 | 150.65 |
| 11 |
06:41
↑
85° E
|
18:52
↑
274° W
|
12h 10m | -0m 20s | 05:32 | 20:01 | 05:56 | 19:37 | 06:20 | 19:13 | 12:47 | 150.61 |
| 12 |
06:41
↑
86° E
|
18:51
↑
274° W
|
12h 09m | -0m 20s | 05:32 | 20:01 | 05:56 | 19:36 | 06:20 | 19:12 | 12:46 | 150.57 |
| 13 |
06:41
↑
86° E
|
18:50
↑
274° W
|
12h 09m | -0m 20s | 05:31 | 20:00 | 05:56 | 19:36 | 06:20 | 19:12 | 12:46 | 150.53 |
| 14 |
06:41
↑
86° E
|
18:50
↑
273° W
|
12h 09m | -0m 20s | 05:31 | 19:59 | 05:55 | 19:35 | 06:20 | 19:11 | 12:46 | 150.49 |
| 15 |
06:41
↑
87° E
|
18:49
↑
273° W
|
12h 08m | -0m 20s | 05:31 | 19:59 | 05:55 | 19:35 | 06:19 | 19:11 | 12:45 | 150.45 |
| 16 |
06:40
↑
87° E
|
18:49
↑
272° W
|
12h 08m | -0m 20s | 05:31 | 19:58 | 05:55 | 19:34 | 06:19 | 19:10 | 12:45 | 150.41 |
| 17 |
06:40
↑
88° E
|
18:48
↑
272° W
|
12h 08m | -0m 20s | 05:31 | 19:58 | 05:55 | 19:34 | 06:19 | 19:10 | 12:45 | 150.36 |
| 18 |
06:40
↑
88° E
|
18:48
↑
272° W
|
12h 07m | -0m 20s | 05:31 | 19:57 | 05:55 | 19:33 | 06:19 | 19:09 | 12:44 | 150.32 |
| 19 |
06:40
↑
88° E
|
18:47
↑
271° W
|
12h 07m | -0m 20s | 05:30 | 19:57 | 05:55 | 19:33 | 06:19 | 19:08 | 12:44 | 150.28 |
| 20 |
06:40
↑
89° E
|
18:47
↑
271° W
|
12h 07m | -0m 20s | 05:30 | 19:56 | 05:54 | 19:32 | 06:19 | 19:08 | 12:43 | 150.24 |
| 21 |
06:40
↑
89° E
|
18:46
↑
271° W
|
12h 06m | -0m 20s | 05:30 | 19:56 | 05:54 | 19:31 | 06:18 | 19:07 | 12:43 | 150.20 |
| 22 |
06:39
↑
90° E
|
18:46
↑
270° W
|
12h 06m | -0m 20s | 05:30 | 19:55 | 05:54 | 19:31 | 06:18 | 19:07 | 12:43 | 150.15 |
| 23 |
06:39
↑
90° E
|
18:45
↑
270° W
|
12h 06m | -0m 20s | 05:30 | 19:54 | 05:54 | 19:30 | 06:18 | 19:06 | 12:42 | 150.11 |
| 24 |
06:39
↑
90° E
|
18:45
↑
269° W
|
12h 05m | -0m 20s | 05:30 | 19:54 | 05:54 | 19:30 | 06:18 | 19:06 | 12:42 | 150.07 |
| 25 |
06:39
↑
91° E
|
18:44
↑
269° W
|
12h 05m | -0m 20s | 05:29 | 19:53 | 05:54 | 19:29 | 06:18 | 19:05 | 12:42 | 150.03 |
| 26 |
06:39
↑
91° E
|
18:44
↑
269° W
|
12h 04m | -0m 20s | 05:29 | 19:53 | 05:53 | 19:29 | 06:17 | 19:05 | 12:41 | 149.99 |
| 27 |
06:38
↑
92° E
|
18:43
↑
268° W
|
12h 04m | -0m 20s | 05:29 | 19:52 | 05:53 | 19:28 | 06:17 | 19:04 | 12:41 | 149.94 |
| 28 |
06:38
↑
92° E
|
18:43
↑
268° W
|
12h 04m | -0m 20s | 05:29 | 19:52 | 05:53 | 19:28 | 06:17 | 19:04 | 12:41 | 149.90 |
| 29 |
06:38
↑
92° E
|
18:42
↑
268° W
|
12h 03m | -0m 20s | 05:29 | 19:51 | 05:53 | 19:27 | 06:17 | 19:03 | 12:40 | 149.86 |
| 30 |
06:38
↑
93° E
|
18:42
↑
267° W
|
12h 03m | -0m 20s | 05:29 | 19:51 | 05:53 | 19:27 | 06:17 | 19:03 | 12:40 | 149.82 |
|
All times are in local time for Cotonou. Daylight Saving Time (DST) is not currently in effect. Calculations account for atmospheric refraction and are based on the Gregorian calendar. Today's date is in the table. |
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In Cotonou, the earliest sunrise of September is on September 27 to 30 and the latest sunset of September is on September 01.
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Cotonou gets approximately 12.0 hours and 3.0 minutes of daylight today (September 30). The moon phase calendar for Cotonou shows complementary night-time data.
Solar noon — when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky — happens in Cotonou today at 12:40 local time. This is the moment of maximum solar elevation and is exactly midway between sunrise and sunset.
Civil twilight in Cotonou begins at 06:17 (before sunrise) and ends at 19:03 (after sunset) today. Civil twilight is the period when there is enough natural light to see clearly outdoors without artificial lighting. The current weather in Cotonou can affect how bright twilight actually feels.
Because Cotonou is in the Northern Hemisphere, the longest day of the year (summer solstice) is around June 21, and the shortest day (winter solstice) is around December 21. The annual calendar marks both solstices.