Sunrise & Sunset Today in Cotonou

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Wednesday, 6 May 2026

🌅 Sunrise Today: 06:36

🌇 Sunset Today: 18:57

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Sunrise & Sunset Times for Today in Cotonou, Benin 🇧🇯

Sun Phase: Daylight

Sunrise Today: 06:36 ↑ 73.3° ENE

Sunset Today: 18:57 ↑ 286.9° WNW

Day Length Today: 12h 21m

Sun Direction: ENE

Sun Altitude: 26.26°

Sun Distance: 150.902 million km

Next Solstice: Sunday, 21 June 2026 (June Solstice)

May 2026 Sunrise & Sunset Times in Cotonou

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Day	Sunrise/Sunset		Daylight		Astronomical Twilight		Nautical Twilight		Civil Twilight		Solar Noon
Day	Sunrise	Sunset	Length	Diff.	Start	End	Start	End	Start	End	Time	Sun Dist. (Mil km)
1	06:37 ↑ 75° ENE	18:57 ↑ 285° WNW	12h 20m	+0m 18s	05:24	20:10	05:50	19:44	06:15	19:19	12:47	150.72
2	06:36 ↑ 74° ENE	18:57 ↑ 286° WNW	12h 20m	+0m 18s	05:24	20:10	05:49	19:44	06:14	19:19	12:47	150.76
3	06:36 ↑ 74° ENE	18:57 ↑ 286° WNW	12h 20m	+0m 17s	05:24	20:10	05:49	19:45	06:14	19:19	12:47	150.80
4	06:36 ↑ 74° ENE	18:57 ↑ 286° WNW	12h 21m	+0m 17s	05:23	20:10	05:49	19:45	06:14	19:19	12:47	150.83
5	06:36 ↑ 74° ENE	18:57 ↑ 287° WNW	12h 21m	+0m 17s	05:23	20:10	05:48	19:45	06:14	19:20	12:47	150.87
6	06:36 ↑ 73° ENE	18:57 ↑ 287° WNW	12h 21m	+0m 17s	05:23	20:10	05:48	19:45	06:13	19:20	12:46	150.91
7	06:35 ↑ 73° ENE	18:57 ↑ 287° WNW	12h 22m	+0m 17s	05:22	20:11	05:48	19:45	06:13	19:20	12:46	150.95
8	06:35 ↑ 73° ENE	18:58 ↑ 287° WNW	12h 22m	+0m 16s	05:22	20:11	05:48	19:45	06:13	19:20	12:46	150.98
9	06:35 ↑ 72° ENE	18:58 ↑ 288° WNW	12h 22m	+0m 16s	05:22	20:11	05:47	19:45	06:13	19:20	12:46	151.02
10	06:35 ↑ 72° ENE	18:58 ↑ 288° WNW	12h 22m	+0m 16s	05:21	20:11	05:47	19:46	06:12	19:20	12:46	151.05
11	06:35 ↑ 72° ENE	18:58 ↑ 288° WNW	12h 23m	+0m 16s	05:21	20:12	05:47	19:46	06:12	19:20	12:46	151.09
12	06:34 ↑ 72° ENE	18:58 ↑ 288° WNW	12h 23m	+0m 15s	05:21	20:12	05:47	19:46	06:12	19:20	12:46	151.12
13	06:34 ↑ 71° ENE	18:58 ↑ 289° WNW	12h 23m	+0m 15s	05:21	20:12	05:46	19:46	06:12	19:21	12:46	151.16
14	06:34 ↑ 71° ENE	18:58 ↑ 289° WNW	12h 24m	+0m 15s	05:20	20:12	05:46	19:46	06:12	19:21	12:46	151.19
15	06:34 ↑ 71° ENE	18:58 ↑ 289° WNW	12h 24m	+0m 15s	05:20	20:12	05:46	19:47	06:12	19:21	12:46	151.22
16	06:34 ↑ 71° ENE	18:59 ↑ 289° WNW	12h 24m	+0m 14s	05:20	20:13	05:46	19:47	06:11	19:21	12:46	151.26
17	06:34 ↑ 70° ENE	18:59 ↑ 290° WNW	12h 24m	+0m 14s	05:20	20:13	05:46	19:47	06:11	19:21	12:46	151.29
18	06:34 ↑ 70° ENE	18:59 ↑ 290° WNW	12h 25m	+0m 14s	05:19	20:13	05:45	19:47	06:11	19:21	12:46	151.32
19	06:34 ↑ 70° ENE	18:59 ↑ 290° WNW	12h 25m	+0m 13s	05:19	20:14	05:45	19:47	06:11	19:22	12:46	151.35
20	06:34 ↑ 70° ENE	18:59 ↑ 290° WNW	12h 25m	+0m 13s	05:19	20:14	05:45	19:48	06:11	19:22	12:46	151.38
21	06:34 ↑ 70° ENE	18:59 ↑ 290° WNW	12h 25m	+0m 13s	05:19	20:14	05:45	19:48	06:11	19:22	12:46	151.41
22	06:34 ↑ 69° ENE	18:59 ↑ 291° WNW	12h 25m	+0m 12s	05:19	20:14	05:45	19:48	06:11	19:22	12:46	151.43
23	06:34 ↑ 69° ENE	19:00 ↑ 291° WNW	12h 26m	+0m 12s	05:19	20:15	05:45	19:48	06:11	19:22	12:47	151.46
24	06:34 ↑ 69° ENE	19:00 ↑ 291° WNW	12h 26m	+0m 12s	05:19	20:15	05:45	19:49	06:11	19:23	12:47	151.49
25	06:34 ↑ 69° ENE	19:00 ↑ 291° WNW	12h 26m	+0m 11s	05:18	20:15	05:45	19:49	06:11	19:23	12:47	151.51
26	06:34 ↑ 69° ENE	19:00 ↑ 292° WNW	12h 26m	+0m 11s	05:18	20:16	05:45	19:49	06:11	19:23	12:47	151.54
27	06:34 ↑ 68° ENE	19:00 ↑ 292° WNW	12h 26m	+0m 11s	05:18	20:16	05:45	19:49	06:11	19:23	12:47	151.57
28	06:34 ↑ 68° ENE	19:01 ↑ 292° WNW	12h 27m	+0m 10s	05:18	20:16	05:45	19:50	06:11	19:24	12:47	151.59
29	06:34 ↑ 68° ENE	19:01 ↑ 292° WNW	12h 27m	+0m 10s	05:18	20:16	05:45	19:50	06:11	19:24	12:47	151.62
30	06:34 ↑ 68° ENE	19:01 ↑ 292° WNW	12h 27m	+0m 09s	05:18	20:17	05:45	19:50	06:11	19:24	12:47	151.64
31	06:34 ↑ 68° ENE	19:01 ↑ 292° WNW	12h 27m	+0m 09s	05:18	20:17	05:45	19:51	06:11	19:24	12:47	151.66
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 highlighted in the table.

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