Cotonou, Benin Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Cotonou (Benin, Littoral). Current time: Friday, 2026-10-23, 10:57 (GMT+01:00) Africa/Porto-Novo . All times are shown in Cotonou local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 87.67%, Maximal illumination for this day: 93.83%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-10-26, 05:13; remaining time: 2d 18h 16m 1s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	16:29
Moonset:	04:05

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 386 482 km
240 149 mi
Cotonou ↔ Moon, nearest point: 390 984 km
242 946 mi
View angle: 0.515°

Cotonou on map:

Cotonou

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+01:00
Latitude:	6.36536°
Longitude:	2.41833°
Country:	Benin Littoral
Population:	780 000

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 90.7%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 11 Day, 20 hours, 25 minutes. (≈11.851 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 72°

Cotonou, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -78.4°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 55.1°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-10-21	2026-10-22	2026-10-23	2026-10-24	2026-10-25
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	15:07:00	15:48:00	16:29:00	17:12:00	17:58:00
Moonset:	02:32:00	03:19:00	04:05:00	04:53:00	05:44:00

Cotonou moonrise, moonset and phase informations for whole month (or Year 2026):

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