Cotonou, Benin Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Cotonou (Benin, Littoral). Current time: Friday, 2026-08-21, 08:37 (GMT+01:00) Africa/Porto-Novo . All times are shown in Cotonou local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 58.05%, Maximal illumination for this day: 67.21%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 05:19; remaining time: 6d 20h 42m 5s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	13:53
Moonset:	00:59

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 404 697 km
251 467 mi
Cotonou ↔ Moon, nearest point: 408 652 km
253 925 mi
View angle: 0.492°

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: 61.4%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 8 Day, 11 hours, 7 minutes. (≈8.463 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 121°

Cotonou, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -63.5°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 143.5°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-19	2026-08-20	2026-08-21	2026-08-22	2026-08-23
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	12:11:00	13:02:00	13:53:00	14:45:00	15:36:00
Moonset:	00:00:00	00:11:00	00:59:00	01:50:00	02:41:00

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

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