Cotonou, Benin Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Cotonou (Benin, Littoral). Current time: Thursday, 2026-05-14, 08:36 (GMT+01:00) Africa/Porto-Novo . All times are shown in Cotonou local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 5.17%, Maximal illumination for this day: 11.58%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 09:46; remaining time: 17d 1h 10m 12s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	04:12
Moonset:	16:47

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 372 140 km
231 237 mi
Cotonou ↔ Moon, nearest point: 364 799 km
226 675 mi
View angle: 0.535°

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: 9%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 26 Day, 15 hours, 51 minutes. (≈26.66 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -96°

Cotonou, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 61.4°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 78°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-05-12	2026-05-13	2026-05-14	2026-05-15	2026-05-16
Day:	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Moonrise:	02:45:00	03:28:00	04:12:00	05:01:00	05:55:00
Moonset:	15:05:00	15:54:00	16:47:00	17:45:00	18:46:00

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

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