Cotonou, Benin Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Cotonou (Benin, Littoral). Current time: Thursday, 2026-07-09, 10:35 (GMT+01:00) Africa/Porto-Novo . All times are shown in Cotonou local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 26.67%, Maximal illumination for this day: 37.33%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-07-29, 15:37; remaining time: 20d 5h 1m 18s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	01:30
Moonset:	14:12

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 368 707 km
229 104 mi
Cotonou ↔ Moon, nearest point: 361 980 km
224 924 mi
View angle: 0.54°

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: 32.6%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 23 Day, 19 hours, 46 minutes. (≈23.824 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 2°

Cotonou, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 51.2°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 293.1°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-07-07	2026-07-08	2026-07-09	2026-07-10	2026-07-11
Day:	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Moonrise:	00:00:00	00:43:00	01:30:00	02:21:00	03:19:00
Moonset:	12:27:00	13:18:00	14:12:00	15:12:00	16:16:00

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

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