Cotonou, Benin Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Cotonou (Benin, Littoral). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-07-29, 21:33 (GMT+01:00) Africa/Porto-Novo . All times are shown in Cotonou local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 99.58%, Maximal illumination for this day: 100%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 05:19; remaining time: 29d 7h 46m 37s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	19:16
Moonset:	06:30

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 398 823 km
247 817 mi
Cotonou ↔ Moon, nearest point: 393 742 km
244 660 mi
View angle: 0.499°

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: 99.9%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 14 Day, 23 hours, 43 minutes. (≈14.988 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -20°

Cotonou, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 31.3°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 117.7°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-07-27	2026-07-28	2026-07-29	2026-07-30	2026-07-31
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	17:42:00	18:30:00	19:16:00	19:59:00	20:40:00
Moonset:	04:48:00	05:40:00	06:30:00	07:20:00	08:07:00

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

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