Cotonou, Benin Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Cotonou (Benin, Littoral). Current time: Monday, 2026-09-21, 23:23 (GMT+01:00) Africa/Porto-Novo . All times are shown in Cotonou local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 69.36%, Maximal illumination for this day: 77.84%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-09-26, 17:50; remaining time: 4d 18h 26m 45s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	15:05
Moonset:	02:15

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 401 836 km
249 689 mi
Cotonou ↔ Moon, nearest point: 395 444 km
245 717 mi
View angle: 0.496°

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: 77.6%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 10 Day, 3 hours, 15 minutes. (≈10.135 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -68°

Cotonou, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 46.6°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 228.9°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-09-19	2026-09-20	2026-09-21	2026-09-22	2026-09-23
Day:	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday
Moonrise:	13:28:00	14:17:00	15:05:00	15:50:00	16:32:00
Moonset:	00:32:00	01:24:00	02:15:00	03:06:00	03:54:00

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

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