Cotonou, Benin Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Cotonou (Benin, Littoral). Current time: Friday, 2026-06-12, 21:32 (GMT+01:00) Africa/Porto-Novo . All times are shown in Cotonou local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 7.09%, Maximal illumination for this day: 14.45%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-06-30, 00:58; remaining time: 17d 3h 25m 25s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	03:39
Moonset:	16:26

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 365 729 km
227 253 mi
Cotonou ↔ Moon, nearest point: 369 308 km
229 477 mi
View angle: 0.545°

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: 7.8%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 26 Day, 21 hours, 6 minutes. (≈26.879 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 131°

Cotonou, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -56.8°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 332.4°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-06-10	2026-06-11	2026-06-12	2026-06-13	2026-06-14
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	02:04:00	02:49:00	03:39:00	04:35:00	05:38:00
Moonset:	14:34:00	15:28:00	16:26:00	17:30:00	18:37:00

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

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