Parakou, Benin Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Parakou (Benin, Borgou). Current time: Saturday, 2026-06-13, 18:29 (GMT+01:00) Africa/Porto-Novo . All times are shown in Parakou local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 2.12%, Maximal illumination for this day: 7.09%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-06-30, 00:58; remaining time: 16d 6h 29m 6s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	04:29
Moonset:	17:35

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 364 076 km
226 226 mi
Parakou ↔ Moon, nearest point: 363 362 km
225 783 mi
View angle: 0.547°

Parakou on map:

Parakou

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+01:00
Latitude:	9.33716°
Longitude:	2.63031°
Country:	Benin Borgou
Population:	163 753

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 3%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 27 Day, 21 hours, 18 minutes. (≈27.887 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 109°

Parakou, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -9.7°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 298.6°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-06-11	2026-06-12	2026-06-13	2026-06-14	2026-06-15
Day:	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday
Moonrise:	02:45:00	03:34:00	04:29:00	05:30:00	06:37:00
Moonset:	15:30:00	16:30:00	17:35:00	18:43:00	19:51:00

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