Parakou, Benin Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Parakou (Benin, Borgou). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-04-15, 12:51 (GMT+01:00) Africa/Porto-Novo . All times are shown in Parakou local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 3.23%, Maximal illumination for this day: 8.43%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-01, 18:24; remaining time: 16d 5h 33m 16s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	04:53
Moonset:	17:17

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 377 506 km
234 571 mi
Parakou ↔ Moon, nearest point: 370 055 km
229 941 mi
View angle: 0.528°

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: 5.4%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 27 Day, 7 hours, 55 minutes. (≈27.33 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 76°

Parakou, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 63.5°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 255°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-04-13	2026-04-14	2026-04-15	2026-04-16	2026-04-17
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	03:31:00	04:12:00	04:53:00	05:36:00	06:21:00
Moonset:	15:35:00	16:25:00	17:17:00	18:10:00	19:07:00

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

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