Parakou, Benin Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Parakou (Benin, Borgou). Current time: Friday, 2026-08-21, 09:15 (GMT+01:00) Africa/Porto-Novo . All times are shown in Parakou local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 58.05%, Maximal illumination for this day: 67.21%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 05:19; remaining time: 6d 20h 4m 17s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	13:59
Moonset:	00:52

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 404 730 km
251 488 mi
Parakou ↔ Moon, nearest point: 408 450 km
253 799 mi
View angle: 0.492°

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: 61.6%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 8 Day, 11 hours, 41 minutes. (≈8.487 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 113°

Parakou, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -59.2°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 128.8°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-19	2026-08-20	2026-08-21	2026-08-22	2026-08-23
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	12:15:00	13:07:00	13:59:00	14:51:00	15:42:00
Moonset:	00:00:00	00:05:00	00:52:00	01:42:00	02:33:00

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