Parakou, Benin Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Parakou (Benin, Borgou). Current time: Friday, 2026-10-23, 13:03 (GMT+01:00) Africa/Porto-Novo . All times are shown in Parakou local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 87.67%, Maximal illumination for this day: 93.83%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-10-26, 05:13; remaining time: 2d 16h 9m 31s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	16:27
Moonset:	04:04

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 386 053 km
239 882 mi
Parakou ↔ Moon, nearest point: 389 067 km
241 755 mi
View angle: 0.516°

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: 91.2%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 11 Day, 22 hours, 33 minutes. (≈11.939 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 51°

Parakou, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -48.5°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 77.9°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-10-21	2026-10-22	2026-10-23	2026-10-24	2026-10-25
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	15:08:00	15:48:00	16:27:00	17:09:00	17:54:00
Moonset:	02:28:00	03:16:00	04:04:00	04:53:00	05:46:00

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

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