Parakou, Benin Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Parakou (Benin, Borgou). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-07-29, 17:19 (GMT+01:00) Africa/Porto-Novo . All times are shown in Parakou local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 99.58%, Maximal illumination for this day: 100%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 05:19; remaining time: 29d 12h 0m 45s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	19:20
Moonset:	06:24

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 399 401 km
248 176 mi
Parakou ↔ Moon, nearest point: 400 463 km
248 836 mi
View angle: 0.499°

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: 100%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 14 Day, 19 hours, 47 minutes. (≈14.824 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 17°

Parakou, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -26.5°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 108.3°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-07-27	2026-07-28	2026-07-29	2026-07-30	2026-07-31
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	17:48:00	18:35:00	19:20:00	20:01:00	20:41:00
Moonset:	04:41:00	05:34:00	06:24:00	07:15:00	08:03:00

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

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