Parakou, Benin Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Parakou (Benin, Borgou). Current time: Thursday, 2026-11-12, 23:49 (GMT+01:00) Africa/Porto-Novo . All times are shown in Parakou local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 6.62%, Maximal illumination for this day: 12.11%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-11-24, 15:55; remaining time: 11d 16h 5m 16s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	09:17
Moonset:	21:00

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 405 393 km
251 899 mi
Parakou ↔ Moon, nearest point: 407 278 km
253 071 mi
View angle: 0.491°

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: 12.1%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 3 Day, 8 hours, 1 minutes. (≈3.334 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -98°

Parakou, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -35°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 242.7°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-11-10	2026-11-11	2026-11-12	2026-11-13	2026-11-14
Day:	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Moonrise:	07:32:00	08:24:00	09:17:00	10:07:00	10:55:00
Moonset:	19:19:00	20:09:00	21:00:00	21:52:00	22:43:00

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

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