Parakou, Benin Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Parakou (Benin, Borgou). Current time: Tuesday, 2026-09-22, 06:41 (GMT+01:00) Africa/Porto-Novo . All times are shown in Parakou local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 77.84%, Maximal illumination for this day: 85.43%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-09-26, 17:50; remaining time: 4d 11h 8m 59s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	15:53
Moonset:	03:00

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 400 997 km
249 168 mi
Parakou ↔ Moon, nearest point: 404 117 km
251 107 mi
View angle: 0.497°

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: 80.1%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 10 Day, 9 hours, 57 minutes. (≈10.414 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 161°

Parakou, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -50°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 249.3°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-09-20	2026-09-21	2026-09-22	2026-09-23	2026-09-24
Day:	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
Moonrise:	14:22:00	15:09:00	15:53:00	16:34:00	17:15:00
Moonset:	01:17:00	02:09:00	03:00:00	03:50:00	04:38:00

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

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