Sunrise & Sunset Times in Cotonou, Benin 🇧🇯
Sun: Night
Sunrise Today: 06:37 ↑ 106.0° ESE
Sunset Today: 18:29 ↑ 253.9° WSW
Day Length: 11h 51m
Sun Direction: S
Sun Altitude: -80.71°
Sun Distance: 148.356 million km
Next Solstice: Monday, 21 December 2026 (December Solstice)
In Cotonou, Benin the sun rises at 06:37 and sets at 18:29, giving 11h 51m of daylight — 0 min shorter than yesterday. The next solstice is on Monday, 21 December 2026 (December Solstice).
November 2026 Sunrise & Sunset Times in Cotonou
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| Day | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylight | Astronomical Twilight | Nautical Twilight | Civil Twilight | Solar Noon | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Start | End | Start | End | Start | End | Time | Sun Dist. (Mil km) | |
| 1 |
06:37
↑
104° Đông Đông Nam
|
18:30
↑
255° Tây Tây Nam
|
11h 53m | -0m 17s | 05:25 | 19:41 | 05:50 | 19:17 | 06:15 | 18:52 | 12:33 | 148.48 |
| 2 |
06:37
↑
105° Đông Đông Nam
|
18:30
↑
255° Tây Tây Nam
|
11h 53m | -0m 17s | 05:25 | 19:41 | 05:50 | 19:16 | 06:15 | 18:52 | 12:33 | 148.46 |
| 3 |
06:37
↑
105° Đông Đông Nam
|
18:30
↑
255° Tây Tây Nam
|
11h 52m | -0m 16s | 05:25 | 19:41 | 05:50 | 19:16 | 06:15 | 18:52 | 12:33 | 148.41 |
| 4 |
06:37
↑
105° Đông Đông Nam
|
18:30
↑
254° Tây Tây Nam
|
11h 52m | -0m 16s | 05:25 | 19:41 | 05:50 | 19:16 | 06:15 | 18:51 | 12:33 | 148.39 |
| 5 |
06:37
↑
106° Đông Đông Nam
|
18:29
↑
254° Tây Tây Nam
|
11h 52m | -0m 16s | 05:25 | 19:41 | 05:50 | 19:16 | 06:15 | 18:51 | 12:33 | 148.35 |
| 6 |
06:37
↑
106° Đông Đông Nam
|
18:29
↑
254° Tây Tây Nam
|
11h 51m | -0m 16s | 05:26 | 19:41 | 05:50 | 19:16 | 06:15 | 18:51 | 12:33 | 148.29 |
| 7 |
06:38
↑
106° Đông Đông Nam
|
18:29
↑
254° Tây Tây Nam
|
11h 51m | -0m 16s | 05:26 | 19:41 | 05:51 | 19:16 | 06:16 | 18:51 | 12:33 | 148.26 |
| 8 |
06:38
↑
107° Đông Đông Nam
|
18:29
↑
253° Tây Tây Nam
|
11h 51m | -0m 15s | 05:26 | 19:41 | 05:51 | 19:16 | 06:16 | 18:51 | 12:33 | 148.22 |
| 9 |
06:38
↑
107° Đông Đông Nam
|
18:29
↑
253° Tây Tây Nam
|
11h 51m | -0m 15s | 05:26 | 19:41 | 05:51 | 19:16 | 06:16 | 18:51 | 12:34 | 148.19 |
| 10 |
06:38
↑
107° Đông Đông Nam
|
18:29
↑
253° Tây Tây Nam
|
11h 50m | -0m 15s | 05:26 | 19:41 | 05:51 | 19:16 | 06:16 | 18:51 | 12:34 | 148.15 |
| 11 |
06:38
↑
107° Đông Đông Nam
|
18:29
↑
252° Tây Tây Nam
|
11h 50m | -0m 15s | 05:26 | 19:42 | 05:51 | 19:16 | 06:16 | 18:51 | 12:34 | 148.12 |
| 12 |
06:39
↑
108° Đông Đông Nam
|
18:29
↑
252° Tây Tây Nam
|
11h 50m | -0m 15s | 05:26 | 19:42 | 05:51 | 19:16 | 06:16 | 18:51 | 12:34 | 148.08 |
| 13 |
06:39
↑
108° Đông Đông Nam
|
18:29
↑
252° Tây Tây Nam
|
11h 50m | -0m 14s | 05:26 | 19:42 | 05:52 | 19:17 | 06:17 | 18:51 | 12:34 | 148.05 |
| 14 |
06:39
↑
108° Đông Đông Nam
|
18:29
↑
252° Tây Tây Nam
|
11h 49m | -0m 14s | 05:27 | 19:42 | 05:52 | 19:17 | 06:17 | 18:51 | 12:34 | 148.01 |
| 15 |
06:40
↑
108° Đông Đông Nam
|
18:29
↑
251° Tây Tây Nam
|
11h 49m | -0m 14s | 05:27 | 19:42 | 05:52 | 19:17 | 06:17 | 18:51 | 12:34 | 147.99 |
| 16 |
06:40
↑
109° Đông Đông Nam
|
18:29
↑
251° Tây Tây Nam
|
11h 49m | -0m 13s | 05:27 | 19:42 | 05:52 | 19:17 | 06:17 | 18:52 | 12:34 | 147.94 |
| 17 |
06:40
↑
109° Đông Đông Nam
|
18:29
↑
251° Tây Tây Nam
|
11h 49m | -0m 13s | 05:27 | 19:42 | 05:52 | 19:17 | 06:18 | 18:52 | 12:35 | 147.91 |
| 18 |
06:40
↑
109° Đông Đông Nam
|
18:29
↑
251° Tây Tây Nam
|
11h 48m | -0m 13s | 05:27 | 19:43 | 05:53 | 19:17 | 06:18 | 18:52 | 12:35 | 147.88 |
| 19 |
06:41
↑
110° Đông Đông Nam
|
18:30
↑
250° Tây Tây Nam
|
11h 48m | -0m 13s | 05:28 | 19:43 | 05:53 | 19:17 | 06:18 | 18:52 | 12:35 | 147.86 |
| 20 |
06:41
↑
110° Đông Đông Nam
|
18:30
↑
250° Tây Tây Nam
|
11h 48m | -0m 12s | 05:28 | 19:43 | 05:53 | 19:18 | 06:19 | 18:52 | 12:35 | 147.81 |
| 21 |
06:41
↑
110° Đông Đông Nam
|
18:30
↑
250° Tây Tây Nam
|
11h 48m | -0m 12s | 05:28 | 19:43 | 05:54 | 19:18 | 06:19 | 18:52 | 12:36 | 147.80 |
| 22 |
06:42
↑
110° Đông Đông Nam
|
18:30
↑
250° Tây Tây Nam
|
11h 48m | -0m 12s | 05:28 | 19:44 | 05:54 | 19:18 | 06:19 | 18:52 | 12:36 | 147.75 |
| 23 |
06:42
↑
110° Đông Đông Nam
|
18:30
↑
250° Tây Tây Nam
|
11h 47m | -0m 11s | 05:29 | 19:44 | 05:54 | 19:18 | 06:20 | 18:53 | 12:36 | 147.72 |
| 24 |
06:43
↑
111° Đông Đông Nam
|
18:30
↑
249° Tây Tây Nam
|
11h 47m | -0m 11s | 05:29 | 19:44 | 05:54 | 19:19 | 06:20 | 18:53 | 12:36 | 147.70 |
| 25 |
06:43
↑
111° Đông Đông Nam
|
18:31
↑
249° Tây Tây Nam
|
11h 47m | -0m 11s | 05:29 | 19:44 | 05:55 | 19:19 | 06:20 | 18:53 | 12:37 | 147.67 |
| 26 |
06:43
↑
111° Đông Đông Nam
|
18:31
↑
249° Tây Tây Nam
|
11h 47m | -0m 10s | 05:29 | 19:45 | 05:55 | 19:19 | 06:21 | 18:53 | 12:37 | 147.64 |
| 27 |
06:44
↑
111° Đông Đông Nam
|
18:31
↑
249° Tây Tây Nam
|
11h 47m | -0m 10s | 05:30 | 19:45 | 05:55 | 19:19 | 06:21 | 18:54 | 12:37 | 147.62 |
| 28 |
06:44
↑
111° Đông Đông Nam
|
18:31
↑
249° Tây Tây Nam
|
11h 46m | -0m 10s | 05:30 | 19:45 | 05:56 | 19:20 | 06:22 | 18:54 | 12:38 | 147.59 |
| 29 |
06:45
↑
112° Đông Đông Nam
|
18:32
↑
248° Tây Tây Nam
|
11h 46m | -0m 09s | 05:30 | 19:46 | 05:56 | 19:20 | 06:22 | 18:54 | 12:38 | 147.57 |
| 30 |
06:45
↑
112° Đông Đông Nam
|
18:32
↑
248° Tây Tây Nam
|
11h 46m | -0m 09s | 05:31 | 19:46 | 05:57 | 19:20 | 06:22 | 18:55 | 12:38 | 147.54 |
|
All times are in local time for Cotonou. Daylight Saving Time (DST) is not currently in effect. Today's date is in the table. |
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In Cotonou, the earliest sunrise of November is on November 01 to 06 or the latest sunset of November is on November 29 or November 30.
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