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Parakou, Benin — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 88.6%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: 10 Sep 2025, 17:15:59
Sunrise Today: 06:39↑ 85° East
Sunset Today: 18:52↑ 275° West
Moonrise Today: 21:06↑ 75° East
Moonset Today: 08:57↑ 282° West
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 13 minutes (-30s)
Location of Parakou Location

Today's Sun Position in Parakou

Time: 17:15
Altitude: 23.0°
Direction: 271° W
Phase: Daylight

Day length today: 12h 12m 48s (10 Sep 2025)

30 seconds shorter than yesterday (9 Sep 2025)

37 minutes, 52 seconds longer than winter solstice (21 Dec 2024)

27 minutes, 20 seconds shorter than summer solstice (21 Jun 2025)

The Sun's altitude in Parakou today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show the times of sunrise and sunset. Altitude and heading are displayed below the graph. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Parakou Today

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Day, night, and twilight times in Parakou today. Black is nighttime, light blue is daytime. The darker blue shadings represent the twilight phases during dawn (left) and dusk (right). Hover over the graph for more information. How to use this

Night 00:00 – 05:29
Astro. Twilight 05:29 – 05:54
Nautical Twilight 05:54 – 06:18
Civil Twilight 06:18 – 06:39
Daylight 06:39 – 18:52
Civil Twilight 18:52 – 19:13
Nautical Twilight 19:13 – 19:38
Astro. Twilight 19:38 – 20:02
Night 20:02 – 23:59

Sun in Parakou - Next 7 Days

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2025 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
Sep Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. km
10 Sep 06:39 18:52 12:12:48 −0:30 12:46 (85.4°) 150.627
11 Sep 06:39 18:52 12:12:17 −0:30 12:46 (85.0°) 150.589
12 Sep 06:39 18:51 12:11:47 −0:30 12:45 (84.6°) 150.551
13 Sep 06:39 18:50 12:11:16 −0:30 12:45 (84.3°) 150.512
14 Sep 06:39 18:50 12:10:46 −0:30 12:44 (83.9°) 150.474
15 Sep 06:39 18:49 12:10:15 −0:30 12:44 (83.5°) 150.435
16 Sep 06:39 18:49 12:09:45 −0:30 12:44 (83.1°) 150.395
* All times are local time for Parakou. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Equinoxes & Solstices 2025

March equinox 20 Mar 10:01
June solstice 21 Jun 03:42
September equinox 22 Sep 19:19
December solstice 21 Dec 16:03
* All times are local Parakou time.

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Today's Moon in Parakou

Percent Illuminated: 88.6%
Time: 17:15
Altitude: -51.3°
Direction: 54° NE
Position: Waning Gibbous

The Moon's path in Parakou today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show times and headings of moonrise and moonset. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Parakou - Next 7 days

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2025 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Sep Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (km) Illumination
10 Sep - 08:57 21:06 02:37 (89.5°) 364,897 92.8%
11 Sep - 09:54 21:56 03:29 (82.8°) 364,994 85.2%
12 Sep - 10:55 22:51 04:24 (77.2°) 366,294 75.5%
13 Sep - 11:58 23:49 05:23 (73.1°) 368,553 64.3%
14 Sep - 13:01 - 06:25 (70.8°) 371,484 52.6%
15 Sep 00:51 14:02 - 07:27 (70.5°) 374,833 40.8%
16 Sep 01:52 14:59 - 08:26 (72.2°) 378,379 29.8%
* All times are local time for Parakou. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Parakou This Coming Night

  Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, 10 Sep 2025
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Wed 06:30 Wed 18:46 Wed 12:38 Extremely difficult to see
Venus Thu 04:45 Thu 17:10 Thu 10:57 Fairly good visibility
Mars Wed 08:55 Wed 20:48 Wed 14:52 Average visibility
Jupiter Thu 02:35 Thu 15:09 Thu 08:52 Fairly good visibility
Saturn Wed 19:30 Thu 07:29 Thu 01:29 Perfect visibility
Uranus Wed 23:09 Thu 11:40 Thu 05:25 Average visibility
Neptune Wed 19:33 Thu 07:35 Thu 01:34 Slightly difficult to see
* All times are local time for Parakou.

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