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Cotonou, Benin — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, January 2026

Moon: 16.8%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Nov 13, 2026 at 4:29:53 pm
Moon Direction: ↑ 192° South
Moon Altitude: 55.7°
Moon Distance: 252,041 mi
Next Full Moon: Nov 24, 2026, 3:53 pm
Next New Moon: Dec 9, 2026, 1:51 am
Next Moonset: Today, 9:59 pm

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Cotonou, January 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Jan Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 4:45 am ↑ (297°) 4:52 pm ↑ (62°) 11:22 pm (67.9°) 223,910 96.6%
2 - 5:52 am ↑ (298°) 5:58 pm ↑ (62°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
3 - 6:58 am ↑ (298°) 7:05 pm ↑ (64°) 12:28 am (68.2°) 224,524 99.6%
4 - 8:00 am ↑ (295°) 8:08 pm ↑ (67°) 1:33 am (70.6°) 226,282 99.4%
5 - 8:55 am ↑ (290°) 9:05 pm ↑ (73°) 2:32 am (74.9°) 229,028 96.2%
6 - 9:44 am ↑ (284°) 9:57 pm ↑ (79°) 3:26 am (80.4°) 232,492 90.5%
7 - 10:28 am ↑ (278°) 10:46 pm ↑ (85°) 4:14 am (86.5°) 236,340 82.9%
8 - 11:09 am ↑ (272°) 11:31 pm ↑ (91°) 4:58 am (87.1°) 240,230 74.0%
9 - 11:48 am ↑ (266°) - 5:41 am (80.8°) 243,854 64.3%
10 12:15 am ↑ (97°) 12:27 pm ↑ (260°) - 6:22 am (74.7°) 246,963 54.4%
11 12:59 am ↑ (103°) 1:06 pm ↑ (255°) - 7:04 am (69.2°) 249,381 44.4%
12 1:45 am ↑ (108°) 1:48 pm ↑ (250°) - 7:47 am (64.3°) 251,009 34.9%
13 2:31 am ↑ (112°) 2:31 pm ↑ (246°) - 8:32 am (60.2°) 251,819 26.0%
14 3:20 am ↑ (116°) 3:18 pm ↑ (243°) - 9:20 am (57.1°) 251,849 18.0%
15 4:12 am ↑ (118°) 4:09 pm ↑ (242°) - 10:10 am (55.3°) 251,185 11.1%
16 5:04 am ↑ (119°) 5:01 pm ↑ (242°) - 11:02 am (54.8°) 249,954 5.7%
17 5:56 am ↑ (118°) 5:54 pm ↑ (243°) - 11:55 am (55.9°) 248,300 2.0%
18 6:47 am ↑ (116°) 6:47 pm ↑ (246°) - 12:47 pm (58.4°) 246,367 0.2%
19 7:36 am ↑ (112°) 7:39 pm ↑ (250°) - 1:37 pm (62.2°) 244,282 0.6%
20 8:21 am ↑ (108°) 8:28 pm ↑ (255°) - 2:24 pm (67.1°) 242,139 3.1%
21 9:05 am ↑ (102°) 9:17 pm ↑ (261°) - 3:10 pm (72.9°) 239,997 7.8%
22 9:47 am ↑ (96°) 10:04 pm ↑ (267°) - 3:55 pm (79.2°) 237,887 14.7%
23 10:28 am ↑ (89°) 10:52 pm ↑ (274°) - 4:39 pm (85.8°) 235,821 23.3%
24 11:11 am ↑ (83°) 11:41 pm ↑ (280°) - 5:25 pm (87.5°) 233,816 33.5%
25 11:55 am ↑ (76°) - - 6:14 pm (81.2°) 231,906 44.7%
26 - 12:33 am ↑ (287°) 12:44 pm ↑ (71°) 7:06 pm (75.6°) 230,168 56.4%
27 - 1:30 am ↑ (292°) 1:37 pm ↑ (66°) 8:03 pm (71.2°) 228,721 68.0%
28 - 2:30 am ↑ (296°) 2:36 pm ↑ (63°) 9:05 pm (68.4°) 227,722 78.7%
29 - 3:34 am ↑ (298°) 3:40 pm ↑ (61°) 10:10 pm (67.7°) 227,342 87.8%
30 - 4:39 am ↑ (298°) 4:45 pm ↑ (62°) 11:14 pm (69.1°) 227,723 94.6%
31 - 5:42 am ↑ (296°) 5:48 pm ↑ (65°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
* All times are local time for Cotonou. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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