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

Moon: 16.8%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Nov 13, 2026 at 4:28:31 pm
Moon Direction: ↑ 191° South
Moon Altitude: 55.8°
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, December 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 12:34 am ↑ (81°) 1:03 pm ↑ (275°) - 6:49 am (89.3°) 234,694 50.3%
2 1:23 am ↑ (88°) 1:44 pm ↑ (269°) - 7:34 am (84.2°) 237,872 39.3%
3 2:10 am ↑ (94°) 2:25 pm ↑ (263°) - 8:18 am (77.9°) 240,853 29.1%
4 2:56 am ↑ (100°) 3:06 pm ↑ (257°) - 9:02 am (72.0°) 243,541 20.0%
5 3:43 am ↑ (106°) 3:49 pm ↑ (252°) - 9:46 am (66.6°) 245,894 12.5%
6 4:31 am ↑ (110°) 4:34 pm ↑ (248°) - 10:33 am (62.1°) 247,901 6.6%
7 5:21 am ↑ (114°) 5:21 pm ↑ (245°) - 11:21 am (58.7°) 249,566 2.6%
8 6:12 am ↑ (116°) 6:10 pm ↑ (243°) - 12:12 pm (56.4°) 250,887 0.5%
9 7:04 am ↑ (118°) 7:02 pm ↑ (242°) - 1:03 pm (55.5°) 251,848 0.3%
10 7:56 am ↑ (118°) 7:53 pm ↑ (243°) - 1:54 pm (56.1°) 252,411 2.1%
11 8:45 am ↑ (116°) 8:44 pm ↑ (245°) - 2:44 pm (57.9°) 252,517 5.7%
12 9:32 am ↑ (113°) 9:33 pm ↑ (248°) - 3:32 pm (60.9°) 252,094 11.0%
13 10:16 am ↑ (109°) 10:20 pm ↑ (253°) - 4:17 pm (65.0°) 251,072 17.8%
14 10:57 am ↑ (105°) 11:05 pm ↑ (258°) - 5:00 pm (69.8°) 249,394 25.9%
15 11:37 am ↑ (100°) 11:49 pm ↑ (263°) - 5:42 pm (75.3°) 247,038 35.0%
16 12:15 pm ↑ (94°) - - 6:24 pm (81.2°) 244,031 45.0%
17 - 12:33 am ↑ (269°) 12:55 pm ↑ (88°) 7:06 pm (87.3°) 240,468 55.4%
18 - 1:19 am ↑ (275°) 1:36 pm ↑ (82°) 7:51 pm (86.5°) 236,520 66.0%
19 - 2:07 am ↑ (281°) 2:20 pm ↑ (76°) 8:39 pm (80.5°) 232,441 76.2%
20 - 2:59 am ↑ (287°) 3:10 pm ↑ (70°) 9:33 pm (75.2°) 228,556 85.4%
21 - 3:57 am ↑ (292°) 4:05 pm ↑ (66°) 10:32 pm (71.1°) 225,238 92.9%
22 - 5:00 am ↑ (296°) 5:08 pm ↑ (63°) 11:37 pm (68.7°) 222,855 97.9%
23 - 6:07 am ↑ (298°) 6:15 pm ↑ (62°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
24 - 7:15 am ↑ (297°) 7:23 pm ↑ (64°) 12:45 am (68.6°) 221,697 99.9%
25 - 8:19 am ↑ (294°) 8:29 pm ↑ (68°) 1:52 am (70.8°) 221,903 98.5%
26 - 9:18 am ↑ (290°) 9:30 pm ↑ (73°) 2:54 am (75.0°) 223,424 93.9%
27 - 10:10 am ↑ (284°) 10:25 pm ↑ (79°) 3:51 am (80.6°) 226,041 86.6%
28 - 10:58 am ↑ (278°) 11:17 pm ↑ (86°) 4:42 am (87.0°) 229,431 77.4%
29 - 11:42 am ↑ (271°) - 5:30 am (86.3°) 233,237 67.0%
30 12:06 am ↑ (92°) 12:24 pm ↑ (265°) - 6:16 am (79.8°) 237,124 56.2%
31 12:53 am ↑ (98°) 1:05 pm ↑ (259°) - 7:00 am (73.6°) 240,818 45.4%
* 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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