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

Moon: 16.7%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Nov 13, 2026 at 4:24:56 pm
Moon Direction: ↑ 190° South
Moon Altitude: 55.9°
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, March 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Mar Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:22 am ↑ (290°) 5:31 pm ↑ (73°) 11:51 pm (80.7°) 234,404 97.2%
2 - 6:10 am ↑ (284°) 6:23 pm ↑ (79°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
3 - 6:54 am ↑ (278°) 7:11 pm ↑ (85°) 12:39 am (86.9°) 236,569 99.7%
4 - 7:35 am ↑ (271°) 7:58 pm ↑ (92°) 1:24 am (86.6°) 239,070 99.7%
5 - 8:15 am ↑ (265°) 8:43 pm ↑ (98°) 2:07 am (80.1°) 241,763 97.3%
6 - 8:55 am ↑ (259°) 9:29 pm ↑ (104°) 2:50 am (74.0°) 244,461 92.9%
7 - 9:36 am ↑ (254°) 10:16 pm ↑ (109°) 3:33 am (68.3°) 246,953 86.7%
8 - 10:19 am ↑ (249°) 11:04 pm ↑ (113°) 4:18 am (63.4°) 249,029 79.2%
9 - 11:04 am ↑ (245°) 11:54 pm ↑ (116°) 5:04 am (59.4°) 250,500 70.6%
10 - 11:52 am ↑ (243°) - 5:53 am (56.5°) 251,218 61.4%
11 12:45 am ↑ (118°) 12:42 pm ↑ (241°) - 6:44 am (55.0°) 251,092 51.7%
12 1:37 am ↑ (119°) 1:34 pm ↑ (242°) - 7:36 am (54.8°) 250,097 41.9%
13 2:29 am ↑ (118°) 2:27 pm ↑ (243°) - 8:28 am (56.1°) 248,289 32.2%
14 3:19 am ↑ (115°) 3:19 pm ↑ (246°) - 9:19 am (58.8°) 245,793 23.2%
15 4:07 am ↑ (112°) 4:10 pm ↑ (251°) - 10:08 am (62.8°) 242,804 15.0%
16 4:53 am ↑ (107°) 5:01 pm ↑ (256°) - 10:56 am (67.9°) 239,565 8.2%
17 5:37 am ↑ (101°) 5:50 pm ↑ (262°) - 11:43 am (74.0°) 236,345 3.2%
18 6:20 am ↑ (95°) 6:39 pm ↑ (269°) - 12:29 pm (80.6°) 233,407 0.4%
19 7:03 am ↑ (88°) 7:30 pm ↑ (276°) - 1:16 pm (87.6°) 230,980 0.3%
20 7:48 am ↑ (81°) 8:22 pm ↑ (283°) - 2:04 pm (85.5°) 229,226 3.0%
21 8:36 am ↑ (74°) 9:18 pm ↑ (289°) - 2:56 pm (79.1°) 228,222 8.4%
22 9:28 am ↑ (69°) 10:17 pm ↑ (294°) - 3:52 pm (73.8°) 227,960 16.4%
23 10:24 am ↑ (65°) 11:19 pm ↑ (297°) - 4:51 pm (69.9°) 228,357 26.4%
24 11:25 am ↑ (62°) - - 5:54 pm (67.9°) 229,286 37.6%
25 - 12:23 am ↑ (299°) 12:27 pm ↑ (62°) 6:57 pm (67.9°) 230,608 49.5%
26 - 1:25 am ↑ (298°) 1:30 pm ↑ (63°) 7:57 pm (70.0°) 232,198 61.2%
27 - 2:24 am ↑ (295°) 2:29 pm ↑ (66°) 8:54 pm (73.7°) 233,971 72.1%
28 - 3:17 am ↑ (291°) 3:25 pm ↑ (71°) 9:46 pm (78.7°) 235,876 81.6%
29 - 4:06 am ↑ (286°) 4:17 pm ↑ (77°) 10:34 pm (84.6°) 237,889 89.4%
30 - 4:50 am ↑ (280°) 5:05 pm ↑ (83°) 11:19 pm (89.2°) 239,995 95.1%
31 - 5:31 am ↑ (274°) 5:52 pm ↑ (89°) 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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