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

Moon: 16.7%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Nov 13, 2026 at 4:25:21 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, April 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Apr Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 6:11 am ↑ (268°) 6:37 pm ↑ (95°) 12:02 am (82.7°) 242,168 98.7%
2 - 6:51 am ↑ (262°) 7:22 pm ↑ (101°) 12:45 am (76.5°) 244,354 99.9%
3 - 7:31 am ↑ (256°) 8:09 pm ↑ (107°) 1:27 am (70.6°) 246,470 99.0%
4 - 8:13 am ↑ (251°) 8:56 pm ↑ (111°) 2:12 am (65.4°) 248,399 96.1%
5 - 8:58 am ↑ (247°) 9:46 pm ↑ (115°) 2:57 am (61.0°) 249,999 91.4%
6 - 9:44 am ↑ (244°) 10:37 pm ↑ (117°) 3:46 am (57.7°) 251,121 85.1%
7 - 10:34 am ↑ (242°) 11:29 pm ↑ (118°) 4:36 am (55.6°) 251,622 77.5%
8 - 11:25 am ↑ (242°) - 5:27 am (54.8°) 251,386 68.9%
9 12:20 am ↑ (118°) 12:17 pm ↑ (243°) - 6:18 am (55.5°) 250,343 59.5%
10 1:10 am ↑ (116°) 1:09 pm ↑ (245°) - 7:09 am (57.6°) 248,484 49.6%
11 1:58 am ↑ (113°) 2:00 pm ↑ (249°) - 7:58 am (61.0°) 245,872 39.6%
12 2:44 am ↑ (109°) 2:49 pm ↑ (253°) - 8:46 am (65.6°) 242,646 29.7%
13 3:28 am ↑ (104°) 3:38 pm ↑ (259°) - 9:32 am (71.1°) 239,018 20.4%
14 4:11 am ↑ (98°) 4:27 pm ↑ (266°) - 10:18 am (77.4°) 235,258 12.3%
15 4:54 am ↑ (91°) 5:16 pm ↑ (272°) - 11:04 am (84.2°) 231,680 5.8%
16 5:38 am ↑ (84°) 6:08 pm ↑ (279°) - 11:52 am (88.8°) 228,603 1.6%
17 6:25 am ↑ (77°) 7:03 pm ↑ (286°) - 12:43 pm (82.1°) 226,307 0.1%
18 7:16 am ↑ (71°) 8:03 pm ↑ (292°) - 1:39 pm (76.0°) 224,992 1.7%
19 8:12 am ↑ (66°) 9:06 pm ↑ (296°) - 2:39 pm (71.4°) 224,744 6.4%
20 9:13 am ↑ (63°) 10:12 pm ↑ (298°) - 3:42 pm (68.5°) 225,517 13.9%
21 10:18 am ↑ (62°) 11:17 pm ↑ (298°) - 4:48 pm (67.8°) 227,150 23.5%
22 11:22 am ↑ (63°) - - 5:51 pm (69.3°) 229,410 34.5%
23 - 12:18 am ↑ (296°) 12:24 pm ↑ (65°) 6:50 pm (72.6°) 232,043 46.1%
24 - 1:14 am ↑ (293°) 1:21 pm ↑ (70°) 7:43 pm (77.3°) 234,827 57.6%
25 - 2:04 am ↑ (288°) 2:14 pm ↑ (75°) 8:32 pm (82.9°) 237,594 68.3%
26 - 2:49 am ↑ (282°) 3:03 pm ↑ (81°) 9:18 pm (89.0°) 240,235 77.9%
27 - 3:31 am ↑ (276°) 3:49 pm ↑ (87°) 10:01 pm (84.7°) 242,688 86.0%
28 - 4:11 am ↑ (270°) 4:34 pm ↑ (93°) 10:43 pm (78.5°) 244,924 92.4%
29 - 4:50 am ↑ (264°) 5:19 pm ↑ (99°) 11:25 pm (72.6°) 246,928 96.9%
30 - 5:29 am ↑ (258°) 6:04 pm ↑ (105°) 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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