| Current Time: | Nov 13, 2026 at 5:38:22 pm |
|---|---|
| Moon Direction: | ↑ 214° Southwest |
| Moon Altitude: | 49.2° |
| Moon Distance: | 252,043 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, May 2026
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| 2026 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
 1 |
- | 6:10 am | ↑ (253°) | 6:51 pm | ↑ (110°) | 12:08 am | (67.2°) | 248,680 | 99.3% | |
| 2 | - | 6:54 am | ↑ (248°) | 7:40 pm | ↑ (114°) | 12:53 am | (62.5°) | 250,146 | 99.8% | |
| 3 | - | 7:39 am | ↑ (245°) | 8:31 pm | ↑ (117°) | 1:40 am | (58.8°) | 251,270 | 98.2% | |
| 4 | - | 8:28 am | ↑ (243°) | 9:22 pm | ↑ (118°) | 2:30 am | (56.3°) | 251,975 | 94.9% | |
| 5 | - | 9:19 am | ↑ (242°) | 10:14 pm | ↑ (118°) | 3:20 am | (55.1°) | 252,170 | 89.8% | |
| 6 | - | 10:10 am | ↑ (242°) | 11:04 pm | ↑ (117°) | 4:12 am | (55.3°) | 251,761 | 83.2% | |
| 7 | - | 11:02 am | ↑ (244°) | 11:52 pm | ↑ (114°) | 5:03 am | (56.9°) | 250,675 | 75.3% | |
| 8 | - | 11:52 am | ↑ (247°) | - | 5:52 am | (59.8°) | 248,869 | 66.3% | ||
 9 |
12:38 am | ↑ (111°) | 12:41 pm | ↑ (252°) | - | 6:39 am | (63.8°) | 246,349 | 56.5% | |
| 10 | 1:21 am | ↑ (106°) | 1:29 pm | ↑ (257°) | - | 7:24 am | (68.8°) | 243,187 | 46.3% | |
| 11 | 2:03 am | ↑ (100°) | 2:16 pm | ↑ (263°) | - | 8:09 am | (74.6°) | 239,524 | 35.8% | |
| 12 | 2:45 am | ↑ (94°) | 3:04 pm | ↑ (269°) | - | 8:54 am | (81.1°) | 235,578 | 25.7% | |
| 13 | 3:27 am | ↑ (87°) | 3:54 pm | ↑ (276°) | - | 9:40 am | (87.8°) | 231,637 | 16.4% | |
| 14 | 4:12 am | ↑ (81°) | 4:46 pm | ↑ (283°) | - | 10:28 am | (85.4°) | 228,035 | 8.6% | |
| 15 | 5:01 am | ↑ (74°) | 5:44 pm | ↑ (289°) | - | 11:21 am | (79.0°) | 225,122 | 3.1% | |
 16 |
5:55 am | ↑ (69°) | 6:46 pm | ↑ (294°) | - | 12:20 pm | (73.6°) | 223,207 | 0.4% | |
| 17 | 6:55 am | ↑ (64°) | 7:52 pm | ↑ (297°) | - | 1:23 pm | (69.7°) | 222,499 | 0.9% | |
| 18 | 8:00 am | ↑ (62°) | 9:00 pm | ↑ (298°) | - | 2:30 pm | (68.0°) | 223,062 | 4.7% | |
| 19 | 9:07 am | ↑ (62°) | 10:06 pm | ↑ (297°) | - | 3:37 pm | (68.6°) | 224,789 | 11.5% | |
| 20 | 10:12 am | ↑ (64°) | 11:06 pm | ↑ (294°) | - | 4:40 pm | (71.4°) | 227,437 | 20.5% | |
| 21 | 11:14 am | ↑ (68°) | 11:59 pm | ↑ (289°) | - | 5:37 pm | (75.7°) | 230,685 | 31.0% | |
| 22 | 12:09 pm | ↑ (73°) | - | - | 6:29 pm | (81.2°) | 234,214 | 42.1% | ||
 23 |
- | 12:47 am | ↑ (284°) | 1:00 pm | ↑ (79°) | 7:16 pm | (87.2°) | 237,744 | 53.3% | |
| 24 | - | 1:30 am | ↑ (278°) | 1:48 pm | ↑ (86°) | 8:00 pm | (86.5°) | 241,064 | 63.9% | |
| 25 | - | 2:11 am | ↑ (271°) | 2:33 pm | ↑ (92°) | 8:42 pm | (80.2°) | 244,034 | 73.6% | |
| 26 | - | 2:50 am | ↑ (265°) | 3:18 pm | ↑ (98°) | 9:24 pm | (74.3°) | 246,575 | 82.1% | |
| 27 | - | 3:29 am | ↑ (259°) | 4:02 pm | ↑ (103°) | 10:06 pm | (68.7°) | 248,657 | 89.1% | |
| 28 | - | 4:09 am | ↑ (254°) | 4:48 pm | ↑ (108°) | 10:51 pm | (63.9°) | 250,280 | 94.4% | |
| 29 | - | 4:52 am | ↑ (249°) | 5:36 pm | ↑ (113°) | 11:37 pm | (59.9°) | 251,456 | 98.0% | |
| 30 | - | 5:37 am | ↑ (246°) | 6:26 pm | ↑ (116°) | Moon does not pass the meridian on this day. | ||||
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31 |
- | 6:24 am | ↑ (243°) | 7:17 pm | ↑ (118°) | 12:25 am | (57.1°) | 252,195 | 99.7% | |
| * 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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