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Parakou, Benin — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, May 2026

Moon: 57.0%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: May 9, 2026 at 5:28:02 am
Moon Direction: 150° Southeast
Moon Altitude: 56.0°
Moon Distance: 246,488 mi
Next New Moon: May 16, 2026, 9:01 pm
Next Full Moon: May 31, 2026, 9:45 am
Next Moonset: Today, 12:36 pm

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Parakou, May 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 6:06 am (252°) 6:55 pm (110°) 12:07 am (64.2°) 248,679 99.3%
2 - 6:48 am (248°) 7:45 pm (114°) 12:52 am (59.5°) 250,145 99.8%
3 - 7:33 am (245°) 8:36 pm (117°) 1:39 am (55.8°) 251,270 98.2%
4 - 8:21 am (242°) 9:28 pm (118°) 2:29 am (53.3°) 251,975 94.9%
5 - 9:11 am (241°) 10:19 pm (118°) 3:20 am (52.1°) 252,170 89.8%
6 - 10:03 am (242°) 11:09 pm (117°) 4:11 am (52.3°) 251,762 83.2%
7 - 10:55 am (244°) 11:57 pm (115°) 5:02 am (53.9°) 250,676 75.3%
8 - 11:46 am (247°) - 5:51 am (56.8°) 248,871 66.3%
9 12:41 am (111°) 12:36 pm (251°) - 6:38 am (60.8°) 246,350 56.5%
10 1:24 am (106°) 1:25 pm (257°) - 7:24 am (65.8°) 243,190 46.3%
11 2:05 am (100°) 2:14 pm (263°) - 8:08 am (71.6°) 239,526 35.8%
12 2:45 am (94°) 3:03 pm (269°) - 8:53 am (78.0°) 235,582 25.7%
13 3:26 am (87°) 3:54 pm (276°) - 9:39 am (84.8°) 231,636 16.4%
14 4:09 am (81°) 4:48 pm (283°) - 10:28 am (88.4°) 228,040 8.7%
15 4:57 am (74°) 5:47 pm (289°) - 11:20 am (82.0°) 225,120 3.1%
16 5:49 am (68°) 6:51 pm (294°) - 12:19 pm (76.6°) 223,205 0.4%
17 6:48 am (64°) 7:58 pm (297°) - 1:22 pm (72.7°) 222,501 0.9%
18 7:52 am (62°) 9:06 pm (298°) - 2:29 pm (71.0°) 223,062 4.7%
19 8:59 am (62°) 10:11 pm (297°) - 3:36 pm (71.6°) 224,786 11.5%
20 10:06 am (64°) 11:10 pm (294°) - 4:39 pm (74.4°) 227,433 20.5%
21 11:08 am (68°) - - 5:36 pm (78.7°) 230,686 31.0%
22 - 12:03 am (289°) 12:05 pm (73°) 6:28 pm (84.2°) 234,210 42.1%
23 - 12:49 am (284°) 12:57 pm (79°) 7:15 pm (89.8°) 237,743 53.3%
24 - 1:31 am (278°) 1:46 pm (85°) 7:59 pm (83.5°) 241,062 63.9%
25 - 2:10 am (271°) 2:33 pm (92°) 8:41 pm (77.2°) 244,033 73.6%
26 - 2:48 am (265°) 3:18 pm (98°) 9:23 pm (71.2°) 246,573 82.1%
27 - 3:26 am (259°) 4:05 pm (103°) 10:06 pm (65.7°) 248,657 89.1%
28 - 4:05 am (254°) 4:52 pm (109°) 10:50 pm (60.9°) 250,279 94.4%
29 - 4:46 am (249°) 5:41 pm (113°) 11:36 pm (56.9°) 251,455 98.0%
30 - 5:30 am (246°) 6:31 pm (116°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
31 - 6:17 am (243°) 7:23 pm (118°) 12:25 am (54.1°) 252,195 99.7%
* All times are local time for Parakou. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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