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Cotonou, Benin — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, March 2026

Daylight

6:39 am – 6:29 pm
11 hours, 50 minutes

Current Time: Nov 13, 2026 at 5:31:16 pm
Sun Direction: ↑ 250° West
Sun Altitude: 13.0°
Sun Distance: 91.990 million mi
Next Solstice: Dec 21, 2026 9:50 pm (Dec. Solst.)
Sunrise Today: 6:39 am↑ 108° East
Sunset Today: 6:29 pm↑ 252° West

2026 Sun Graph for Cotonou

March 2026 — Sun in Cotonou

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2026 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Astronomical Twilight Nautical Twilight Civil Twilight Solar Noon
Mar Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Start End Start End Start End Time Mil. mi
1 7:02 am ↑ (98°) 7:02 pm ↑ (263°) 11:59:56 +0:20 5:53 am 8:12 pm 6:17 am 7:47 pm 6:41 am 7:23 pm 1:02 pm (76.2°) 92.104
2 7:02 am ↑ (97°) 7:02 pm ↑ (263°) 12:00:16 +0:20 5:52 am 8:12 pm 6:17 am 7:47 pm 6:41 am 7:23 pm 1:02 pm (76.5°) 92.126
3 7:01 am ↑ (97°) 7:02 pm ↑ (263°) 12:00:37 +0:20 5:52 am 8:11 pm 6:16 am 7:47 pm 6:40 am 7:23 pm 1:02 pm (76.9°) 92.149
4 7:01 am ↑ (96°) 7:02 pm ↑ (264°) 12:00:57 +0:20 5:52 am 8:11 pm 6:16 am 7:47 pm 6:40 am 7:23 pm 1:01 pm (77.3°) 92.172
5 7:01 am ↑ (96°) 7:02 pm ↑ (264°) 12:01:17 +0:20 5:51 am 8:11 pm 6:15 am 7:47 pm 6:40 am 7:23 pm 1:01 pm (77.7°) 92.196
6 7:00 am ↑ (96°) 7:02 pm ↑ (265°) 12:01:38 +0:20 5:51 am 8:11 pm 6:15 am 7:47 pm 6:39 am 7:23 pm 1:01 pm (78.1°) 92.219
7 7:00 am ↑ (95°) 7:02 pm ↑ (265°) 12:01:58 +0:20 5:51 am 8:11 pm 6:15 am 7:47 pm 6:39 am 7:23 pm 1:01 pm (78.5°) 92.244
8 6:59 am ↑ (95°) 7:02 pm ↑ (265°) 12:02:19 +0:20 5:50 am 8:11 pm 6:14 am 7:47 pm 6:39 am 7:23 pm 1:00 pm (78.9°) 92.268
9 6:59 am ↑ (94°) 7:02 pm ↑ (266°) 12:02:40 +0:20 5:50 am 8:11 pm 6:14 am 7:47 pm 6:38 am 7:22 pm 1:00 pm (79.2°) 92.293
10 6:59 am ↑ (94°) 7:02 pm ↑ (266°) 12:03:00 +0:20 5:49 am 8:11 pm 6:14 am 7:47 pm 6:38 am 7:22 pm 1:00 pm (79.6°) 92.318
11 6:58 am ↑ (94°) 7:01 pm ↑ (267°) 12:03:21 +0:20 5:49 am 8:11 pm 6:13 am 7:46 pm 6:37 am 7:22 pm 1:00 pm (80.0°) 92.343
12 6:58 am ↑ (93°) 7:01 pm ↑ (267°) 12:03:42 +0:20 5:49 am 8:10 pm 6:13 am 7:46 pm 6:37 am 7:22 pm 12:59 pm (80.4°) 92.368
13 6:57 am ↑ (93°) 7:01 pm ↑ (267°) 12:04:03 +0:20 5:48 am 8:10 pm 6:12 am 7:46 pm 6:36 am 7:22 pm 12:59 pm (80.8°) 92.393
14 6:57 am ↑ (92°) 7:01 pm ↑ (268°) 12:04:24 +0:20 5:48 am 8:10 pm 6:12 am 7:46 pm 6:36 am 7:22 pm 12:59 pm (81.2°) 92.419
15 6:56 am ↑ (92°) 7:01 pm ↑ (268°) 12:04:45 +0:20 5:47 am 8:10 pm 6:11 am 7:46 pm 6:36 am 7:22 pm 12:59 pm (81.6°) 92.445
16 6:56 am ↑ (92°) 7:01 pm ↑ (269°) 12:05:06 +0:20 5:47 am 8:10 pm 6:11 am 7:46 pm 6:35 am 7:22 pm 12:58 pm (82.0°) 92.470
17 6:55 am ↑ (91°) 7:01 pm ↑ (269°) 12:05:27 +0:21 5:46 am 8:10 pm 6:10 am 7:46 pm 6:35 am 7:22 pm 12:58 pm (82.4°) 92.496
18 6:55 am ↑ (91°) 7:01 pm ↑ (269°) 12:05:48 +0:21 5:46 am 8:10 pm 6:10 am 7:46 pm 6:34 am 7:22 pm 12:58 pm (82.8°) 92.522
19 6:54 am ↑ (90°) 7:01 pm ↑ (270°) 12:06:09 +0:21 5:45 am 8:10 pm 6:10 am 7:46 pm 6:34 am 7:21 pm 12:57 pm (83.2°) 92.548
20 6:54 am ↑ (90°) 7:00 pm ↑ (270°) 12:06:30 +0:21 5:45 am 8:10 pm 6:09 am 7:45 pm 6:33 am 7:21 pm 12:57 pm (83.6°) 92.573
21 6:54 am ↑ (90°) 7:00 pm ↑ (271°) 12:06:51 +0:21 5:44 am 8:09 pm 6:09 am 7:45 pm 6:33 am 7:21 pm 12:57 pm (84.0°) 92.599
22 6:53 am ↑ (89°) 7:00 pm ↑ (271°) 12:07:12 +0:21 5:44 am 8:09 pm 6:08 am 7:45 pm 6:32 am 7:21 pm 12:57 pm (84.4°) 92.625
23 6:53 am ↑ (89°) 7:00 pm ↑ (271°) 12:07:33 +0:21 5:43 am 8:09 pm 6:08 am 7:45 pm 6:32 am 7:21 pm 12:56 pm (84.8°) 92.650
24 6:52 am ↑ (88°) 7:00 pm ↑ (272°) 12:07:54 +0:21 5:43 am 8:09 pm 6:07 am 7:45 pm 6:31 am 7:21 pm 12:56 pm (85.2°) 92.676
25 6:52 am ↑ (88°) 7:00 pm ↑ (272°) 12:08:15 +0:21 5:42 am 8:09 pm 6:07 am 7:45 pm 6:31 am 7:21 pm 12:56 pm (85.6°) 92.702
26 6:51 am ↑ (88°) 7:00 pm ↑ (273°) 12:08:36 +0:21 5:42 am 8:09 pm 6:06 am 7:45 pm 6:30 am 7:21 pm 12:55 pm (85.9°) 92.727
27 6:51 am ↑ (87°) 7:00 pm ↑ (273°) 12:08:57 +0:21 5:41 am 8:09 pm 6:06 am 7:45 pm 6:30 am 7:20 pm 12:55 pm (86.3°) 92.753
28 6:50 am ↑ (87°) 7:00 pm ↑ (273°) 12:09:19 +0:21 5:41 am 8:09 pm 6:05 am 7:45 pm 6:29 am 7:20 pm 12:55 pm (86.7°) 92.779
29 6:50 am ↑ (86°) 6:59 pm ↑ (274°) 12:09:40 +0:21 5:40 am 8:09 pm 6:05 am 7:44 pm 6:29 am 7:20 pm 12:55 pm (87.1°) 92.805
30 6:49 am ↑ (86°) 6:59 pm ↑ (274°) 12:10:01 +0:21 5:40 am 8:09 pm 6:04 am 7:44 pm 6:28 am 7:20 pm 12:54 pm (87.5°) 92.831
31 6:49 am ↑ (86°) 6:59 pm ↑ (274°) 12:10:22 +0:21 5:39 am 8:09 pm 6:04 am 7:44 pm 6:28 am 7:20 pm 12:54 pm (87.9°) 92.858
* All times are local time for Cotonou. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The March equinox (vernal equinox) in Cotonou is at 3:46 pm on Friday, March 20, 2026.
Why is the day and night not exactly 12 hours on equinox?

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