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Cotonou, Benin - Sunrise, sunset, dawn and dusk times, table

Date Sunrise Sunset Length Change Dawn Dusk Length Change
Today 06:40 18:48 12:08   06:19 19:08 12:49  
+1 day 06:40 18:47 12:07 00:01 shorter 06:19 19:08 12:49 00:00 equal length
+1 week 06:39 18:44 12:05 00:03 shorter 06:18 19:05 12:47 00:02 shorter
+2 weeks 06:38 18:40 12:02 00:06 shorter 06:17 19:01 12:44 00:05 shorter
+1 month 06:36 18:34 11:58 00:10 shorter 06:15 18:55 12:40 00:09 shorter
+2 months 06:41 18:30 11:49 00:19 shorter 06:19 18:52 12:33 00:16 shorter
+3 months 06:54 18:40 11:46 00:22 shorter 06:32 19:02 12:30 00:19 shorter
+6 months 06:54 19:01 12:07 00:01 shorter 06:34 19:22 12:48 00:01 shorter
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Cotonou, Benin - Sunrise, sunset, dawn and dusk times, graph

Whole year sunrise, sunset, dawn and dusk times graph Sunrise, sunset, dawn and dusk times for the whole year in a graph requires SVG, so it cannot work on your current browser with its current settings. Sorry. A PNG version of this graph is also available. 23:00 22:00 21:00 20:00 19:00 18:00 17:00 16:00 15:00 14:00 13:00 11:00 10:00 09:00 08:00 07:00 06:00 05:00 04:00 03:00 02:00 01:00 12:00 January February March April May June July August September October November December Today 2323:00 2222:00 2121:00 2020:00 1919:00 1818:00 1717:00 1616:00 1515:00 1414:00 1313:00 1212:00 1111:00 1010:00 909:00 808:00 707:00 606:00 505:00 404:00 303:00 202:00 101:00 IJanuary IIFebruary IIIMarch IVApril VMay VIJune VIIJuly VIIIAugust IXSeptember XOctober XINovember XIIDecember © Gaisma.com 3.226.248.180, 2020-09-19T05:36
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Cotonou, Benin - Sun path diagram

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Annual variation Horizon 80° 70° 60° 50° 40° 30° 20° 10° 0° 30° 60° 90° 120° 150° 180° 210° 240° 270° 300° 330° 80° 70° 60° 50° 40° 30° 20° 10° N 30 60 E 120 150 S 210 240 W 300 330 Sun path, June solstice Time: 06:00, Azimuth: 64°, Elevation: -9° Time: 06:37, Azimuth: 66°, Elevation: 0° Time: 07:00, Azimuth: 66°, Elevation: 4° Time: 08:00, Azimuth: 67°, Elevation: 18° Time: 09:00, Azimuth: 66°, Elevation: 31° Time: 10:00, Azimuth: 62°, Elevation: 45° Time: 11:00, Azimuth: 54°, Elevation: 58° Time: 12:00, Azimuth: 34°, Elevation: 68° Time: 13:00, Azimuth: 353°, Elevation: 72° Time: 14:00, Azimuth: 317°, Elevation: 66° Time: 15:00, Azimuth: 302°, Elevation: 54° Time: 16:00, Azimuth: 295°, Elevation: 41° Time: 17:00, Azimuth: 293°, Elevation: 28° Time: 18:00, Azimuth: 292°, Elevation: 14° Time: 19:00, Azimuth: 293°, Elevation: 1° Time: 19:07, Azimuth: 293°, Elevation: 0° Time: 20:00, Azimuth: 295°, Elevation: -12° 06:37 09 12 15 18 19:07 Sun path, December solstice Time: 06:00, Azimuth: 112°, Elevation: -13° Time: 06:56, Azimuth: 113°, Elevation: 0° Time: 07:00, Azimuth: 113°, Elevation: 0° Time: 08:00, Azimuth: 116°, Elevation: 13° Time: 09:00, Azimuth: 120°, Elevation: 26° Time: 10:00, Azimuth: 127°, Elevation: 39° Time: 11:00, Azimuth: 139°, Elevation: 50° Time: 12:00, Azimuth: 158°, Elevation: 57° Time: 13:00, Azimuth: 185°, Elevation: 60° Time: 14:00, Azimuth: 209°, Elevation: 55° Time: 15:00, Azimuth: 225°, Elevation: 46° Time: 16:00, Azimuth: 235°, Elevation: 34° Time: 17:00, Azimuth: 241°, Elevation: 21° Time: 18:00, Azimuth: 245°, Elevation: 8° Time: 18:41, Azimuth: 246°, Elevation: 0° Time: 19:00, Azimuth: 246°, Elevation: -5° 06:56 09 12 15 18 18:41 Sun path, Equinox (March and September) Sun path, January Time: 07:00, Azimuth: 109°, Elevation: -2° Time: 07:07, Azimuth: 110°, Elevation: 0° Time: 08:00, Azimuth: 111°, Elevation: 11° Time: 09:00, Azimuth: 115°, Elevation: 25° Time: 10:00, Azimuth: 121°, Elevation: 38° Time: 11:00, Azimuth: 132°, Elevation: 50° Time: 12:00, Azimuth: 150°, Elevation: 59° Time: 13:00, Azimuth: 179°, Elevation: 63° Time: 14:00, Azimuth: 208°, Elevation: 60° Time: 15:00, Azimuth: 227°, Elevation: 50° Time: 16:00, Azimuth: 237°, Elevation: 38° Time: 17:00, Azimuth: 244°, Elevation: 25° Time: 18:00, Azimuth: 248°, Elevation: 12° Time: 18:56, Azimuth: 250°, Elevation: 0° Time: 19:00, Azimuth: 250°, Elevation: -1° Time: 20:00, Azimuth: 251°, Elevation: -15° Time: 06:00, Azimuth: 108°, Elevation: -16° 07:07 09 12 15 18 18:56 Sun path, February Time: 07:00, Azimuth: 100°, Elevation: -2° Time: 07:05, Azimuth: 100°, Elevation: 0° Time: 08:00, Azimuth: 102°, Elevation: 12° Time: 09:00, Azimuth: 105°, Elevation: 26° Time: 10:00, Azimuth: 110°, Elevation: 41° Time: 11:00, Azimuth: 118°, Elevation: 54° Time: 12:00, Azimuth: 136°, Elevation: 66° Time: 13:00, Azimuth: 176°, Elevation: 72° Time: 14:00, Azimuth: 219°, Elevation: 68° Time: 15:00, Azimuth: 239°, Elevation: 56° Time: 16:00, Azimuth: 249°, Elevation: 43° Time: 17:00, Azimuth: 254°, Elevation: 28° Time: 18:00, Azimuth: 257°, Elevation: 14° Time: 19:00, Azimuth: 259°, Elevation: 0° Time: 19:03, Azimuth: 259°, Elevation: 0° Time: 20:00, Azimuth: 260°, Elevation: -14° Time: 06:00, Azimuth: 98°, Elevation: -16° 07:05 09 12 15 18 19:03 Sun path, March Time: 06:00, Azimuth: 88°, Elevation: -14° Time: 06:54, Azimuth: 89°, Elevation: 0° Time: 07:00, Azimuth: 90°, Elevation: 1° Time: 08:00, Azimuth: 91°, Elevation: 15° Time: 09:00, Azimuth: 93°, Elevation: 30° Time: 10:00, Azimuth: 96°, Elevation: 45° Time: 11:00, Azimuth: 100°, Elevation: 60° Time: 12:00, Azimuth: 112°, Elevation: 74° Time: 13:00, Azimuth: 185°, Elevation: 83° Time: 14:00, Azimuth: 248°, Elevation: 73° Time: 15:00, Azimuth: 259°, Elevation: 58° Time: 16:00, Azimuth: 264°, Elevation: 44° Time: 17:00, Azimuth: 266°, Elevation: 29° Time: 18:00, Azimuth: 268°, Elevation: 14° Time: 19:00, Azimuth: 270°, Elevation: 0° Time: 19:01, Azimuth: 270°, Elevation: 0° Time: 20:00, Azimuth: 272°, Elevation: -15° 06:54 09 12 15 18 19:01 Sun path, April Time: 06:00, Azimuth: 76°, Elevation: -10° Time: 06:40, Azimuth: 77°, Elevation: 0° Time: 07:00, Azimuth: 78°, Elevation: 4° Time: 08:00, Azimuth: 79°, Elevation: 18° Time: 09:00, Azimuth: 79°, Elevation: 33° Time: 10:00, Azimuth: 79°, Elevation: 47° Time: 11:00, Azimuth: 75°, Elevation: 62° Time: 12:00, Azimuth: 63°, Elevation: 76° Time: 13:00, Azimuth: 334°, Elevation: 83° Time: 14:00, Azimuth: 289°, Elevation: 71° Time: 15:00, Azimuth: 282°, Elevation: 57° Time: 16:00, Azimuth: 280°, Elevation: 42° Time: 17:00, Azimuth: 280°, Elevation: 27° Time: 18:00, Azimuth: 281°, Elevation: 13° Time: 18:58, Azimuth: 282°, Elevation: 0° Time: 19:00, Azimuth: 282°, Elevation: -1° Time: 20:00, Azimuth: 284°, Elevation: -15° 06:40 09 12 15 18 18:58 Sun path, May Time: 06:00, Azimuth: 68°, Elevation: -8° Time: 06:34, Azimuth: 69°, Elevation: 0° Time: 07:00, Azimuth: 70°, Elevation: 5° Time: 08:00, Azimuth: 70°, Elevation: 19° Time: 09:00, Azimuth: 69°, Elevation: 33° Time: 10:00, Azimuth: 66°, Elevation: 47° Time: 11:00, Azimuth: 59°, Elevation: 60° Time: 12:00, Azimuth: 38°, Elevation: 71° Time: 13:00, Azimuth: 347°, Elevation: 75° Time: 14:00, Azimuth: 310°, Elevation: 67° Time: 15:00, Azimuth: 296°, Elevation: 54° Time: 16:00, Azimuth: 291°, Elevation: 41° Time: 17:00, Azimuth: 289°, Elevation: 27° Time: 18:00, Azimuth: 289°, Elevation: 13° Time: 19:00, Azimuth: 290°, Elevation: 0° Time: 19:00, Azimuth: 290°, Elevation: 0° Time: 20:00, Azimuth: 293°, Elevation: -14° 06:34 09 12 15 18 19:00 Sun path, July Time: 06:00, Azimuth: 67°, Elevation: -10° Time: 06:44, Azimuth: 69°, Elevation: 0° Time: 07:00, Azimuth: 69°, Elevation: 3° Time: 08:00, Azimuth: 70°, Elevation: 17° Time: 09:00, Azimuth: 70°, Elevation: 31° Time: 10:00, Azimuth: 67°, Elevation: 44° Time: 11:00, Azimuth: 60°, Elevation: 58° Time: 12:00, Azimuth: 43°, Elevation: 70° Time: 13:00, Azimuth: 356°, Elevation: 76° Time: 14:00, Azimuth: 313°, Elevation: 69° Time: 15:00, Azimuth: 298°, Elevation: 57° Time: 16:00, Azimuth: 292°, Elevation: 43° Time: 17:00, Azimuth: 289°, Elevation: 29° Time: 18:00, Azimuth: 289°, Elevation: 15° Time: 19:00, Azimuth: 290°, Elevation: 1° Time: 19:10, Azimuth: 290°, Elevation: 0° Time: 20:00, Azimuth: 292°, Elevation: -12° 06:44 09 12 15 18 19:10 Sun path, August Time: 06:00, Azimuth: 76°, Elevation: -11° Time: 06:45, Azimuth: 77°, Elevation: 0° Time: 07:00, Azimuth: 78°, Elevation: 3° Time: 08:00, Azimuth: 79°, Elevation: 17° Time: 09:00, Azimuth: 79°, Elevation: 32° Time: 10:00, Azimuth: 79°, Elevation: 46° Time: 11:00, Azimuth: 76°, Elevation: 61° Time: 12:00, Azimuth: 66°, Elevation: 75° Time: 13:00, Azimuth: 343°, Elevation: 84° Time: 14:00, Azimuth: 289°, Elevation: 72° Time: 15:00, Azimuth: 282°, Elevation: 58° Time: 16:00, Azimuth: 280°, Elevation: 43° Time: 17:00, Azimuth: 279°, Elevation: 28° Time: 18:00, Azimuth: 280°, Elevation: 14° Time: 19:00, Azimuth: 281°, Elevation: 0° Time: 19:02, Azimuth: 281°, Elevation: 0° Time: 20:00, Azimuth: 283°, Elevation: -14° 06:45 09 12 15 18 19:02 Sun path, September Time: 06:00, Azimuth: 88°, Elevation: -10° Time: 06:40, Azimuth: 89°, Elevation: 0° Time: 07:00, Azimuth: 90°, Elevation: 4° Time: 08:00, Azimuth: 92°, Elevation: 19° Time: 09:00, Azimuth: 94°, Elevation: 34° Time: 10:00, Azimuth: 97°, Elevation: 48° Time: 11:00, Azimuth: 102°, Elevation: 63° Time: 12:00, Azimuth: 120°, Elevation: 77° Time: 13:00, Azimuth: 214°, Elevation: 82° Time: 14:00, Azimuth: 252°, Elevation: 69° Time: 15:00, Azimuth: 260°, Elevation: 55° Time: 16:00, Azimuth: 264°, Elevation: 40° Time: 17:00, Azimuth: 266°, Elevation: 25° Time: 18:00, Azimuth: 268°, Elevation: 10° Time: 18:46, Azimuth: 270°, Elevation: 0° Time: 19:00, Azimuth: 270°, Elevation: -4° 06:40 09 12 15 18 18:46 Sun path, October Time: 06:00, Azimuth: 99°, Elevation: -9° Time: 06:36, Azimuth: 100°, Elevation: 0° Time: 07:00, Azimuth: 101°, Elevation: 5° Time: 08:00, Azimuth: 103°, Elevation: 19° Time: 09:00, Azimuth: 107°, Elevation: 33° Time: 10:00, Azimuth: 113°, Elevation: 47° Time: 11:00, Azimuth: 126°, Elevation: 60° Time: 12:00, Azimuth: 153°, Elevation: 70° Time: 13:00, Azimuth: 199°, Elevation: 71° Time: 14:00, Azimuth: 230°, Elevation: 62° Time: 15:00, Azimuth: 244°, Elevation: 49° Time: 16:00, Azimuth: 251°, Elevation: 36° Time: 17:00, Azimuth: 255°, Elevation: 21° Time: 18:00, Azimuth: 257°, Elevation: 7° Time: 18:33, Azimuth: 258°, Elevation: 0° Time: 19:00, Azimuth: 259°, Elevation: -7° 06:36 09 12 15 18 18:33 Sun path, November Time: 06:00, Azimuth: 109°, Elevation: -10° Time: 06:42, Azimuth: 110°, Elevation: 0° Time: 07:00, Azimuth: 110°, Elevation: 3° Time: 08:00, Azimuth: 113°, Elevation: 17° Time: 09:00, Azimuth: 117°, Elevation: 30° Time: 10:00, Azimuth: 125°, Elevation: 43° Time: 11:00, Azimuth: 138°, Elevation: 54° Time: 12:00, Azimuth: 161°, Elevation: 62° Time: 13:00, Azimuth: 192°, Elevation: 62° Time: 14:00, Azimuth: 217°, Elevation: 56° Time: 15:00, Azimuth: 232°, Elevation: 45° Time: 16:00, Azimuth: 240°, Elevation: 33° Time: 17:00, Azimuth: 245°, Elevation: 20° Time: 18:00, Azimuth: 248°, Elevation: 6° Time: 18:30, Azimuth: 249°, Elevation: 0° Time: 19:00, Azimuth: 250°, Elevation: -7° 06:42 09 12 15 18 18:30 Sun path, today Time: 06:00, Azimuth: 87°, Elevation: -10° Time: 06:40, Azimuth: 88°, Elevation: 0° Time: 07:00, Azimuth: 89°, Elevation: 4° Time: 08:00, Azimuth: 90°, Elevation: 19° Time: 09:00, Azimuth: 92°, Elevation: 33° Time: 10:00, Azimuth: 95°, Elevation: 48° Time: 11:00, Azimuth: 100°, Elevation: 63° Time: 12:00, Azimuth: 114°, Elevation: 77° Time: 13:00, Azimuth: 218°, Elevation: 83° Time: 14:00, Azimuth: 255°, Elevation: 70° Time: 15:00, Azimuth: 262°, Elevation: 55° Time: 16:00, Azimuth: 266°, Elevation: 40° Time: 17:00, Azimuth: 268°, Elevation: 25° Time: 18:00, Azimuth: 269°, Elevation: 11° Time: 18:48, Azimuth: 271°, Elevation: 0° Time: 19:00, Azimuth: 271°, Elevation: -3° 06:40 09 12 15 18 18:48 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Cotonou, Benin - Seasons graph and Earth's orbit

Seasons graph Seasons graph requires SVG, so it cannot work on your current browser with its current settings. Sorry. © Gaisma.com 3.226.248.180, 2020-09-19T05:36 Winter - 2019-12-22 05:19 .. 2020-03-20 04:50 (88d 23h 31min) Spring - 2020-03-20 04:50 .. 2020-06-20 22:44 (92d 17h 54min) Summer - 2020-06-20 22:44 .. 2020-09-22 14:31 (93d 15h 47min) Fall - 2020-09-22 14:31 .. 2020-12-21 11:02 (89d 20h 31min) Today March equinox June solstice September equinox December solstice Aphelion Perihelion January February March April May June July August September October November December I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII 0.98 AU = 146,605,913.286 km 1 AU = 149,597,870.7 km 1.02 AU = 152,589,828.114 km  0.98 AU  1 AU  1.02 AU Sun Variation of Earth's orbit, years 1600–2600 Earth's orbit (Min, years 1600–2600) Earth's orbit (Max, years 1600–2600) Earth's orbit (This year) Earth - Earth-Sun distance = 1.0045 AU = 150,270,607.76429 km

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December solstice 2020-12-21 11:02 93d 4h 25min
March equinox 2021-03-20 10:37 182d 4h 0min
June solstice 2021-06-21 04:32 274d 21h 55min
September equinox 2020-09-22 14:31 3d 7h 54min

Cotonou, Benin - Solar energy and surface meteorology

VariableIIIIIIIVVVIVIIVIIIIXXXIXII
Insolation, kWh/m²/day5.645.935.775.435.054.404.394.314.464.865.145.41
Clearness, 0 - 10.610.600.560.520.500.440.440.420.430.490.550.60
Temperature, °C26.3726.7626.6526.6326.5625.7524.7824.5324.9425.3725.8626.18
Wind speed, m/s4.914.984.573.893.363.394.224.454.023.073.444.25
Precipitation, mm144083135198321137631121334920
Wet days, d1.12.96.29.913.617.911.58.911.311.14.81.9
These data were obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center Atmospheric Science Data Center; New et al. 2002
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Cotonou, Benin - Basic information

Latitude: +6.36 (6°21'36"N)
Longitude: +2.44 (2°26'24"E)
Base time zone: UTC+1 hours [?]
Local time: 06:36
Country: Benin
Continent: Africa
Sub-region: Western Africa
Distance: ~8700 km (from your IP)
Altitude: ~10 m
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