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Parakou, Benin — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 78.5%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: May 28, 2024 at 1:55:17 am
Sunrise Today: 6:28 am 68° East
Sunset Today: 7:05 pm 292° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 11:51 pm 111° Southeast
Moonset Today: 10:52 am 247° West
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 37 minutes (+15s)
Location of ParakouLocation

Today's Sun Position in Parakou

Time:1:55 am
Altitude:-54.9°
Direction:28° NE
Phase:Night

Day length today: 12h 37m 7s (May 28, 2024)

15 seconds longer than yesterday (May 27, 2024)

1 hour, 2 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

3 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Parakou Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:12 am
Astro. Twilight5:12 am – 5:39 am
Nautical Twilight5:39 am – 6:05 am
Civil Twilight6:05 am – 6:28 am
Daylight6:28 am – 7:05 pm
Civil Twilight7:05 pm – 7:28 pm
Nautical Twilight7:28 pm – 7:54 pm
Astro. Twilight7:54 pm – 8:21 pm
Night8:21 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Parakou - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 286:28 am7:05 pm12:37:07+0:1512:46 pm (77.8°)94.205
May 296:28 am7:05 pm12:37:22+0:1412:46 pm (77.6°)94.221
May 306:28 am7:05 pm12:37:36+0:1412:47 pm (77.5°)94.236
May 316:28 am7:06 pm12:37:50+0:1312:47 pm (77.3°)94.252
Jun 16:28 am7:06 pm12:38:03+0:1212:47 pm (77.2°)94.267
Jun 26:28 am7:06 pm12:38:15+0:1212:47 pm (77.1°)94.281
Jun 36:28 am7:06 pm12:38:27+0:1112:47 pm (76.9°)94.295
* All times are local time for Parakou. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Parakou

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Parakou - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 28-10:52 am11:51 pm4:55 am(56.2°)233,56577.4%
May 29-11:49 am-5:49 am(60.9°)232,00767.0%
May 3012:39 am12:44 pm-6:41 am(66.7°)230,68855.6%
May 311:24 am1:38 pm-7:30 am(73.4°)229,65143.8%
Jun 12:08 am2:30 pm-8:18 am(80.4°)228,96732.2%
Jun 22:51 am3:24 pm-9:06 am(87.6°)228,72821.6%
Jun 33:36 am4:19 pm-9:56 am(85.7°)229,03612.6%
* 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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Planets Visible in the Sky in Parakou This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, May 28, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 5:18 amTue 5:46 pmTue 11:32 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusTue 6:21 amTue 6:56 pmTue 12:38 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
MarsTue 3:37 amTue 3:50 pmTue 9:43 amAverage visibility
JupiterTue 6:02 amTue 6:32 pmTue 12:17 pmSlightly difficult to see
SaturnTue 1:47 amTue 1:42 pmTue 7:45 amAverage visibility
UranusTue 5:36 amTue 6:04 pmTue 11:50 amExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneTue 2:24 amTue 2:25 pmTue 8:24 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Parakou.

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