🌅 Cotonou Sunrise & Sunset Calendar
🇧🇯 Benin · Africa/Porto-Novo
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 🌄 07:01 🌇 18:46 | 2 🌄 07:01 🌇 18:46 | 3 🌄 07:01 🌇 18:47 | 4 🌄 07:02 🌇 18:47 | |||
| 5 🌄 07:02 🌇 18:48 | 6 🌄 07:03 🌇 18:48 | 7 🌄 07:03 🌇 18:49 | 8 🌄 07:03 🌇 18:49 | 9 🌄 07:04 🌇 18:50 | 10 🌄 07:04 🌇 18:50 | 11 🌄 07:04 🌇 18:51 |
| 12 🌄 07:05 🌇 18:51 | 13 🌄 07:05 🌇 18:52 | 14 🌄 07:05 🌇 18:52 | 15 🌄 07:06 🌇 18:53 | 16 🌄 07:06 🌇 18:53 | 17 🌄 07:06 🌇 18:54 | 18 🌄 07:06 🌇 18:54 |
| 19 🌄 07:07 🌇 18:54 | 20 🌄 07:07 🌇 18:55 | 21 🌄 07:07 🌇 18:55 | 22 🌄 07:07 🌇 18:56 | 23 🌄 07:07 🌇 18:56 | 24 🌄 07:07 🌇 18:56 | 25 🌄 07:08 🌇 18:57 |
| 26 🌄 07:08 🌇 18:57 | 27 🌄 07:08 🌇 18:57 | 28 🌄 07:08 🌇 18:58 | 29 🌄 07:08 🌇 18:58 | 30 🌄 07:08 🌇 18:58 | 31 🌄 07:08 🌇 18:59 |
All times in local time for Cotonou (Africa/Porto-Novo).
Lengthening days in Cotonou through January 1947
Across January 1947, daylight in Cotonou, Benin stretches out — the month opens with 11h 45m of daylight and closes with 11h 50m (a swing of about 5 minutes). That works out to roughly 1 minute a week.
The earliest sunrise falls at 07:01 on January 1 and the latest at 07:08 on January 25, while sunset ranges from 18:46 on January 1 to 18:59 on January 31.
This is winter in the northern hemisphere, so the trend above is what you'd expect for the season. Its brightest day is January 29 (11h 50m) and its darkest January 1 (11h 45m). Handy for photographers, early risers, travellers and anyone timing their day to the light in Cotonou.
About the Cotonou Sunrise & Sunset Calendar
This calendar shows the sunrise and sunset time in Cotonou, Benin for every day of January 1947. All times are shown in Cotonou's local time (Africa/Porto-Novo), with daylight saving changes applied automatically.
Each day's cell shows the local 🌄 sunrise and 🌇 sunset time, so you can see at a glance how daylight grows and shrinks through the month — useful for photography, travel, prayer planning, gardening, fitness and organising your day around the sun.
How to use this calendar
- Search any city using the box at the top to jump to its full monthly calendar.
- Change month with the ← and → arrows above the grid.
- Print or save a clean copy with the 🖨️ Print button.
Frequently Asked Questions
What time does the sun rise in Cotonou in January 1947?
In January 1947, sunrise in Cotonou, Benin ranges from about 07:01 on January 1 (its earliest) to 07:08 on January 25 (its latest). Each day's exact time is in the calendar above.
What time does the sun set in Cotonou in January 1947?
Sunset in Cotonou, Benin during January 1947 runs from 18:46 on January 1 to 18:59 on January 31.
How much daylight does Cotonou get in January 1947?
Cotonou, Benin has between 11h 45m and 11h 50m of daylight per day in January 1947, increases by about 5 minutes across the month.
When are the days longest and shortest in Cotonou?
Daylight peaks around the summer solstice (about June 21 in the northern hemisphere, December 21 in the southern) and bottoms out at the winter solstice. Browse the months above to watch the change.
Are the sunrise and sunset times for Cotonou accurate?
Times are calculated from the location's exact latitude, longitude and time zone using standard astronomical algorithms, accurate to about a minute. Local terrain such as hills or tall buildings can slightly shift when the sun actually appears or disappears.
What time zone are the Cotonou calendar times shown in?
All times are shown in Cotonou's local time, with daylight saving changes applied automatically, so you can read them directly with no conversion.