Parakou
Sunrise and sunset in Parakou
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Parakou, in local time. At 9.3° N, the day lasts from 11 h 35 min at the winter solstice to 12 h 40 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Thursday, October 22: sunrise at 06:37, sunset at 18:29.
Day length 11 h 52 min, 28 s shorter than yesterday.
Solar noon at 12:33, with the Sun 70° above the horizon.
Times are Parakou time (GMT+1).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 05:27 | 19:40 |
| Nautical twilight | 05:51 | 19:15 |
| Civil twilight | 06:16 | 18:51 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 06:37 | 18:29 |
| Golden hour | 06:37–07:06 | 18:01–18:29 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Parakou
- Longest day: June 21, 12 h 40 min, from sunrise at 06:31 to sunset at 19:11.
- Shortest day: December 21, 11 h 35 min, from sunrise at 07:00 to sunset at 18:35.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 07:10 | 18:50 | 11 h 40 min |
| February 21 | 07:06 | 18:59 | 11 h 53 min |
| March 21 | 06:53 | 19:00 | 12 h 07 min |
| April 21 | 06:36 | 18:59 | 12 h 23 min |
| May 21 | 06:28 | 19:03 | 12 h 35 min |
| June 21 | 06:31 | 19:11 | 12 h 40 min |
| July 21 | 06:38 | 19:13 | 12 h 35 min |
| August 21 | 06:41 | 19:03 | 12 h 23 min |
| September 21 | 06:38 | 18:46 | 12 h 07 min |
| October 21 | 06:37 | 18:30 | 11 h 52 min |
| November 21 | 06:45 | 18:25 | 11 h 40 min |
| December 21 | 07:00 | 18:35 | 11 h 35 min |
Good to know
- Sunrise and sunset are when the top of the Sun meets a level horizon, allowing for the usual bending of light by the air. Hills, buildings and height shift what you see by a few minutes.
- Civil, nautical and astronomical twilight end when the Sun is 6°, 12° and 18° below the horizon. Golden hour here is the photographers’ usual definition: the Sun less than 6° above it.
- Worked out when the page loads from NOAA’s solar equations, for 9.3° N, 2.6° E, and accurate to about a minute.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Day and night, live, The Sun, Moon and planets
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