What time is sunset in Parakou today?

Sunset in Parakou is at 6:36 PM local time (Africa/Porto-Novo) on 2026-10-07.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Parakou?

The Moon is a Waning Crescent and about 9% illuminated.

Astronomical twilight ends at 7:46 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 5:27 AM.

Moonrise in Parakou is at 3:47 AM and moonset is at 4:23 PM local time.

Parakou is too far from the poles for regular aurora; it would take a very strong geomagnetic storm.

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Source: NOAA SWPC

2026-10-07 · times in Africa/Porto-Novo · 9.34°N, 2.63°E

Event	Time
Sunrise	6:37 AM
Sunset	6:36 PM
Day length	11 h 59 min
End of civil twilight	6:57 PM
End of nautical twilight	7:22 PM
End of astronomical twilight	7:46 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	12 h 01 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 41 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	5:27 AM

Moonrise	3:47 AM
Moonset	4:23 PM
Illumination	9.2%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.21°N, 145.83°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,603 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:19 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	8:16 AM	7:58 PM	2:07 PM	Visible about 0.8 h after dark, highest 14° toward the W.
Venus (mag -4.6)	8:10 AM	7:44 PM	1:57 PM	Visible about 0.5 h after dark, highest 10° toward the SW.
Mars (mag 1.1)	2:01 AM	2:33 PM	8:17 AM	Visible about 4 h after dark, highest 58° toward the NE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	3:06 AM	3:30 PM	9:18 AM	Visible about 3 h after dark, highest 45° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	6:25 PM	6:34 AM	12:32 AM	Visible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 83° toward the S.

Aurora near poles only. Parakou is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.