Sunset and sunrise times in Porto-Novo, Benin

In Porto-Novo, Benin the sun sets today, Saturday 10 October, at 18:36 and rises at 06:36. Daylight lasts 12h 0m; evening golden hour runs from 18:09 to 18:49.

Today, Saturday 10 October

First light: 06:15
Sunrise: 06:36
Solar noon: 12:36
Sunset: 18:36
Last light: 18:57
Day length: 12h 0m

18h 34m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour: 18:09 – 18:49
Blue hour: 18:49 – 18:57
Max sun altitude: 76.8°
Moon: 🌑 New moon
Moonrise / moonset: 06:21 / 18:36

The sun sets at 263° — face west

Tomorrow, Sunday 11 October

Sunrise 06:36 Sunset 18:36 Golden hour 18:08 – 18:49 Day length 12h 0m vs today the same length

Where Porto-Novo is

Coordinates: 6.4965° N, 2.6036° E
Time zone: Africa/Porto-Novo
Current offset: UTC+01:00
Elevation: 20 m
Population: 264,320

Sunrise and sunset in Porto-Novo, October 2026

October 2026 — first light, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, last light, day length and evening golden hour.
Date	First light	Sunrise	Solar noon	Sunset	Last light	Day length	Change	Golden hour	Moon
Thu 1	06:16	06:37	12:39	18:41	19:01	12h 3m	−0:21	18:13–18:53	🌖 75%
Fri 2	06:16	06:37	12:38	18:40	19:01	12h 3m	−0:21	18:13–18:53	🌖 64%
Sat 3	06:16	06:37	12:38	18:40	19:00	12h 3m	−0:21	18:12–18:52	🌗 52%
Sun 4	06:16	06:36	12:38	18:39	19:00	12h 2m	−0:21	18:12–18:52	🌘 40%
Mon 5	06:15	06:36	12:38	18:39	18:59	12h 2m	−0:21	18:11–18:51	🌘 29%
Tue 6	06:15	06:36	12:37	18:38	18:59	12h 1m	−0:21	18:11–18:51	🌘 19%
Wed 7	06:15	06:36	12:37	18:38	18:59	12h 1m	−0:21	18:10–18:50	🌘 11%
Thu 8	06:15	06:36	12:37	18:37	18:58	12h 1m	−0:21	18:10–18:50	🌘 5%
Fri 9	06:15	06:36	12:36	18:37	18:58	12h 0m	−0:21	18:09–18:50	🌘 1%
Sat 10	06:15	06:36	12:36	18:36	18:57	12h 0m	−0:21	18:09–18:49	🌑 0%
Sun 11	06:15	06:36	12:36	18:36	18:57	12h 0m	−0:21	18:08–18:49	🌒 1%
Mon 12	06:15	06:36	12:36	18:35	18:56	11h 59m	−0:21	18:08–18:48	🌒 4%
Tue 13	06:15	06:36	12:35	18:35	18:56	11h 59m	−0:20	18:07–18:48	🌒 9%
Wed 14	06:14	06:35	12:35	18:35	18:56	11h 59m	−0:20	18:07–18:48	🌒 15%
Thu 15	06:14	06:35	12:35	18:34	18:55	11h 58m	−0:20	18:06–18:47	🌒 22%
Fri 16	06:14	06:35	12:35	18:34	18:55	11h 58m	−0:20	18:06–18:47	🌒 30%
Sat 17	06:14	06:35	12:34	18:33	18:55	11h 58m	−0:20	18:06–18:46	🌒 39%
Sun 18	06:14	06:35	12:34	18:33	18:54	11h 57m	−0:20	18:05–18:46	🌓 48%
Mon 19	06:14	06:35	12:34	18:33	18:54	11h 57m	−0:20	18:05–18:46	🌔 58%
Tue 20	06:14	06:35	12:34	18:32	18:54	11h 57m	−0:20	18:04–18:45	🌔 67%
Wed 21	06:14	06:35	12:34	18:32	18:53	11h 56m	−0:20	18:04–18:45	🌔 76%
Thu 22	06:14	06:35	12:34	18:32	18:53	11h 56m	−0:20	18:04–18:45	🌔 84%
Fri 23	06:14	06:35	12:33	18:31	18:53	11h 56m	−0:19	18:03–18:44	🌔 91%
Sat 24	06:14	06:35	12:33	18:31	18:52	11h 55m	−0:19	18:03–18:44	🌔 96%
Sun 25	06:14	06:35	12:33	18:31	18:52	11h 55m	−0:19	18:03–18:44	🌔 99%
Mon 26	06:14	06:35	12:33	18:31	18:52	11h 55m	−0:19	18:02–18:44	🌕 100%
Tue 27	06:14	06:35	12:33	18:30	18:52	11h 54m	−0:19	18:02–18:43	🌖 98%
Wed 28	06:14	06:35	12:33	18:30	18:51	11h 54m	−0:19	18:02–18:43	🌖 94%
Thu 29	06:14	06:36	12:33	18:30	18:51	11h 54m	−0:19	18:02–18:43	🌖 87%
Fri 30	06:14	06:36	12:33	18:30	18:51	11h 54m	−0:18	18:01–18:43	🌖 78%
Sat 31	06:14	06:36	12:33	18:29	18:51	11h 53m	−0:18	18:01–18:43	🌖 68%

More columns for October 2026: nautical and astronomical twilight, night length, sun altitude, sunset direction

October 2026 — extended twilight and geometry.
Date	Astro. dawn	Naut. dawn	Sunrise	Sunset	Naut. dusk	Astro. dusk	Night	Max altitude	Sunset direction
Thu 1	05:28	05:52	06:37	18:41	19:26	19:50	11h 56m	80.2°	267° W
Fri 2	05:28	05:52	06:37	18:40	19:25	19:49	11h 56m	79.8°	266° W
Sat 3	05:27	05:52	06:37	18:40	19:25	19:49	11h 56m	79.4°	266° W
Sun 4	05:27	05:51	06:36	18:39	19:24	19:48	11h 57m	79.0°	266° W
Mon 5	05:27	05:51	06:36	18:39	19:24	19:48	11h 57m	78.7°	265° W
Tue 6	05:27	05:51	06:36	18:38	19:23	19:47	11h 57m	78.3°	265° W
Wed 7	05:27	05:51	06:36	18:38	19:23	19:47	11h 58m	77.9°	264° W
Thu 8	05:27	05:51	06:36	18:37	19:22	19:47	11h 58m	77.5°	264° W
Fri 9	05:26	05:51	06:36	18:37	19:22	19:46	11h 58m	77.1°	264° W
Sat 10	05:26	05:51	06:36	18:36	19:22	19:46	11h 59m	76.8°	263° W
Sun 11	05:26	05:50	06:36	18:36	19:21	19:45	11h 59m	76.4°	263° W
Mon 12	05:26	05:50	06:36	18:35	19:21	19:45	12h 0m	76.0°	262° W
Tue 13	05:26	05:50	06:36	18:35	19:20	19:45	12h 0m	75.6°	262° W
Wed 14	05:26	05:50	06:35	18:35	19:20	19:44	12h 0m	75.3°	262° W
Thu 15	05:26	05:50	06:35	18:34	19:20	19:44	12h 1m	74.9°	261° W
Fri 16	05:26	05:50	06:35	18:34	19:19	19:44	12h 1m	74.5°	261° W
Sat 17	05:25	05:50	06:35	18:33	19:19	19:43	12h 1m	74.2°	261° W
Sun 18	05:25	05:50	06:35	18:33	19:19	19:43	12h 2m	73.8°	260° W
Mon 19	05:25	05:50	06:35	18:33	19:18	19:43	12h 2m	73.4°	260° W
Tue 20	05:25	05:50	06:35	18:32	19:18	19:43	12h 2m	73.1°	260° W
Wed 21	05:25	05:50	06:35	18:32	19:18	19:42	12h 3m	72.7°	259° W
Thu 22	05:25	05:49	06:35	18:32	19:18	19:42	12h 3m	72.4°	259° W
Fri 23	05:25	05:49	06:35	18:31	19:17	19:42	12h 3m	72.0°	258° WSW
Sat 24	05:25	05:49	06:35	18:31	19:17	19:42	12h 4m	71.7°	258° WSW
Sun 25	05:25	05:49	06:35	18:31	19:17	19:41	12h 4m	71.3°	258° WSW
Mon 26	05:25	05:49	06:35	18:31	19:17	19:41	12h 4m	71.0°	257° WSW
Tue 27	05:25	05:49	06:35	18:30	19:16	19:41	12h 5m	70.6°	257° WSW
Wed 28	05:25	05:49	06:35	18:30	19:16	19:41	12h 5m	70.3°	257° WSW
Thu 29	05:25	05:49	06:36	18:30	19:16	19:41	12h 5m	70.0°	256° WSW
Fri 30	05:25	05:49	06:36	18:30	19:16	19:41	12h 6m	69.6°	256° WSW
Sat 31	05:25	05:50	06:36	18:29	19:16	19:41	12h 6m	69.3°	256° WSW

November 2026

November 2026 — the same columns, one month ahead.
Date	First light	Sunrise	Solar noon	Sunset	Last light	Day length	Change	Golden hour	Moon
Sun 1	06:14	06:36	12:33	18:29	18:51	11h 53m	−0:18	18:01–18:42	🌖 56%
Mon 2	06:15	06:36	12:33	18:29	18:51	11h 53m	−0:18	18:01–18:42	🌗 44%
Tue 3	06:15	06:36	12:33	18:29	18:51	11h 52m	−0:18	18:00–18:42	🌘 33%
Wed 4	06:15	06:36	12:33	18:29	18:50	11h 52m	−0:18	18:00–18:42	🌘 23%
Thu 5	06:15	06:36	12:33	18:29	18:50	11h 52m	−0:17	18:00–18:42	🌘 15%
Fri 6	06:15	06:37	12:33	18:29	18:50	11h 51m	−0:17	18:00–18:42	🌘 8%
Sat 7	06:15	06:37	12:33	18:29	18:50	11h 51m	−0:17	18:00–18:42	🌘 3%
Sun 8	06:15	06:37	12:33	18:28	18:50	11h 51m	−0:17	18:00–18:42	🌘 1%
Mon 9	06:16	06:37	12:33	18:28	18:50	11h 51m	−0:16	18:00–18:42	🌑 0%
Tue 10	06:16	06:38	12:33	18:28	18:50	11h 50m	−0:16	17:59–18:42	🌒 2%
Wed 11	06:16	06:38	12:33	18:28	18:50	11h 50m	−0:16	17:59–18:42	🌒 5%
Thu 12	06:16	06:38	12:33	18:28	18:50	11h 50m	−0:16	17:59–18:42	🌒 10%
Fri 13	06:16	06:38	12:33	18:28	18:50	11h 50m	−0:15	17:59–18:42	🌒 16%
Sat 14	06:17	06:39	12:33	18:28	18:50	11h 49m	−0:15	17:59–18:42	🌒 23%
Sun 15	06:17	06:39	12:34	18:28	18:50	11h 49m	−0:15	17:59–18:42	🌒 32%
Mon 16	06:17	06:39	12:34	18:28	18:50	11h 49m	−0:15	17:59–18:42	🌒 41%
Tue 17	06:17	06:39	12:34	18:29	18:51	11h 49m	−0:14	17:59–18:42	🌓 50%
Wed 18	06:18	06:40	12:34	18:29	18:51	11h 48m	−0:14	17:59–18:42	🌔 60%
Thu 19	06:18	06:40	12:34	18:29	18:51	11h 48m	−0:14	17:59–18:42	🌔 70%
Fri 20	06:18	06:40	12:35	18:29	18:51	11h 48m	−0:13	18:00–18:42	🌔 79%
Sat 21	06:19	06:41	12:35	18:29	18:51	11h 48m	−0:13	18:00–18:43	🌔 87%
Sun 22	06:19	06:41	12:35	18:29	18:51	11h 47m	−0:13	18:00–18:43	🌔 94%
Mon 23	06:19	06:42	12:35	18:29	18:51	11h 47m	−0:12	18:00–18:43	🌔 98%
Tue 24	06:20	06:42	12:36	18:30	18:52	11h 47m	−0:12	18:00–18:43	🌕 100%
Wed 25	06:20	06:42	12:36	18:30	18:52	11h 47m	−0:12	18:00–18:43	🌖 99%
Thu 26	06:21	06:43	12:36	18:30	18:52	11h 47m	−0:11	18:00–18:44	🌖 96%
Fri 27	06:21	06:43	12:37	18:30	18:52	11h 46m	−0:11	18:01–18:44	🌖 90%
Sat 28	06:21	06:44	12:37	18:30	18:53	11h 46m	−0:11	18:01–18:44	🌖 82%
Sun 29	06:22	06:44	12:37	18:31	18:53	11h 46m	−0:10	18:01–18:44	🌖 72%
Mon 30	06:22	06:44	12:38	18:31	18:53	11h 46m	−0:10	18:01–18:45	🌖 61%

Longest and shortest day in Porto-Novo

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 4 months ago, with 12h 29m of daylight.

The shortest is 21 December 2026, in 2 months, with 11h 44m.

Between them the day length swings by 45m.

Daylight through 2026

Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 18:28 on 12 November; the latest is 19:09 on 16 July. Those dates are not the solstices — the difference between clock time and solar time shifts them by a week or more.

Sunrise ranges from 06:32 on 25 May to 07:07 on 1 February.

Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 7m of daylight.

What makes sunsets in Porto-Novo different

Sitting on the western side of its time zone puts solar noon at 12:36, a full 37 minutes after twelve o'clock, and drags the whole day — sunrise, noon and sunset — along with it.

Light lingers for 21 minutes after sunset before civil twilight ends — 3 minutes shorter than the 24-minute median across tracked cities, which is what 6.5°N buys you.

Over a year the sunset point slides 47° along the horizon, from WSW at the December solstice to WNW in June. Today it is W.

Across October the sunset moves 11 minutes earlier, averaging about 22 seconds a day.

Twice a year the sun passes directly overhead here — on 6 April and 6 September — and vertical objects cast almost no shadow at solar noon.

At 6.5° the seasons barely touch the clock: 45 minutes separate midsummer from midwinter, against roughly 8.8 hours in London.

The times barely move this week: the shortest day of the year falls on 21 December, in 2 months, so day length is changing by under a minute a day. Sunset shifts just 5 minutes earlier over the next fortnight.

Planning a sunset photo in Porto-Novo

Arrive by 17:54. Golden hour opens at 18:09 and the sun is down by 18:36, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.

Face west — the sun goes down at 263° on the compass today. That bearing moves through the year, so a composition that works this week may not in three months.

Do not pack up at sunset. Blue hour follows from 18:49 and runs to 18:57, the end of civil twilight and 20m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.

Golden hour in Porto-Novo — times, duration and the best months Morning and evening windows, the next seven days, and how much golden light each month gives you.

Common questions

What time is sunset in Porto-Novo today?

The sun sets in Porto-Novo at 18:36 today, Saturday 10 October 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Porto-Novo?

It takes 20m. Civil twilight ends at 18:57 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Porto-Novo?

Evening golden hour runs 18:09 to 18:49 today, lasting 40m. Full golden hour times for Porto-Novo covers the morning window and the coming week.