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The Current Local Date and Time in Grand-Popo, Benin (BJ)

Time Zone Africa/Porto-Novo

06:13:24

Local Time Date and Timezone

Where is Grand-Popo? (Benin, BJ)

Grand-Popo is a city located in Benin (BJ).
Latitude 6.28036 Longitude 1.82251

Grand-Popo location on the Benin (BJ) map

Information about Grand-Popo

City: Grand-Popo
Country: Benin (BJ)
Latitude: 6.28036
Longitude: 1.82251
Time Zone: Africa/Porto-Novo

Time zone and UTC offset ofGrand-Popo

Grand-Popo, Benin is in the Africa/Porto-Novo time zone, which is currently UTC+1. Daylight saving time is not observed in this time zone, so the offset stays the same all year.

Current time difference with other cities

Grand-Popo has the same time as London
Grand-Popo is 5 hours ahead of New York
Grand-Popo is 8 hours ahead of Los Angeles
Grand-Popo is 3 hours behind Dubai
Grand-Popo is 8 hours behind Tokyo
Grand-Popo is 10 hours behind Sydney

Frequently asked questions about time inGrand-Popo

What time zone is Grand-Popo in?

Grand-Popo, Benin is in the Africa/Porto-Novo time zone (currently UTC+1).

Does Grand-Popo observe daylight saving time?

No, the clocks do not change during the year in this time zone.

What is the time difference between Grand-Popo and New York?

Grand-Popo is 5 hours ahead of New York (the difference can change when either place switches to or from daylight saving time).

What are the coordinates of Grand-Popo?

Grand-Popo is located at latitude 6.28036 and longitude 1.82251.

Sunrise, sunset and moon phase inGrand-Popo today

Astronomical data for October 16, 2026 in Grand-Popo, calculated for the Africa/Porto-Novo time zone. All times are local.

Sun

Sunrise: 06:39
Solar noon: 12:38
Sunset: 18:38
Length of day: 11 h 59 min

Moon

Moon phase: Waxing Crescent
Illumination: 28%
Moon age: about 5.2 days
Moonrise: 11:21
Moonset: 23:18

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City of Grand-Popo

Grand-Popo [gʁɑ̃.pɔ.po] is a town, arrondissement, and commune in the Mono Department of south-western Benin. The commune covers an area of 289 square kilometres and as at the 2013 Census had a population of 57,636 people. The term "Grand-Popo" is a European exonym for the ancient town and kingdom of "Hulagan" (Great Hula). The Hula/Xwla/Phla people that once dominated the Togo-Benin coast traditionally regarded Great Hula as their ancestral town of common origin. It is unclear why Europeans began calling it Popo rather than Hula. It may come from a generic Yoruba term "popo" for peoples to their "west", which was subsequently borrowed by the Portuguese to refer to the Hula/Phla specifically. An alternative theory connects the "Popo" term to an ancient ruler called Kpokpo of Tado (an Aja town in the interior), which the Europeans may have confused with Hulagan. The town grew around the slave trade, but coastal erosion has now destroyed most of the old town. The town is now a centre for voodoo and home to a Finnish-African cultural centre, Villa Karo. The town's main industry is fishing. The town inspired the name of the French electronic music duo Grand Popo Football Club, as well as the name of the iPad application creator Grand Popo LLC.
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