Benin City, Nigeria Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Benin City (Nigeria, Edo, Oredo). Current time: Friday, 2026-07-31, 01:29 (GMT+01:00) Africa/Lagos . All times are shown in Benin City local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 94.57%, Maximal illumination for this day: 98.22%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 05:19; remaining time: 28d 3h 50m 7s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	20:27
Moonset:	07:54

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 394 492 km
245 126 mi
Benin City ↔ Moon, nearest point: 386 795 km
240 343 mi
View angle: 0.505°

Benin City on map:

Benin City

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+01:00
Latitude:	6.33815°
Longitude:	5.62575°
Country:	Nigeria Edo
Population:	1 125 058

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 98.1%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 16 Day, 1 hours, 56 minutes. (≈16.081 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -129°

Benin City, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 69.2°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 168.9°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-07-29	2026-07-30	2026-07-31	2026-08-01	2026-08-02
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	19:03:00	19:46:00	20:27:00	21:07:00	21:47:00
Moonset:	06:17:00	07:06:00	07:54:00	08:39:00	09:25:00

Benin City moonrise, moonset and phase informations for whole month (or Year 2026):

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