Benin City, Nigeria Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Benin City (Nigeria, Edo, Oredo). Current time: Thursday, 2026-04-16, 16:15 (GMT+01:00) Africa/Lagos . All times are shown in Benin City local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 0.4%, Maximal illumination for this day: 3.23%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-01, 18:24; remaining time: 15d 2h 9m 25s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	05:25
Moonset:	17:56

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 372 396 km
231 396 mi
Benin City ↔ Moon, nearest point: 368 000 km
228 665 mi
View angle: 0.535°

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: 1%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 28 Day, 13 hours, 50 minutes. (≈28.576 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 87°

Benin City, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 24.2°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 277.1°):

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Benin City

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-04-14	2026-04-15	2026-04-16	2026-04-17	2026-04-18
Day:	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Moonrise:	03:58:00	04:41:00	05:25:00	06:12:00	07:03:00
Moonset:	16:14:00	17:04:00	17:56:00	18:51:00	19:50:00

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

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