Benin City, Nigeria Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Benin City (Nigeria, Edo, Oredo). Current time: Thursday, 2026-09-24, 02:49 (GMT+01:00) Africa/Lagos . All times are shown in Benin City local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 91.78%, Maximal illumination for this day: 96.54%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-09-26, 17:50; remaining time: 2d 15h 0m 31s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	17:01
Moonset:	04:28

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 394 413 km
245 077 mi
Benin City ↔ Moon, nearest point: 390 170 km
242 440 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: 92.4%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 12 Day, 3 hours, 30 minutes. (≈12.146 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -152°

Benin City, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 22.7°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 254.6°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-09-22	2026-09-23	2026-09-24	2026-09-25	2026-09-26
Day:	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Moonrise:	15:36:00	16:19:00	17:01:00	17:42:00	18:23:00
Moonset:	02:52:00	03:41:00	04:28:00	05:15:00	06:02:00

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

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