Benin City, Nigeria Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Benin City (Nigeria, Edo, Oredo). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 22:03 (GMT+01:00) Africa/Lagos . All times are shown in Benin City local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 14.14%, Maximal illumination for this day: 23.32%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 09:46; remaining time: 10d 11h 43m 6s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	09:59
Moonset:	22:53

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 367 467 km
228 334 mi
Benin City ↔ Moon, nearest point: 364 616 km
226 562 mi
View angle: 0.542°

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: 22.5%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 15 hours, 34 minutes. (≈4.649 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -78°

Benin City, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 9.6°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 294.1°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-05-18	2026-05-19	2026-05-20	2026-05-21	2026-05-22
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	07:47:00	08:54:00	09:59:00	11:01:00	11:57:00
Moonset:	20:47:00	21:53:00	22:53:00	23:47:00	00:00:00

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

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