Benin City, Nigeria Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Benin City (Nigeria, Edo, Oredo). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-08-26, 03:09 (GMT+01:00) Africa/Lagos . All times are shown in Benin City local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 95.02%, Maximal illumination for this day: 98.45%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 05:19; remaining time: 2d 2h 10m 54s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	17:43
Moonset:	05:01

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 399 696 km
248 360 mi
Benin City ↔ Moon, nearest point: 395 296 km
245 625 mi
View angle: 0.498°

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: 95.6%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 12 Day, 18 hours, 33 minutes. (≈12.773 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -155°

Benin City, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 24.3°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 244.8°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-24	2026-08-25	2026-08-26	2026-08-27	2026-08-28
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	16:11:00	16:58:00	17:43:00	18:24:00	19:06:00
Moonset:	03:20:00	04:11:00	05:01:00	05:49:00	06:36:00

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

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