Benin City, Nigeria Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Benin City (Nigeria, Edo, Oredo). Current time: Sunday, 2026-10-25, 09:14 (GMT+01:00) Africa/Lagos . All times are shown in Benin City local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 98.06%, Maximal illumination for this day: 99.94%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-10-26, 05:13; remaining time: 0d 19h 58m 45s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	17:45
Moonset:	05:31

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 377 106 km
234 323 mi
Benin City ↔ Moon, nearest point: 380 317 km
236 318 mi
View angle: 0.528°

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: 99.1%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 13 Day, 20 hours, 42 minutes. (≈13.862 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 31°

Benin City, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -51.3°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 298.1°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-10-23	2026-10-24	2026-10-25	2026-10-26	2026-10-27
Day:	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday
Moonrise:	16:15:00	16:59:00	17:45:00	18:35:00	19:32:00
Moonset:	03:52:00	04:40:00	05:31:00	06:24:00	07:23:00

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

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