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Benin, Ghana — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 4.1%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: May 6, 2024 at 10:26:33 am
Sunrise Today: 5:50 am 73° East
Sunset Today: 6:10 pm 287° West
Moonrise Today: 4:14 am 82° East
Moonset Today: 4:46 pm 281° West
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 20 minutes (+15s)
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Today's Sun Position in Benin

Time:10:26 am
Altitude:64.4°
Direction:62° NE
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 12h 20m 28s (May 6, 2024)

15 seconds longer than yesterday (May 5, 2024)

32 minutes, 25 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

6 minutes, 24 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Benin Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:37 am
Astro. Twilight4:37 am – 5:03 am
Nautical Twilight5:03 am – 5:28 am
Civil Twilight5:28 am – 5:50 am
Daylight5:50 am – 6:10 pm
Civil Twilight6:10 pm – 6:32 pm
Nautical Twilight6:32 pm – 6:57 pm
Astro. Twilight6:57 pm – 7:23 pm
Night7:23 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Benin - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 65:50 am6:10 pm12:20:28+0:1512:00 pm (78.9°)93.787
May 75:50 am6:10 pm12:20:43+0:1512:00 pm (78.6°)93.809
May 85:50 am6:10 pm12:20:58+0:1412:00 pm (78.3°)93.831
May 95:49 am6:11 pm12:21:12+0:1412:00 pm (78.0°)93.853
May 105:49 am6:11 pm12:21:27+0:1412:00 pm (77.8°)93.874
May 115:49 am6:11 pm12:21:41+0:1412:00 pm (77.5°)93.895
May 125:49 am6:11 pm12:21:55+0:1312:00 pm (77.3°)93.915
* All times are local time for Benin. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Benin

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Benin - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 64:14 am4:46 pm-10:29 am(85.9°)225,7784.1%
May 75:03 am5:42 pm-11:21 am(79.2°)226,7490.7%
May 85:55 am6:40 pm-12:17 pm(73.6°)228,6730.3%
May 96:50 am7:41 pm-1:15 pm(69.5°)231,4172.8%
May 107:48 am8:42 pm-2:15 pm(67.2°)234,7487.9%
May 118:47 am9:41 pm-3:14 pm(66.8°)238,36315.0%
May 129:45 am10:35 pm-4:11 pm(68.2°)241,94423.6%
* All times are local time for Benin. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Benin This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, May 6, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryMon 4:21 amMon 4:29 pmMon 10:25 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusMon 5:23 amMon 5:39 pmMon 11:31 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsMon 3:21 amMon 3:25 pmMon 9:23 amAverage visibility
JupiterMon 6:28 amMon 6:46 pmMon 12:37 pmSlightly difficult to see
SaturnMon 2:21 amMon 2:19 pmMon 8:20 amAverage visibility
UranusMon 6:17 amMon 6:34 pmMon 12:26 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneMon 3:03 amMon 3:04 pmMon 9:03 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Benin.

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