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Benin City, Nigeria — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 60.3%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 19, 2025 at 4:55:31 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:52 am 101° East
Sunset Today: 6:49 pm 259° West
Moonset Today: 11:21 am 249° West
Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 57 minutes (+18s)
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Today's Sun Position in Benin City

Time:4:55 pm
Altitude:26.8°
Direction:254° W
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 11h 56m 48s (Feb 19, 2025)

18 seconds longer than yesterday (Feb 18, 2025)

11 minutes, 19 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

32 minutes, 39 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Benin City Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:42 am
Astro. Twilight5:42 am – 6:07 am
Nautical Twilight6:07 am – 6:31 am
Civil Twilight6:31 am – 6:52 am
Daylight6:52 am – 6:49 pm
Civil Twilight6:49 pm – 7:10 pm
Nautical Twilight7:10 pm – 7:35 pm
Astro. Twilight7:35 pm – 7:59 pm
Night7:59 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Benin City - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
FebSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Feb 196:52 am6:49 pm11:56:48+0:1812:51 pm (72.6°)91.899
Feb 206:52 am6:49 pm11:57:07+0:1912:51 pm (72.9°)91.920
Feb 216:52 am6:49 pm11:57:26+0:1912:51 pm (73.3°)91.941
Feb 226:52 am6:49 pm11:57:45+0:1912:50 pm (73.7°)91.962
Feb 236:51 am6:49 pm11:58:05+0:1912:50 pm (74.0°)91.983
Feb 246:51 am6:49 pm11:58:24+0:1912:50 pm (74.4°)92.005
Feb 256:51 am6:49 pm11:58:44+0:1912:50 pm (74.8°)92.026
* All times are local time for Benin City. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Benin City

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Benin City - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
FebMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Feb 19-11:21 am-5:20 am(63.7°)251,10464.7%
Feb 2012:06 am12:06 pm-6:06 am(59.6°)249,80655.1%
Feb 2112:56 am12:54 pm-6:55 am(56.5°)247,69245.1%
Feb 221:49 am1:47 pm-7:48 am(54.8°)244,84835.1%
Feb 232:45 am2:43 pm-8:44 am(54.6°)241,43825.5%
Feb 243:41 am3:41 pm-9:41 am(56.1°)237,70716.6%
Feb 254:36 am4:39 pm-10:37 am(59.3°)233,9649.1%
* All times are local time for Benin City. 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 City This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Feb 19, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 7:25 amWed 7:23 pmWed 1:24 pmDifficult to see
VenusWed 8:57 amWed 9:07 pmWed 3:02 pmGreat visibility
MarsWed 3:39 pmThu 4:07 amWed 9:53 pmPerfect visibility
JupiterWed 1:06 pmThu 1:30 amWed 7:18 pmPerfect visibility
SaturnWed 8:04 amWed 8:01 pmWed 2:03 pmDifficult to see
UranusWed 11:52 amThu 12:12 amWed 6:02 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneWed 8:34 amWed 8:35 pmWed 2:35 pmExtremely difficult to see
* All times are local time for Benin City.

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