| Current Time: | Apr 11, 2026 at 9:03:06 am |
|---|---|
| Moon Direction: | ↑ 212° Southwest |
| Moon Altitude: | 55.7° |
| Moon Distance: | 245,748 mi |
| Next New Moon: | Apr 17, 2026, 12:51 pm |
| Next Full Moon: | May 1, 2026, 6:23 pm |
| Next Moonset: | Today, 1:47 pm |
Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Benin City, April 2026
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| 2026 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| 1 | - | 5:58 am | ↑ (268°) | 6:24 pm | ↑ (95°) | Moon does not pass the meridian on this day. | ||||
 2 | - | 6:38 am | ↑ (262°) | 7:09 pm | ↑ (101°) | 12:32 am | (76.6°) | 244,335 | 99.9% | |
| 3 | - | 7:18 am | ↑ (256°) | 7:55 pm | ↑ (107°) | 1:14 am | (70.7°) | 246,453 | 99.1% | |
| 4 | - | 8:00 am | ↑ (251°) | 8:43 pm | ↑ (111°) | 1:58 am | (65.4°) | 248,383 | 96.2% | |
| 5 | - | 8:44 am | ↑ (247°) | 9:33 pm | ↑ (115°) | 2:44 am | (61.1°) | 249,987 | 91.4% | |
| 6 | - | 9:31 am | ↑ (244°) | 10:24 pm | ↑ (117°) | 3:32 am | (57.7°) | 251,114 | 85.2% | |
| 7 | - | 10:21 am | ↑ (242°) | 11:15 pm | ↑ (118°) | 4:22 am | (55.6°) | 251,621 | 77.6% | |
| 8 | - | 11:12 am | ↑ (242°) | - | 5:14 am | (54.9°) | 251,391 | 69.0% | ||
| 9 | 12:07 am | ↑ (118°) | 12:04 pm | ↑ (243°) | - | 6:05 am | (55.5°) | 250,356 | 59.6% | |
 10 | 12:57 am | ↑ (116°) | 12:56 pm | ↑ (245°) | - | 6:56 am | (57.6°) | 248,505 | 49.7% | |
| 11 | 1:45 am | ↑ (113°) | 1:47 pm | ↑ (249°) | - | 7:45 am | (61.0°) | 245,897 | 39.7% | |
| 12 | 2:31 am | ↑ (109°) | 2:36 pm | ↑ (253°) | - | 8:33 am | (65.5°) | 242,678 | 29.8% | |
| 13 | 3:14 am | ↑ (104°) | 3:25 pm | ↑ (259°) | - | 9:19 am | (71.1°) | 239,050 | 20.5% | |
| 14 | 3:57 am | ↑ (98°) | 4:14 pm | ↑ (265°) | - | 10:05 am | (77.4°) | 235,292 | 12.4% | |
| 15 | 4:40 am | ↑ (91°) | 5:03 pm | ↑ (272°) | - | 10:51 am | (84.2°) | 231,708 | 5.9% | |
| 16 | 5:25 am | ↑ (84°) | 5:55 pm | ↑ (279°) | - | 11:39 am | (88.8°) | 228,630 | 1.6% | |
 17 | 6:12 am | ↑ (77°) | 6:50 pm | ↑ (286°) | - | 12:30 pm | (82.1°) | 226,319 | 0.1% | |
| 18 | 7:03 am | ↑ (71°) | 7:49 pm | ↑ (291°) | - | 1:25 pm | (76.1°) | 224,997 | 1.7% | |
| 19 | 7:59 am | ↑ (66°) | 8:53 pm | ↑ (296°) | - | 2:25 pm | (71.4°) | 224,743 | 6.3% | |
| 20 | 9:00 am | ↑ (63°) | 9:59 pm | ↑ (298°) | - | 3:29 pm | (68.5°) | 225,506 | 13.8% | |
| 21 | 10:04 am | ↑ (62°) | 11:04 pm | ↑ (298°) | - | 4:34 pm | (67.8°) | 227,132 | 23.4% | |
| 22 | 11:09 am | ↑ (63°) | - | - | 5:37 pm | (69.2°) | 229,386 | 34.4% | ||
| 23 | - | 12:05 am | ↑ (296°) | 12:11 pm | ↑ (65°) | 6:36 pm | (72.5°) | 232,020 | 46.0% | |
 24 | - | 1:01 am | ↑ (293°) | 1:08 pm | ↑ (70°) | 7:30 pm | (77.2°) | 234,801 | 57.5% | |
| 25 | - | 1:51 am | ↑ (288°) | 2:01 pm | ↑ (75°) | 8:19 pm | (82.8°) | 237,571 | 68.2% | |
| 26 | - | 2:36 am | ↑ (282°) | 2:50 pm | ↑ (81°) | 9:05 pm | (88.9°) | 240,213 | 77.9% | |
| 27 | - | 3:18 am | ↑ (276°) | 3:36 pm | ↑ (87°) | 9:48 pm | (84.8°) | 242,668 | 86.0% | |
| 28 | - | 3:58 am | ↑ (270°) | 4:21 pm | ↑ (93°) | 10:30 pm | (78.6°) | 244,905 | 92.4% | |
| 29 | - | 4:37 am | ↑ (264°) | 5:06 pm | ↑ (99°) | 11:12 pm | (72.7°) | 246,911 | 96.8% | |
| 30 | - | 5:16 am | ↑ (258°) | 5:51 pm | ↑ (105°) | 11:55 pm | (67.3°) | 248,666 | 99.3% | |
| * 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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