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

Moon: 91.5%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: May 20, 2024 at 3:38:42 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:21 am 70° East
Sunset Today: 6:46 pm 290° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 4:24 pm 101° East
Moonset Today: 3:53 am 262° West
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 26 minutes (+13s)
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Today's Sun Position in Benin City

Time:3:38 pm
Altitude:43.2°
Direction:292° NW
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 12h 25m 48s (May 20, 2024)

13 seconds longer than yesterday (May 19, 2024)

40 minutes, 19 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

3 minutes, 38 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Benin City Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:06 am
Astro. Twilight5:06 am – 5:32 am
Nautical Twilight5:32 am – 5:58 am
Civil Twilight5:58 am – 6:21 am
Daylight6:21 am – 6:46 pm
Civil Twilight6:46 pm – 7:09 pm
Nautical Twilight7:09 pm – 7:35 pm
Astro. Twilight7:35 pm – 8:01 pm
Night8:01 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Benin City - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 206:21 am6:46 pm12:25:48+0:1312:34 pm (76.2°)94.068
May 216:21 am6:47 pm12:26:01+0:1312:34 pm (76.0°)94.085
May 226:21 am6:47 pm12:26:14+0:1212:34 pm (75.8°)94.103
May 236:21 am6:47 pm12:26:26+0:1212:34 pm (75.6°)94.121
May 246:21 am6:47 pm12:26:38+0:1112:34 pm (75.4°)94.138
May 256:21 am6:47 pm12:26:50+0:1112:34 pm (75.3°)94.155
May 266:21 am6:48 pm12:27:01+0:1112:34 pm (75.1°)94.172
* 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 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Benin City - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 20-3:53 am4:24 pm10:29 pm(70.9°)248,36592.9%
May 21-4:32 am5:09 pm11:12 pm(65.6°)246,36397.2%
May 22-5:14 am5:58 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
May 23-6:01 am6:51 pm12:00 am(61.0°)244,12699.5%
May 24-6:52 am7:48 pm12:52 am(57.4°)241,80299.7%
May 25-7:47 am8:46 pm1:48 am(55.2°)239,51297.5%
May 26-8:46 am9:45 pm2:46 am(54.8°)237,34793.0%
* 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, Mon, May 20, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryMon 4:55 amMon 5:10 pmMon 11:03 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusMon 6:06 amMon 6:29 pmMon 12:17 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsMon 3:36 amMon 3:45 pmMon 9:40 amAverage visibility
JupiterMon 6:19 amMon 6:40 pmMon 12:29 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
SaturnTue 2:00 amTue 1:57 pmTue 7:59 amAverage visibility
UranusMon 5:57 amMon 6:17 pmMon 12:07 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneTue 2:39 amTue 2:40 pmTue 8:39 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Benin City.

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