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Benin City · 6.3381°, 5.6258° · Africa/Lagos

Benin City · 2026-10-07 · Africa/Lagos Dated reference table

Sunrise06:24Definition
Sunset18:26Definition
Moonrise03:38Definition
Moonset16:09Definition
BMNT · Nautical dawn
Sun at −12°
05:39
EENT · Nautical dusk
Sun at −12°
19:11

Times refer to the printed local date. A dash means no event within that date.

Next seven days

Full month
DateSunriseSunsetBMNTEENTMoonriseMoonsetDaylightMoon lit
10/0706:2418:2605:3919:1103:3816:0912h 2m11.5%
10/0806:2418:2605:3919:1104:2716:5212h 1m5.5%
10/0906:2418:2505:3919:1005:1617:3412h 1m1.7%
10/1006:2418:2505:3919:1006:0318:1612h 1m0.1%
10/1106:2418:2405:3919:1006:5118:5912h 0m0.8%
10/1206:2418:2405:3919:0907:4019:4312h 0m3.6%
10/1306:2418:2405:3919:0908:3020:3112h 0m8.1%

Times are local to the selected city. Moonset may occur before moonrise on the same date. Swipe horizontally for all columns.

Sun through the day

Solar altitude · sea-level horizon
Day length12h 2m
Solar noon12:25
Sunrise azimuth95.5°
Sunset azimuth264.4°
60°0°−18°Start of local dayMid-dayNext midnight

North 0° · East 90° · South 180° · West 270°. The curve shows geometric solar-center altitude.

Twilight times

TypeMorningEveningAltitude
Astronomical05:1519:35−18°
Nautical05:3919:11−12°
Civil06:0418:47−6°

BMNT = nautical dawn. EENT = nautical dusk. A dash means no crossing within the selected local date.

Moon phase

Waning crescent11.5%Illuminated fraction at local mid-day

Geocentric Moon distance 377,065 km · Transit 09:54

  • New Moon10 Oct, 16:50
  • First quarter18 Oct, 17:13
  • Full Moon26 Oct, 05:12
  • Last quarter1 Nov, 21:28

Photography and dark-sky windows

Morning golden hour06:24–06:52
Evening golden hour17:58–18:26
Morning blue hour06:04–06:12
Evening blue hour18:39–18:47

Moonless astronomical night
00:00–03:38 · 19:35–00:00

Sun below −18° and Moon below the horizon. Weather, terrain and light pollution are not included. Photography windows use the thresholds described in the guide. Read the definitions

Coordinates & calculation basis

6.33815, 5.62575 · Africa/Lagos · GeoNames 2347283

Sea level (0 m), an unobstructed horizon and standard atmospheric refraction. City-center/reference coordinates are not exact viewing-site coordinates. Compare official almanac data when a certified reference is required.

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Nearby and same-country locations

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