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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Benin City, NG
2026-10-07 · times in Africa/Lagos · 6.34°N, 5.63°E
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 6:24 AM |
| Sunset | 6:26 PM |
| Day length | 12 h 02 min |
| End of civil twilight | 6:46 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 7:11 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 7:35 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 11 h 58 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 9 h 40 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 5:15 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 3:37 AM |
| Moonset | 4:09 PM |
| Illumination | 9.2% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.18°N, 147.44°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,603 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:26 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 8:00 AM | 7:50 PM | 1:55 PM | Visible about 0.8 h after dark, highest 14° toward the W. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 7:54 AM | 7:36 PM | 1:45 PM | Visible about 0.5 h after dark, highest 11° toward the SW. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 1:54 AM | 2:16 PM | 8:05 AM | Visible about 4 h after dark, highest 57° toward the NE. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 2:58 AM | 3:15 PM | 9:06 AM | Visible about 2.8 h after dark, highest 45° toward the E. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 6:13 PM | 6:22 AM | 12:20 AM | Visible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 86° toward the S. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Benin City is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.
Nearby Locations
- Sapele50 km away
- Warri92 km away
- Owo96 km away
- Akure112 km away
- Ondo121 km away
- Ise-Ekiti127 km away
- Atani129 km away
- Onitsha130 km away
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