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What Can I See in the Sky Tonight in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria?
Waxing Gibbous moon at 88%, Venus shines at magnitude -4.3. Calculated for 6.34°, 5.63° (Africa/Lagos).
Visible planets tonight
Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Mars, Mercury — brightest: Venus at mag -4.3 in Leo
🔭 Tonight's Sky Report
📍 Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria — Sunday, July 26
Tonight's sky above Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria
Whether tonight is a good night for stargazing from Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria comes down to four real things: the Moon phase, cloud cover, which planets are up, and the current Kp index.
Above Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria tonight (6.34°, 5.63°), expect a waxing gibbous moon at 88% illumination. The night gives 9.1 hours of true astronomical darkness. At 6.3°, aurora needs a strong storm — roughly Kp 9 or higher — to reach Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria.
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