sun .5deg.comSunrise, Sunset and Sun position here: Benin City, Nigeria (Edo, Oredo).
Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 13:10 (GMT+01:00) Africa/Lagos
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All times are shown in Benin City local time.
Solar noon
Today was at: 12:34 (elapsed time: -37m),
Maximal altitude of Sun: 76.4°.
Day Length: 12h 25m 51s (time between sunrise and sunset).
| Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | |
| Time | 06:21:07 | 12:34:02 | 18:46:58 |
| Azimuth | 69.9° | 0° | 290.2° |
| Day Length | ![]() |
12h 25m 51s | ![]() |
Current distance Earth ↔ Sun:
Center-to-center: 151 394 603 km
94 072 245 mi
Benin City ↔ Sun, nearest point: 150 692 786 km
93 636 156 mi

| Local timezone: | GMT+01:00 |
| Latitude: | 6.33815° |
| Longitude: | 5.62575° |
| Country: | Nigeria Edo |
| Population: | 1 125 058 |
| Zone Type | Start | End | Length | |
| Night | 00:00:00 | 05:06:49 | 5h 6m 49s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 05:06:49 | 05:33:00 | 26m 11s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 05:33:00 | 05:58:58 | 25m 58s | |
| Civil Twilight | 05:58:58 | 06:21:07 | 22m 9s | |
| Daylight | 06:21:07 | 18:46:58 | 12h 25m 51s | |
| Civil Twilight | 18:46:58 | 19:09:07 | 22m 9s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 19:09:07 | 19:35:05 | 25m 58s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 19:35:05 | 20:01:16 | 26m 11s | |
| Night | 20:01:16 | 23:59:59 | 3h 58m 43s |
Altitude
0-24, Current: 73.8° (
13:10)
Azimuth
0-24, Current: 327.8° (
13:10)
Solar noon
| Yesterday | Today | Tomorrow | |||
| date: | 2026-05-18 | 2026-05-19 | 2026-05-20 | 2026-05-21 | 2026-05-22 |
| Day: | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| Sunrise: | 06:21:15 | 06:21:11 | 06:21:07 | 06:21:05 | 06:21:03 |
| Solar noon: | 12:33:56 | 12:33:59 | 12:34:02 | 12:34:06 | 12:34:11 |
| Sunset: | 18:46:38 | 18:46:48 | 18:46:58 | 18:47:08 | 18:47:18 |
| Day Length: | 12h 25m 23s | 12h 25m 37s | 12h 25m 51s | 12h 26m 3s | 12h 26m 15s |
Benin City sunrise, sunset informations for whole month (or Year 2026):