sun .5deg.comSunrise, Sunset and Sun position here: Benin City, Nigeria (Edo, Oredo).
Current time: Wednesday, 2026-04-15, 11:36 (GMT+01:00) Africa/Lagos
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All times are shown in Benin City local time.
Solar noon
Today will be at: 12:37 (remaining time: +1h 1m),
Maximal altitude of Sun: 86.6°.
Day Length: 12h 15m 48s (time between sunrise and sunset).
| Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | |
| Time | 06:29:38 | 12:37:32 | 18:45:26 |
| Azimuth | 80.2° | 0° | 279.9° |
| Day Length | ![]() |
12h 15m 48s | ![]() |
Current distance Earth ↔ Sun:
Center-to-center: 150 102 942 km
93 269 644 mi
Benin City ↔ Sun, nearest point: 149 401 106 km
92 833 543 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 | 05:19:16 | 5h 19m 16s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 05:19:16 | 05:43:57 | 24m 41s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 05:43:57 | 06:08:33 | 24m 36s | |
| Civil Twilight | 06:08:33 | 06:29:38 | 21m 5s | |
| Daylight | 06:29:38 | 18:45:26 | 12h 15m 48s | |
| Civil Twilight | 18:45:26 | 19:06:30 | 21m 4s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 19:06:30 | 19:31:06 | 24m 36s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 19:31:06 | 19:55:48 | 24m 42s | |
| Night | 19:55:48 | 23:59:59 | 4h 4m 11s |
Altitude
0-24, Current: 74.4° (
11:36)
Azimuth
0-24, Current: 76.6° (
11:36)
Solar noon
| Yesterday | Today | Tomorrow | |||
| date: | 2026-04-13 | 2026-04-14 | 2026-04-15 | 2026-04-16 | 2026-04-17 |
| Day: | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| Sunrise: | 06:30:27 | 06:30:02 | 06:29:38 | 06:29:14 | 06:28:50 |
| Solar noon: | 12:38:01 | 12:37:46 | 12:37:32 | 12:37:17 | 12:37:04 |
| Sunset: | 18:45:35 | 18:45:30 | 18:45:26 | 18:45:21 | 18:45:17 |
| Day Length: | 12h 15m 8s | 12h 15m 28s | 12h 15m 48s | 12h 16m 7s | 12h 16m 27s |
Benin City sunrise, sunset informations for whole month (or Year 2026):