Benin City
Sunrise and sunset in Benin City
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Benin City, in local time. At 6.3° N, the day lasts from 11 h 45 min at the winter solstice to 12 h 30 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Wednesday, October 21: sunrise at 06:23, sunset at 18:20.
Day length 11 h 57 min, 19 s shorter than yesterday.
Solar noon at 12:22, with the Sun 73° above the horizon.
Times are Benin City time (GMT+1).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 05:13 | 19:30 |
| Nautical twilight | 05:37 | 19:06 |
| Civil twilight | 06:02 | 18:41 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 06:23 | 18:20 |
| Golden hour | 06:23–06:51 | 17:52–18:20 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Benin City
- Longest day: June 21, 12 h 30 min, from sunrise at 06:24 to sunset at 18:54.
- Shortest day: December 21, 11 h 45 min, from sunrise at 06:42 to sunset at 18:28.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 06:54 | 18:43 | 11 h 49 min |
| February 21 | 06:52 | 18:49 | 11 h 57 min |
| March 21 | 06:41 | 18:48 | 12 h 07 min |
| April 21 | 06:27 | 18:45 | 12 h 18 min |
| May 21 | 06:21 | 18:47 | 12 h 26 min |
| June 21 | 06:24 | 18:54 | 12 h 30 min |
| July 21 | 06:30 | 18:56 | 12 h 26 min |
| August 21 | 06:31 | 18:49 | 12 h 18 min |
| September 21 | 06:27 | 18:34 | 12 h 07 min |
| October 21 | 06:23 | 18:20 | 11 h 57 min |
| November 21 | 06:28 | 18:17 | 11 h 49 min |
| December 21 | 06:42 | 18:28 | 11 h 45 min |
Good to know
- Sunrise and sunset are when the top of the Sun meets a level horizon, allowing for the usual bending of light by the air. Hills, buildings and height shift what you see by a few minutes.
- Civil, nautical and astronomical twilight end when the Sun is 6°, 12° and 18° below the horizon. Golden hour here is the photographers’ usual definition: the Sun less than 6° above it.
- Worked out when the page loads from NOAA’s solar equations, for 6.3° N, 5.6° E, and accurate to about a minute.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Day and night, live, The Sun, Moon and planets
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