Sunset Tracker

Sunset and sunrise times in Benin City, Nigeria

In Benin City, Nigeria the sun sets today, Saturday 10 October, at 18:24 and rises at 06:24. Daylight lasts 12h 0m; evening golden hour runs from 17:57 to 18:37.

Today, Saturday 10 October

First light
06:03
Sunrise
06:24
Solar noon
12:24
Sunset
18:24
Last light
18:45
Day length
12h 0m

18h 22m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour
17:57 – 18:37
Blue hour
18:37 – 18:45
Max sun altitude
76.9°
Moon
🌑 New moon
Moonrise / moonset
06:08 / 18:24

The sun sets at 263° — face west

Tomorrow, Sunday 11 October

Sunrise 06:23 Sunset 18:24 Golden hour 17:56 – 18:37 Day length 12h 0m vs today the same length

Where Benin City is

Coordinates
6.3381° N, 5.6258° E
Time zone
Africa/Lagos
Current offset
UTC+01:00
Elevation
88 m
Population
1,782,000

Sunrise and sunset in Benin City, October 2026

October 2026 — first light, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, last light, day length and evening golden hour.
Date First light Sunrise Solar noon Sunset Last light Day length Change Golden hour Moon
Thu 1 06:04 06:25 12:27 18:29 18:49 12h 3m −0:21 18:01–18:41 🌖 75%
Fri 2 06:04 06:25 12:26 18:28 18:49 12h 3m −0:21 18:00–18:41 🌖 64%
Sat 3 06:04 06:24 12:26 18:28 18:48 12h 3m −0:21 18:00–18:40 🌗 52%
Sun 4 06:03 06:24 12:26 18:27 18:48 12h 2m −0:20 17:59–18:40 🌘 40%
Mon 5 06:03 06:24 12:25 18:27 18:47 12h 2m −0:20 17:59–18:39 🌘 29%
Tue 6 06:03 06:24 12:25 18:26 18:47 12h 2m −0:20 17:58–18:39 🌘 19%
Wed 7 06:03 06:24 12:25 18:26 18:47 12h 1m −0:20 17:58–18:38 🌘 11%
Thu 8 06:03 06:24 12:25 18:25 18:46 12h 1m −0:20 17:58–18:38 🌘 5%
Fri 9 06:03 06:24 12:24 18:25 18:46 12h 1m −0:20 17:57–18:38 🌘 1%
Sat 10 06:03 06:24 12:24 18:24 18:45 12h 0m −0:20 17:57–18:37 🌑 0%
Sun 11 06:03 06:23 12:24 18:24 18:45 12h 0m −0:20 17:56–18:37 🌒 1%
Mon 12 06:02 06:23 12:23 18:23 18:44 12h 0m −0:20 17:56–18:36 🌒 4%
Tue 13 06:02 06:23 12:23 18:23 18:44 11h 59m −0:20 17:55–18:36 🌒 9%
Wed 14 06:02 06:23 12:23 18:23 18:44 11h 59m −0:20 17:55–18:36 🌒 15%
Thu 15 06:02 06:23 12:23 18:22 18:43 11h 59m −0:20 17:54–18:35 🌒 22%
Fri 16 06:02 06:23 12:23 18:22 18:43 11h 58m −0:20 17:54–18:35 🌒 30%
Sat 17 06:02 06:23 12:22 18:22 18:43 11h 58m −0:20 17:54–18:34 🌒 39%
Sun 18 06:02 06:23 12:22 18:21 18:42 11h 58m −0:20 17:53–18:34 🌓 48%
Mon 19 06:02 06:23 12:22 18:21 18:42 11h 57m −0:19 17:53–18:34 🌔 58%
Tue 20 06:02 06:23 12:22 18:20 18:42 11h 57m −0:19 17:52–18:33 🌔 67%
Wed 21 06:02 06:23 12:22 18:20 18:41 11h 57m −0:19 17:52–18:33 🌔 76%
Thu 22 06:02 06:23 12:21 18:20 18:41 11h 56m −0:19 17:52–18:33 🌔 84%
Fri 23 06:02 06:23 12:21 18:19 18:41 11h 56m −0:19 17:51–18:33 🌔 91%
Sat 24 06:02 06:23 12:21 18:19 18:40 11h 56m −0:19 17:51–18:32 🌔 96%
Sun 25 06:02 06:23 12:21 18:19 18:40 11h 55m −0:19 17:51–18:32 🌔 99%
Mon 26 06:02 06:23 12:21 18:19 18:40 11h 55m −0:19 17:50–18:32 🌕 100%
Tue 27 06:02 06:23 12:21 18:18 18:40 11h 55m −0:18 17:50–18:31 🌖 98%
Wed 28 06:02 06:23 12:21 18:18 18:40 11h 54m −0:18 17:50–18:31 🌖 94%
Thu 29 06:02 06:23 12:21 18:18 18:39 11h 54m −0:18 17:50–18:31 🌖 87%
Fri 30 06:02 06:23 12:21 18:18 18:39 11h 54m −0:18 17:49–18:31 🌖 78%
Sat 31 06:02 06:24 12:21 18:18 18:39 11h 54m −0:18 17:49–18:31 🌖 68%
More columns for October 2026: nautical and astronomical twilight, night length, sun altitude, sunset direction
October 2026 — extended twilight and geometry.
Date Astro. dawn Naut. dawn Sunrise Sunset Naut. dusk Astro. dusk Night Max altitude Sunset direction
Thu 1 05:16 05:40 06:25 18:29 19:14 19:38 11h 56m 80.4° 267° W
Fri 2 05:15 05:40 06:25 18:28 19:13 19:37 11h 56m 80.0° 266° W
Sat 3 05:15 05:39 06:24 18:28 19:13 19:37 11h 56m 79.6° 266° W
Sun 4 05:15 05:39 06:24 18:27 19:12 19:36 11h 57m 79.2° 266° W
Mon 5 05:15 05:39 06:24 18:27 19:12 19:36 11h 57m 78.8° 265° W
Tue 6 05:15 05:39 06:24 18:26 19:11 19:35 11h 57m 78.4° 265° W
Wed 7 05:15 05:39 06:24 18:26 19:11 19:35 11h 58m 78.1° 264° W
Thu 8 05:14 05:39 06:24 18:25 19:10 19:35 11h 58m 77.7° 264° W
Fri 9 05:14 05:39 06:24 18:25 19:10 19:34 11h 58m 77.3° 264° W
Sat 10 05:14 05:38 06:24 18:24 19:10 19:34 11h 59m 76.9° 263° W
Sun 11 05:14 05:38 06:23 18:24 19:09 19:33 11h 59m 76.5° 263° W
Mon 12 05:14 05:38 06:23 18:23 19:09 19:33 11h 59m 76.2° 262° W
Tue 13 05:14 05:38 06:23 18:23 19:08 19:33 12h 0m 75.8° 262° W
Wed 14 05:14 05:38 06:23 18:23 19:08 19:32 12h 0m 75.4° 262° W
Thu 15 05:13 05:38 06:23 18:22 19:08 19:32 12h 0m 75.0° 261° W
Fri 16 05:13 05:38 06:23 18:22 19:07 19:32 12h 1m 74.7° 261° W
Sat 17 05:13 05:38 06:23 18:22 19:07 19:31 12h 1m 74.3° 261° W
Sun 18 05:13 05:38 06:23 18:21 19:07 19:31 12h 1m 73.9° 260° W
Mon 19 05:13 05:37 06:23 18:21 19:06 19:31 12h 2m 73.6° 260° W
Tue 20 05:13 05:37 06:23 18:20 19:06 19:31 12h 2m 73.2° 260° W
Wed 21 05:13 05:37 06:23 18:20 19:06 19:30 12h 2m 72.9° 259° W
Thu 22 05:13 05:37 06:23 18:20 19:06 19:30 12h 3m 72.5° 259° W
Fri 23 05:13 05:37 06:23 18:19 19:05 19:30 12h 3m 72.2° 258° WSW
Sat 24 05:13 05:37 06:23 18:19 19:05 19:30 12h 3m 71.8° 258° WSW
Sun 25 05:13 05:37 06:23 18:19 19:05 19:29 12h 4m 71.5° 258° WSW
Mon 26 05:13 05:37 06:23 18:19 19:05 19:29 12h 4m 71.1° 257° WSW
Tue 27 05:13 05:37 06:23 18:18 19:04 19:29 12h 4m 70.8° 257° WSW
Wed 28 05:13 05:37 06:23 18:18 19:04 19:29 12h 5m 70.5° 257° WSW
Thu 29 05:12 05:37 06:23 18:18 19:04 19:29 12h 5m 70.1° 256° WSW
Fri 30 05:12 05:37 06:23 18:18 19:04 19:29 12h 5m 69.8° 256° WSW
Sat 31 05:12 05:37 06:24 18:18 19:04 19:29 12h 6m 69.5° 256° WSW

November 2026

November 2026 — the same columns, one month ahead.
Date First light Sunrise Solar noon Sunset Last light Day length Change Golden hour Moon
Sun 1 06:02 06:24 12:21 18:17 18:39 11h 53m −0:18 17:49–18:31 🌖 56%
Mon 2 06:02 06:24 12:21 18:17 18:39 11h 53m −0:17 17:49–18:30 🌗 44%
Tue 3 06:02 06:24 12:21 18:17 18:39 11h 53m −0:17 17:49–18:30 🌘 33%
Wed 4 06:03 06:24 12:21 18:17 18:38 11h 52m −0:17 17:48–18:30 🌘 23%
Thu 5 06:03 06:24 12:21 18:17 18:38 11h 52m −0:17 17:48–18:30 🌘 15%
Fri 6 06:03 06:24 12:21 18:17 18:38 11h 52m −0:17 17:48–18:30 🌘 8%
Sat 7 06:03 06:25 12:21 18:17 18:38 11h 52m −0:16 17:48–18:30 🌘 3%
Sun 8 06:03 06:25 12:21 18:17 18:38 11h 51m −0:16 17:48–18:30 🌘 1%
Mon 9 06:03 06:25 12:21 18:16 18:38 11h 51m −0:16 17:48–18:30 🌑 0%
Tue 10 06:03 06:25 12:21 18:16 18:38 11h 51m −0:16 17:48–18:30 🌒 2%
Wed 11 06:04 06:25 12:21 18:16 18:38 11h 50m −0:16 17:48–18:30 🌒 5%
Thu 12 06:04 06:26 12:21 18:16 18:38 11h 50m −0:15 17:47–18:30 🌒 10%
Fri 13 06:04 06:26 12:21 18:16 18:38 11h 50m −0:15 17:47–18:30 🌒 16%
Sat 14 06:04 06:26 12:21 18:16 18:38 11h 50m −0:15 17:47–18:30 🌒 23%
Sun 15 06:05 06:27 12:22 18:17 18:38 11h 49m −0:15 17:47–18:30 🌒 32%
Mon 16 06:05 06:27 12:22 18:17 18:39 11h 49m −0:14 17:47–18:30 🌒 41%
Tue 17 06:05 06:27 12:22 18:17 18:39 11h 49m −0:14 17:47–18:30 🌓 50%
Wed 18 06:05 06:27 12:22 18:17 18:39 11h 49m −0:14 17:48–18:30 🌔 60%
Thu 19 06:06 06:28 12:22 18:17 18:39 11h 49m −0:13 17:48–18:30 🌔 70%
Fri 20 06:06 06:28 12:23 18:17 18:39 11h 48m −0:13 17:48–18:31 🌔 79%
Sat 21 06:06 06:28 12:23 18:17 18:39 11h 48m −0:13 17:48–18:31 🌔 87%
Sun 22 06:07 06:29 12:23 18:17 18:39 11h 48m −0:12 17:48–18:31 🌔 94%
Mon 23 06:07 06:29 12:23 18:17 18:40 11h 48m −0:12 17:48–18:31 🌔 98%
Tue 24 06:07 06:30 12:24 18:18 18:40 11h 48m −0:12 17:48–18:31 🌕 100%
Wed 25 06:08 06:30 12:24 18:18 18:40 11h 47m −0:11 17:48–18:31 🌖 99%
Thu 26 06:08 06:30 12:24 18:18 18:40 11h 47m −0:11 17:49–18:32 🌖 96%
Fri 27 06:09 06:31 12:25 18:18 18:41 11h 47m −0:11 17:49–18:32 🌖 90%
Sat 28 06:09 06:31 12:25 18:19 18:41 11h 47m −0:10 17:49–18:32 🌖 82%
Sun 29 06:09 06:32 12:25 18:19 18:41 11h 47m −0:10 17:49–18:33 🌖 72%
Mon 30 06:10 06:32 12:26 18:19 18:41 11h 46m −0:10 17:49–18:33 🌖 61%

Longest and shortest day in Benin City

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 4 months ago, with 12h 29m of daylight.

The shortest is 21 December 2026, in 2 months, with 11h 45m.

Between them the day length swings by 44m.

Daylight through 2026

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Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 18:16 on 12 November; the latest is 18:57 on 16 July. Those dates are not the solstices — the difference between clock time and solar time shifts them by a week or more.

Sunrise ranges from 06:21 on 24 May to 06:55 on 1 February.

Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 7m of daylight.

What makes sunsets in Benin City different

Sitting on the western side of its time zone puts solar noon at 12:24, a full 24 minutes after twelve o'clock, and drags the whole day — sunrise, noon and sunset — along with it.

Light lingers for 21 minutes after sunset before civil twilight ends — 3 minutes shorter than the 24-minute median across tracked cities, which is what 6.3°N buys you.

Between the June and December solstices the length of the day swings by 44m here — among the narrowest of the 110 cities tracked in Nigeria.

The sun does not set in the same place twice: the December solstice puts it WSW, June swings it 47° round to WNW. Tonight, W.

Across October the sunset moves 11 minutes earlier, averaging about 22 seconds a day.

Being inside the tropics means two zenith passages a year, 6 April and 7 September, when the sun is straight up at solar noon rather than merely high.

Sunset lands at close to the same time all year — the annual spread in day length is only 44 minutes, compared with about 8.8 hours at London's latitude.

Around a solstice the day length flattens out, and that is where the calendar is now: the shortest day is 21 December, in 2 months, and sunset moves a mere 5 minutes earlier in the coming fortnight.

Planning a sunset photo in Benin City

Arrive by 17:42. Golden hour opens at 17:57 and the sun is down by 18:24, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.

Face west — the sun goes down at 263° on the compass today. That bearing moves through the year, so a composition that works this week may not in three months.

Do not pack up at sunset. Blue hour follows from 18:37 and runs to 18:45, the end of civil twilight and 20m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.

Golden hour in Benin City — times, duration and the best months Morning and evening windows, the next seven days, and how much golden light each month gives you.

Common questions

What time is sunset in Benin City today?

The sun sets in Benin City at 18:24 today, Saturday 10 October 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Benin City?

It takes 20m. Civil twilight ends at 18:45 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Benin City?

Evening golden hour runs 17:57 to 18:37 today, lasting 40m. Full golden hour times for Benin City covers the morning window and the coming week.

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