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Night Sky Tonight in Benin City, Edo, Nigeria (Igodomigodo)

Moon: 88.8%
Waning Gibbous
Night Time: 11 hours, 49 minutes
Sunset: Sep 10 at 6:39 pm
End of Twilight*: Sep 10 at 7:24 pm
Start of Twilight*: Sep 11 at 5:43 am
Sunrise: Sep 11 at 6:28 am

*Nautical twilight

Big Upcoming Eclipses

The final eclipse of 2025 is a partial solar eclipse on September 21/22—you can watch it LIVE here. Only people in New Zealand and a few other parts of the Southern Hemisphere have a chance to see it in real life, so what eclipses can the rest of us look forward to? We made a list.

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Tonight's Sky in Benin City, Sep 10 – Sep 11, 2025

Mercury rise and set in Benin City

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

Mercury is just 3 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.

Thu, Sep 11 ↑6:23 am

Sep 10, 2025
Sep 11, 2025

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Venus rise and set in Benin City

View just before sunrise.

Venus is close to the Sun and can only be seen shortly before sunrise. Try finding a good, unobstructed view of the horizon. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.

Thu, Sep 11 ↑4:36 am

Sep 10, 2025
Sep 11, 2025

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Mars rise and set in Benin City

View after sunset.

Mars can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades.

Wed, Sep 10 ↓8:38 pm

Sep 10, 2025
Sep 11, 2025

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Jupiter rise and set in Benin City

View before sunrise.

Jupiter can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter.

Thu, Sep 11 ↑2:28 am

Sep 10, 2025
Sep 11, 2025

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Saturn rise and set in Benin City

Up most of the night.

Saturn is roughly in the opposite direction of the Sun, so it is visible during most of the night.

Wed, Sep 10 ↑7:17 pm

Sep 10, 2025
Sep 11, 2025

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Uranus rise and set in Benin City

View in the early morning. Bring binoculars.

Uranus can be seen for more than 7 hours during the late night/early morning and until sunrise. You may need binoculars.

Wed, Sep 10 ↑11:02 pm

Sep 10, 2025
Sep 11, 2025

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Neptune rise and set in Benin City

Up most of the night. Use binoculars.

Neptune is roughly in the opposite direction of the Sun, so it is visible during most of the night. Very faint, use binoculars.

Wed, Sep 10 ↑7:21 pm

Sep 10, 2025
Sep 11, 2025

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Planets Visible in Benin City

  Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Sep 10, 2025
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Thu 6:23 am Thu 6:35 pm Thu 12:30 pm Extremely difficult to see
Venus Thu 4:36 am Thu 4:55 pm Thu 10:45 am Fairly good visibility
Mars Wed 8:42 am Wed 8:38 pm Wed 2:40 pm Average visibility
Jupiter Thu 2:28 am Thu 2:52 pm Thu 8:40 am Fairly good visibility
Saturn Wed 7:17 pm Thu 7:17 am Thu 1:17 am Perfect visibility
Uranus Wed 11:02 pm Thu 11:24 am Thu 5:13 am Average visibility
Neptune Wed 7:21 pm Thu 7:23 am Thu 1:22 am Slightly difficult to see