| Current Time: | Feb 5, 2026 at 5:10:19 am |
|---|---|
| Moon Direction: | ↑ 257° West |
| Moon Altitude: | 62.0° |
| Moon Distance: | 240,438 mi |
| Next New Moon: | Feb 17, 2026, 1:01 pm |
| Next Full Moon: | Mar 3, 2026, 12:37 pm |
| Next Moonset: | Today, 9:29 am |
Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Benin City, May 2026
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| 2026 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
 1 |
- | 5:57 am | ↑ (253°) | 6:38 pm | ↑ (110°) | Moon does not pass the meridian on this day. | ||||
| 2 | - | 6:40 am | ↑ (248°) | 7:27 pm | ↑ (114°) | 12:40 am | (62.6°) | 250,135 | 99.8% | |
| 3 | - | 7:26 am | ↑ (245°) | 8:17 pm | ↑ (117°) | 1:27 am | (58.9°) | 251,262 | 98.3% | |
| 4 | - | 8:15 am | ↑ (243°) | 9:09 pm | ↑ (118°) | 2:16 am | (56.4°) | 251,971 | 94.9% | |
| 5 | - | 9:06 am | ↑ (242°) | 10:00 pm | ↑ (118°) | 3:07 am | (55.1°) | 252,170 | 89.8% | |
| 6 | - | 9:57 am | ↑ (242°) | 10:50 pm | ↑ (117°) | 3:59 am | (55.3°) | 251,768 | 83.2% | |
| 7 | - | 10:49 am | ↑ (244°) | 11:39 pm | ↑ (114°) | 4:49 am | (56.9°) | 250,688 | 75.4% | |
| 8 | - | 11:39 am | ↑ (247°) | - | 5:38 am | (59.8°) | 248,889 | 66.4% | ||
 9 |
12:24 am | ↑ (111°) | 12:28 pm | ↑ (252°) | - | 6:26 am | (63.8°) | 246,373 | 56.6% | |
| 10 | 1:08 am | ↑ (106°) | 1:16 pm | ↑ (257°) | - | 7:11 am | (68.8°) | 243,219 | 46.3% | |
| 11 | 1:50 am | ↑ (100°) | 2:03 pm | ↑ (263°) | - | 7:56 am | (74.6°) | 239,558 | 35.9% | |
| 12 | 2:32 am | ↑ (94°) | 2:51 pm | ↑ (269°) | - | 8:40 am | (81.0°) | 235,615 | 25.8% | |
| 13 | 3:14 am | ↑ (88°) | 3:40 pm | ↑ (276°) | - | 9:26 am | (87.8°) | 231,668 | 16.5% | |
| 14 | 3:59 am | ↑ (81°) | 4:33 pm | ↑ (283°) | - | 10:15 am | (85.4°) | 228,068 | 8.7% | |
| 15 | 4:48 am | ↑ (74°) | 5:30 pm | ↑ (289°) | - | 11:08 am | (79.0°) | 225,141 | 3.1% | |
 16 |
5:42 am | ↑ (69°) | 6:32 pm | ↑ (294°) | - | 12:06 pm | (73.6°) | 223,216 | 0.4% | |
| 17 | 6:42 am | ↑ (64°) | 7:39 pm | ↑ (297°) | - | 1:10 pm | (69.7°) | 222,502 | 0.9% | |
| 18 | 7:46 am | ↑ (62°) | 8:47 pm | ↑ (298°) | - | 2:17 pm | (68.0°) | 223,052 | 4.7% | |
| 19 | 8:54 am | ↑ (62°) | 9:52 pm | ↑ (297°) | - | 3:23 pm | (68.6°) | 224,768 | 11.4% | |
| 20 | 9:59 am | ↑ (64°) | 10:52 pm | ↑ (294°) | - | 4:26 pm | (71.3°) | 227,408 | 20.4% | |
| 21 | 11:00 am | ↑ (68°) | 11:46 pm | ↑ (289°) | - | 5:24 pm | (75.7°) | 230,657 | 30.9% | |
| 22 | 11:56 am | ↑ (73°) | - | - | 6:16 pm | (81.1°) | 234,180 | 42.0% | ||
 23 |
- | 12:34 am | ↑ (284°) | 12:47 pm | ↑ (79°) | 7:03 pm | (87.1°) | 237,714 | 53.2% | |
| 24 | - | 1:17 am | ↑ (278°) | 1:35 pm | ↑ (85°) | 7:47 pm | (86.6°) | 241,036 | 63.8% | |
| 25 | - | 1:58 am | ↑ (271°) | 2:20 pm | ↑ (92°) | 8:29 pm | (80.3°) | 244,010 | 73.5% | |
| 26 | - | 2:37 am | ↑ (265°) | 3:04 pm | ↑ (98°) | 9:11 pm | (74.3°) | 246,554 | 82.0% | |
| 27 | - | 3:16 am | ↑ (259°) | 3:49 pm | ↑ (103°) | 9:53 pm | (68.8°) | 248,641 | 89.0% | |
| 28 | - | 3:56 am | ↑ (254°) | 4:35 pm | ↑ (108°) | 10:37 pm | (64.0°) | 250,268 | 94.4% | |
| 29 | - | 4:39 am | ↑ (250°) | 5:23 pm | ↑ (113°) | 11:24 pm | (60.0°) | 251,448 | 98.0% | |
| 30 | - | 5:23 am | ↑ (246°) | 6:13 pm | ↑ (116°) | Moon does not pass the meridian on this day. | ||||
|
31 |
- | 6:11 am | ↑ (243°) | 7:04 pm | ↑ (118°) | 12:12 am | (57.1°) | 252,191 | 99.7% | |
| * All times are local time for Benin City. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon. | ||||||||||
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