Current Local Time in Benin City, Edo, Nigeria

9:57:23 am WAT

Monday, March 23, 2026

Country:	Nigeria
State:	Edo
Lat/Long:	6°20'N / 5°38'E
Elevation:	88 m
Currency:	Naira (NGN)
Languages:	English
Country Code:	+234

°F

Weather

79 °F

Overcast.
92 / 77 °F

Tue 24.		92 / 77 °F
Wed 25.		94 / 77 °F

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Time Zone

WAT (West Africa Time)
UTC/GMT +1 hour

No DST

No Daylight Saving Time in 2026

Difference

5 hours ahead of
Columbus

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Sunrise

6:40 am
↑ 89° East

Sunset

6:47 pm
↑ 271° West

Day length

12 hours, 8 minutes
+21s longer

Moon 23.4%

Rise – 10:11 am
Set – 11:06 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 12:44 pm
Altitude: 84.8°

Astronomical
Twilight

5:31 am – 5:55 am
7:32 pm – 7:57 pm

Nautical
Twilight

5:55 am – 6:19 am
7:08 pm – 7:32 pm

Civil
Twilight

6:19 am – 6:40 am
6:47 pm – 7:08 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

New Moon
March 19, 2026
2:23 am

Next
Moon Phase

First Quarter
March 25, 2026
8:17 pm

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Airports

Benin Airport, BNI
About 2 mi SW of Benin City
Murtala Muhammed International Airport, LOS
About 159 mi W of Benin City

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9:57 23 am

Monday, March 23, 2026