Current Local Time in Benin City, Edo, Nigeria

6:26:54 pm WAT

Saturday, March 21, 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

97 °F

Passing clouds.
91 / 78 °F

Mon 23.		92 / 77 °F
Tue 24.		95 / 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

6:41 am
↑ 90° East

Sunset

6:48 pm
↑ 271° West

Day length

12 hours, 7 minutes
+20s longer

Moon 9.4%

Rise – 8:23 am
Set – 9:04 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 12:44 pm
Altitude: 84.0°

Astronomical
Twilight

5:32 am – 5:56 am
7:33 pm – 7:57 pm

Nautical
Twilight

5:56 am – 6:20 am
7:08 pm – 7:33 pm

Civil
Twilight

6:20 am – 6:41 am
6:48 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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6:2654pm

Saturday, March 21, 2026