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Nouakchott, Mauritania — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 23.5%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 23, 2026 at 9:03:44 am
Sunrise Today: 7:05 am 89° East
Sunset Today: 7:15 pm 272° West
Moonrise Today: 10:16 am 63° Northeast
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 10 minutes (+1m 1s)

Today's Sun Position in Nouakchott

Time: 9:03 am
Altitude: 27.2°
Direction: 98° E
Phase: Daylight

Day length today: 12h 9m 52s (Mar 23, 2026)

1 minute, 1 second longer than yesterday (Mar 22, 2026)

1 hour, 7 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2025)

1 hour, 3 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Nouakchott Today

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Night 12:00 am – 5:53 am
Astro. Twilight 5:53 am – 6:18 am
Nautical Twilight 6:18 am – 6:43 am
Civil Twilight 6:43 am – 7:05 am
Daylight 7:05 am – 7:15 pm
Civil Twilight 7:15 pm – 7:37 pm
Nautical Twilight 7:37 pm – 8:02 pm
Astro. Twilight 8:02 pm – 8:28 pm
Night 8:28 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Nouakchott - Next 7 Days

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2026 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
Mar Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
Mar 23 7:05 am 7:15 pm 12:09:52 +1:01 1:10 pm (73.1°) 92.652
Mar 24 7:04 am 7:15 pm 12:10:54 +1:01 1:10 pm (73.5°) 92.677
Mar 25 7:04 am 7:15 pm 12:11:55 +1:01 1:09 pm (73.9°) 92.703
Mar 26 7:03 am 7:16 pm 12:12:57 +1:01 1:09 pm (74.3°) 92.729
Mar 27 7:02 am 7:16 pm 12:13:59 +1:01 1:09 pm (74.6°) 92.755
Mar 28 7:01 am 7:16 pm 12:15:00 +1:01 1:08 pm (75.0°) 92.781
Mar 29 7:00 am 7:16 pm 12:16:02 +1:01 1:08 pm (75.4°) 92.807
* All times are local time for Nouakchott. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Nouakchott

Year 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Nouakchott - Next 7 days

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Mar Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
Mar 23 10:16 am - - 5:08 pm (81.6°) 228,393 26.9%
Mar 24 - 12:03 am 11:14 am 6:11 pm (79.7°) 229,345 38.2%
Mar 25 - 1:08 am 12:16 pm 7:13 pm (79.9°) 230,683 50.1%
Mar 26 - 2:09 am 1:21 pm 8:14 pm (82.0°) 232,286 61.8%
Mar 27 - 3:04 am 2:24 pm 9:10 pm (85.9°) 234,065 72.6%
Mar 28 - 3:53 am 3:24 pm 10:02 pm (89.1°) 235,976 82.1%
Mar 29 - 4:36 am 4:21 pm 10:50 pm (83.2°) 237,995 89.7%
* All times are local time for Nouakchott. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Nouakchott This Coming Night

  Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, Mar 23, 2026
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Mon 5:49 am Mon 5:31 pm Mon 11:40 am Slightly difficult to see
Venus Mon 8:06 am Mon 8:32 pm Mon 2:19 pm Fairly good visibility
Mars Mon 6:18 am Mon 6:05 pm Mon 12:11 pm Difficult to see
Jupiter Mon 1:32 pm Tue 2:38 am Mon 8:05 pm Perfect visibility
Saturn Mon 7:18 am Mon 7:20 pm Mon 1:19 pm Extremely difficult to see
Uranus Mon 10:15 am Mon 11:12 pm Mon 4:44 pm Difficult to see
Neptune Tue 7:04 am Tue 7:05 pm Tue 1:04 pm Extremely difficult to see
* All times are local time for Nouakchott.

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