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

Moon: 91.8%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Sep 10, 2025 at 5:28:10 am
Sunrise Today: 6:51 am 85° East
Sunset Today: 7:10 pm 275° West
Moonrise Today: 9:13 pm 74° East
Moonset Today: 9:22 am 283° West
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 19 minutes (-1m)

Today's Sun Position in Nouakchott

Time: 5:28 am
Altitude: -20.3°
Direction: 78° E
Phase: Night

Day length today: 12h 19m 9s (Sep 10, 2025)

1 minute shorter than yesterday (Sep 9, 2025)

1 hour, 16 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

53 minutes, 43 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Nouakchott Today

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Night 12:00 am – 5:38 am
Astro. Twilight 5:38 am – 6:03 am
Nautical Twilight 6:03 am – 6:29 am
Civil Twilight 6:29 am – 6:51 am
Daylight 6:51 am – 7:10 pm
Civil Twilight 7:10 pm – 7:32 pm
Nautical Twilight 7:32 pm – 7:57 pm
Astro. Twilight 7:57 pm – 8:23 pm
Night 8:23 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Nouakchott - Next 7 Days

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2025 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
Sep Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
Sep 10 6:51 am 7:10 pm 12:19:09 −1:00 1:00 pm (76.6°) 93.594
Sep 11 6:51 am 7:09 pm 12:18:09 −1:00 1:00 pm (76.3°) 93.571
Sep 12 6:51 am 7:08 pm 12:17:09 −1:00 1:00 pm (75.9°) 93.547
Sep 13 6:51 am 7:07 pm 12:16:08 −1:00 12:59 pm (75.5°) 93.523
Sep 14 6:51 am 7:06 pm 12:15:08 −1:00 12:59 pm (75.1°) 93.499
Sep 15 6:51 am 7:05 pm 12:14:07 −1:00 12:59 pm (74.7°) 93.475
Sep 16 6:51 am 7:05 pm 12:13:06 −1:00 12:58 pm (74.3°) 93.450
* 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 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Nouakchott - Next 7 days

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2025 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Sep Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
Sep 10 - 9:22 am 9:13 pm 2:54 am (82.0°) 226,719 92.4%
Sep 11 - 10:25 am 9:59 pm 3:46 am (88.6°) 226,822 84.7%
Sep 12 - 11:29 am 10:50 pm 4:42 am (85.9°) 227,664 74.9%
Sep 13 - 12:35 pm 11:46 pm 5:41 am (81.8°) 229,094 63.7%
Sep 14 - 1:40 pm - 6:42 am (79.6°) 230,932 51.9%
Sep 15 12:47 am 2:41 pm - 7:44 am (79.5°) 233,022 40.2%
Sep 16 1:50 am 3:36 pm - 8:44 am (81.2°) 235,229 29.3%
* 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, Wed, Sep 10, 2025
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Wed 6:40 am Wed 7:06 pm Wed 12:53 pm Extremely difficult to see
Venus Wed 4:48 am Wed 5:35 pm Wed 11:11 am Fairly good visibility
Mars Wed 9:15 am Wed 8:57 pm Wed 3:06 pm Average visibility
Jupiter Wed 2:37 am Wed 3:41 pm Wed 9:09 am Fairly good visibility
Saturn Tue 7:50 pm Wed 7:46 am Wed 1:48 am Perfect visibility
Uranus Tue 11:14 pm Wed 12:12 pm Wed 5:43 am Average visibility
Neptune Tue 7:52 pm Wed 7:53 am Wed 1:52 am Slightly difficult to see
* All times are local time for Nouakchott.

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