El Aaiún, Western Sahara — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 0.7%
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Current Time: Dec 19, 2025 at 8:44:33 am
Sunrise Today: 8:37 am↑ 116° Southeast
Sunset Today: 7:02 pm↑ 244° Southwest
Moonrise Today: 8:14 am↑ 122° Southeast
Moonset Today: 6:28 pm↑ 238° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 10 hours, 26 minutes (-5s)
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Today's Sun Position in El Aaiún

Time: 8:44 am
Altitude: 1.0°
Direction: 117° SE
Phase: Daylight

Day length today: 10h 25m 53s (Dec 19, 2025)

5 seconds shorter than yesterday (Dec 18, 2025)

5 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

3 hours, 25 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

The Sun's altitude in El Aaiún today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show the times of sunrise and sunset. Altitude and heading are displayed below the graph. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in El Aaiún Today

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Day, night, and twilight times in El Aaiún today. Black is nighttime, light blue is daytime. The darker blue shadings represent the twilight phases during dawn (left) and dusk (right). Hover over the graph for more information. How to use this

Night 12:00 am – 7:13 am
Astro. Twilight 7:13 am – 7:42 am
Nautical Twilight 7:42 am – 8:11 am
Civil Twilight 8:11 am – 8:37 am
Daylight 8:37 am – 7:02 pm
Civil Twilight 7:02 pm – 7:28 pm
Nautical Twilight 7:28 pm – 7:57 pm
Astro. Twilight 7:57 pm – 8:26 pm
Night 8:26 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in El Aaiún - Next 7 Days

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2025 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
Dec Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. km
Dec 19 8:37 am 7:02 pm 10:25:53 −0:05 1:49 pm (39.4°) 147.197
Dec 20 8:37 am 7:03 pm 10:25:49 −0:03 1:50 pm (39.4°) 147.186
Dec 21 8:38 am 7:03 pm 10:25:48 −0:01 1:50 pm (39.4°) 147.175
Dec 22 8:38 am 7:04 pm 10:25:49 < 1s 1:51 pm (39.4°) 147.165
Dec 23 8:39 am 7:04 pm 10:25:52 +0:03 1:51 pm (39.4°) 147.156
Dec 24 8:39 am 7:05 pm 10:25:58 +0:05 1:52 pm (39.5°) 147.147
Dec 25 8:39 am 7:06 pm 10:26:05 +0:07 1:52 pm (39.5°) 147.139
* All times are local time for El Aaiún. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in El Aaiún is at 4:03 pm on Sunday, December 21, 2025. In terms of daylight, this day is 3 hours, 25 minutes shorter than the June solstice. In most locations north of the equator, the shortest day of the year is around this date.

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Equinoxes & Solstices 2025

March equinox Mar 20 9:01 am
June solstice Jun 21 3:42 am
September equinox Sep 22 7:19 pm
December solstice Dec 21 4:03 pm
* All times are local El Aaiún time.

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Today's Moon in El Aaiún

Percent Illuminated: 0.7%
Time: 8:44 am
Altitude: 4.7°
Direction: 125° SE
Position: Waning Crescent

The Moon's path in El Aaiún today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show times and headings of moonrise and moonset. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this

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Moon in El Aaiún - Next 7 days

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2025 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (km) Illumination
Dec 19 8:14 am 6:28 pm - 1:21 pm (34.0°) 404,445 0.5%
Dec 20 9:07 am 7:21 pm - 2:14 pm (34.1°) 402,541 0.4%
Dec 21 9:56 am 8:18 pm - 3:06 pm (35.7°) 400,116 2.3%
Dec 22 10:40 am 9:17 pm - 3:56 pm (38.6°) 397,210 6.2%
Dec 23 11:19 am 10:16 pm - 4:45 pm (42.8°) 393,851 12.0%
Dec 24 11:54 am 11:14 pm - 5:31 pm (47.9°) 390,036 19.5%
Dec 25 12:27 pm - - 6:16 pm (53.8°) 385,796 28.6%
* All times are local time for El Aaiún. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. 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 El Aaiún This Coming Night

  Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, Dec 19, 2025
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Fri 7:15 am Fri 5:50 pm Fri 12:33 pm Slightly difficult to see
Venus Fri 8:18 am Fri 6:43 pm Fri 1:30 pm Slightly difficult to see
Mars Fri 9:03 am Fri 7:22 pm Fri 2:13 pm Extremely difficult to see
Jupiter Thu 8:51 pm Fri 10:28 am Fri 3:40 am Perfect visibility
Saturn Fri 1:52 pm Sat 1:39 am Fri 7:45 pm Average visibility
Uranus Fri 4:58 pm Sat 6:25 am Fri 11:42 pm Average visibility
Neptune Fri 1:59 pm Sat 1:56 am Fri 7:58 pm Difficult to see
* All times are local time for El Aaiún.

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