| Current Time: | Jan 21, 2026 at 1:26:31 pm |
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| Sunrise Today: | 7:38 am↑ 111° Southeast |
| Sunset Today: | 6:52 pm↑ 249° West |
| Moonrise Today: | 9:31 am↑ 102° East |
| Moonset Today: | 9:25 pm↑ 261° West |
| Daylight Hours: | 11 hours, 14 minutes (+38s) |
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Nouakchott Today
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| Night | 12:00 am – 6:22 am |
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| Astro. Twilight | 6:22 am – 6:48 am |
| Nautical Twilight | 6:48 am – 7:15 am |
| Civil Twilight | 7:15 am – 7:38 am |
| Daylight | 7:38 am – 6:52 pm |
| Civil Twilight | 6:52 pm – 7:15 pm |
| Nautical Twilight | 7:15 pm – 7:41 pm |
| Astro. Twilight | 7:41 pm – 8:08 pm |
| Night | 8:08 pm – 11:59 pm |
Today's Moon in Nouakchott
Moon in Nouakchott - Next 7 days
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| 2026 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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| Jan | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| Jan 21 | 9:31 am | 9:25 pm | - | 3:26 pm | (61.3°) | 239,887 | 8.1% | |||
| Jan 22 | 10:08 am | 10:18 pm | - | 4:11 pm | (67.6°) | 237,782 | 15.1% | |||
| Jan 23 | 10:43 am | 11:12 pm | - | 4:55 pm | (74.3°) | 235,715 | 23.8% | |||
| Jan 24 | 11:20 am | - | - | 5:41 pm | (80.9°) | 233,715 | 34.0% | |||
| Jan 25 | - | 12:07 am | 11:59 am | 6:30 pm | (87.2°) | 231,812 | 45.3% | |||
 Jan 26 | - | 1:05 am | 12:42 pm | 7:22 pm | (87.2°) | 230,088 | 57.0% | |||
| Jan 27 | - | 2:07 am | 1:31 pm | 8:20 pm | (82.9°) | 228,656 | 68.6% | |||
| * 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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