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

Moon: 9.7%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 21, 2026 at 6:26:56 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:55 am 89° East
Sunset Today: 7:04 pm 271° West
Moonrise Today: 8:14 am 72° East
Moonset Today: 9:56 pm 291° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 9 minutes (+1m 37s)
Location of El AaiúnLocation

Today's Sun Position in El Aaiún

Time:6:26 pm
Altitude:7.6°
Direction:267° W
Phase:Daylight

Day length today:12h 8m 49s (Mar 21, 2026)

1 minute, 37 seconds longer than yesterday (Mar 20, 2026)

1 hour, 43 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2025)

1 hour, 42 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in El Aaiún Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:38 am
Astro. Twilight5:38 am – 6:05 am
Nautical Twilight6:05 am – 6:32 am
Civil Twilight6:32 am – 6:55 am
Daylight6:55 am – 7:04 pm
Civil Twilight7:04 pm – 7:27 pm
Nautical Twilight7:27 pm – 7:54 pm
Astro. Twilight7:54 pm – 8:22 pm
Night8:22 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in El Aaiún - Next 7 Days

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2026Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MarSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Mar 216:55 am7:04 pm12:08:49+1:3712:59 pm (63.2°)92.600
Note: hours shift because clocks change forward 1 hour. (See the note below this table for details)
Mar 227:54 am8:05 pm12:10:26+1:371:59 pm (63.6°)92.626
Mar 237:53 am8:05 pm12:12:03+1:371:59 pm (64.0°)92.651
Mar 247:52 am8:06 pm12:13:41+1:371:59 pm (64.4°)92.677
Mar 257:51 am8:06 pm12:15:17+1:361:58 pm (64.8°)92.703
Mar 267:50 am8:07 pm12:16:54+1:361:58 pm (65.2°)92.729
Mar 277:49 am8:07 pm12:18:31+1:361:58 pm (65.6°)92.754
* 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.

Note that Daylight Saving Time starts on Sunday, March 22, 2026 at 2:00 am, and this is accounted for above.

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Today's Moon in El Aaiún

Year 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in El Aaiún - Next 7 days

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2026Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MarMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Mar 218:14 am9:56 pm-3:01 pm(80.0°)228,1958.7%
Note: hours shift because clocks change forward 1 hour. (See the note below this table for details)
Mar 229:55 am--4:57 pm(85.3°)227,96516.8%
Mar 23-12:05 am10:43 am5:56 pm(89.1°)228,38826.8%
Mar 24-1:14 am11:38 am6:59 pm(88.9°)229,33638.1%
Mar 25-2:21 am12:40 pm8:02 pm(89.1°)230,67250.0%
Mar 26-3:21 am1:46 pm9:02 pm(88.8°)232,27361.7%
Mar 27-4:14 am2:53 pm9:59 pm(85.0°)234,05172.5%
* 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, Sat, Mar 21, 2026
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySun 6:47 amSun 6:17 pmSun 12:32 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusSat 7:50 amSat 8:23 pmSat 2:06 pmFairly good visibility
MarsSun 7:13 amSun 6:50 pmSun 1:01 pmDifficult to see
JupiterSat 1:09 pmSun 3:53 amSat 8:01 pmPerfect visibility
SaturnSat 7:14 amSat 7:16 pmSat 1:15 pmExtremely difficult to see
UranusSat 9:56 amSat 11:24 pmSat 4:40 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneSat 7:04 amSat 7:05 pmSat 1:05 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
* All times are local time for El Aaiún.

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