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

Moon: 99.7%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Dec 5, 2025 at 6:25:12 am
Sunrise Today: 7:21 am 113° Southeast
Sunset Today: 6:27 pm 247° West
Moonrise Today: 7:05 pm 60° Northeast
Moonset Today: 7:53 am 299° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 6 minutes (-22s)
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Today's Sun Position in Nouakchott

Time:6:25 am
Altitude:-13.3°
Direction:110° E
Phase:Astronomical Twilight

Day length today: 11h 5m 51s (Dec 5, 2025)

22 seconds shorter than yesterday (Dec 4, 2025)

3 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

2 hours, 7 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Nouakchott Today

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Night12:00 am – 6:04 am
Astro. Twilight6:04 am – 6:31 am
Nautical Twilight6:31 am – 6:58 am
Civil Twilight6:58 am – 7:21 am
Daylight7:21 am – 6:27 pm
Civil Twilight6:27 pm – 6:51 pm
Nautical Twilight6:51 pm – 7:18 pm
Astro. Twilight7:18 pm – 7:44 pm
Night7:44 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Nouakchott - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Dec 57:21 am6:27 pm11:05:51−0:2212:54 pm (49.5°)91.602
Dec 67:22 am6:27 pm11:05:30−0:2112:55 pm (49.4°)91.589
Dec 77:22 am6:28 pm11:05:09−0:2012:55 pm (49.3°)91.577
Dec 87:23 am6:28 pm11:04:51−0:1812:55 pm (49.2°)91.565
Dec 97:24 am6:28 pm11:04:33−0:1712:56 pm (49.1°)91.553
Dec 107:24 am6:28 pm11:04:17−0:1612:56 pm (49.0°)91.543
Dec 117:25 am6:29 pm11:04:02−0:1412:57 pm (48.9°)91.532
* 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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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
DecMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Dec 5-7:53 am7:05 pm12:56 am(80.5°)222,01399.8%
Dec 6-9:01 am8:13 pm2:03 am(79.7°)223,41897.9%
Dec 7-10:02 am9:21 pm3:09 am(81.2°)226,00493.0%
Dec 8-10:55 am10:24 pm4:10 am(84.7°)229,47685.7%
Dec 9-11:41 am11:23 pm5:05 am(89.6°)233,44376.6%
Dec 10-12:20 pm-5:54 am(84.7°)237,55166.6%
Dec 1112:17 am12:56 pm-6:38 am(78.6°)241,46756.1%
* 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, Fri, Dec 5, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryFri 5:50 amFri 5:12 pmFri 11:31 amAverage visibility
VenusFri 6:47 amFri 5:56 pmFri 12:21 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsFri 8:04 amFri 7:02 pmFri 1:33 pmExtremely difficult to see
JupiterThu 9:20 pmFri 10:22 amFri 3:51 amPerfect visibility
SaturnFri 1:54 pmSat 1:46 amFri 7:50 pmGreat visibility
UranusFri 5:22 pmSat 6:18 amFri 11:50 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneFri 2:04 pmSat 2:03 amFri 8:04 pmDifficult to see
* All times are local time for Nouakchott.

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