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

Moon: 68.9%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: Mar 19, 2024 at 2:12:35 am
Sunrise Today: 7:08 am 90° East
Sunset Today: 7:14 pm 270° West
Moonrise Today: 2:40 pm 63° Northeast
Moonset Today: 3:30 am 298° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 6 minutes (+1m 1s)
Location of NouakchottLocation

Today's Sun Position in Nouakchott

Time:2:12 am
Altitude:-66.8°
Direction:42° NE
Phase:Night

Day length today: 12h 6m 15s (Mar 19, 2024)

1 minute, 1 second longer than yesterday (Mar 18, 2024)

1 hour, 3 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

1 hour, 6 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Nouakchott Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:56 am
Astro. Twilight5:56 am – 6:21 am
Nautical Twilight6:21 am – 6:46 am
Civil Twilight6:46 am – 7:08 am
Daylight7:08 am – 7:14 pm
Civil Twilight7:14 pm – 7:36 pm
Nautical Twilight7:36 pm – 8:01 pm
Astro. Twilight8:01 pm – 8:27 pm
Night8:27 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Nouakchott - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MarSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Mar 197:08 am7:14 pm12:06:15+1:011:11 pm (71.7°)92.557
Mar 207:07 am7:14 pm12:07:16+1:011:11 pm (72.1°)92.582
Mar 217:06 am7:15 pm12:08:18+1:011:10 pm (72.5°)92.608
Mar 227:06 am7:15 pm12:09:20+1:011:10 pm (72.9°)92.633
Mar 237:05 am7:15 pm12:10:22+1:011:10 pm (73.3°)92.659
Mar 247:04 am7:15 pm12:11:23+1:011:10 pm (73.7°)92.686
Mar 257:03 am7:16 pm12:12:25+1:011:09 pm (74.1°)92.712
* All times are local time for Nouakchott. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The March equinox (vernal equinox) in Nouakchott is at 3:06 am on Wednesday, March 20, 2024.
Why is the day and night not exactly 12 hours on equinox?

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Today's Moon in Nouakchott

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Nouakchott - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MarMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Mar 19-3:30 am2:40 pm9:29 pm(83.1°)248,84675.9%
Mar 20-4:16 am3:34 pm10:17 pm(86.8°)250,62383.8%
Mar 21-4:56 am4:26 pm11:01 pm(88.6°)251,77690.3%
Mar 22-5:33 am5:15 pm11:43 pm(83.4°)252,35895.3%
Mar 23-6:06 am6:03 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
Mar 24-6:38 am6:50 pm12:22 am(77.8°)252,43198.5%
Mar 25-7:09 am7:37 pm1:01 am(71.9°)252,05499.9%
* 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.

Penumbral Lunar Eclipse visible in Nouakchott on Mar 25

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Nouakchott This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Mar 19, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 7:59 amTue 8:25 pmTue 2:12 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusTue 6:09 amTue 5:50 pmTue 11:59 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsTue 5:29 amTue 4:57 pmTue 11:13 amSlightly difficult to see
JupiterTue 9:41 amTue 10:25 pmTue 4:03 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnTue 6:20 amTue 6:00 pmTue 12:10 pmDifficult to see
UranusTue 9:59 amTue 10:49 pmTue 4:24 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneTue 7:07 amTue 7:04 pmTue 1:06 pmExtremely difficult to see
* All times are local time for Nouakchott.

More about the planets visible in the night sky in Nouakchott