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

Moon: 65.1%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: May 17, 2024 at 2:05:11 am
Sunrise Today: 6:30 am 69° East
Sunset Today: 7:30 pm 291° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 2:41 pm 84° East
Moonset Today: 2:40 am 279° West
Daylight Hours: 13 hours, 1 minute (+40s)
Location of NouakchottLocation

Today's Sun Position in Nouakchott

Time:2:05 am
Altitude:-49.3°
Direction:24° NE
Phase:Night

Day length today: 13h 37s (May 17, 2024)

40 seconds longer than yesterday (May 16, 2024)

1 hour, 57 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

12 minutes, 16 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Nouakchott Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:10 am
Astro. Twilight5:10 am – 5:39 am
Nautical Twilight5:39 am – 6:06 am
Civil Twilight6:06 am – 6:30 am
Daylight6:30 am – 7:30 pm
Civil Twilight7:30 pm – 7:54 pm
Nautical Twilight7:54 pm – 8:21 pm
Astro. Twilight8:21 pm – 8:50 pm
Night8:50 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Nouakchott - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 176:30 am7:30 pm13:00:37+0:401:00 pm (88.6°)94.013
May 186:29 am7:31 pm13:01:17+0:391:00 pm (88.4°)94.032
May 196:29 am7:31 pm13:01:55+0:381:00 pm (88.1°)94.050
May 206:29 am7:31 pm13:02:33+0:371:00 pm (87.9°)94.069
May 216:29 am7:32 pm13:03:10+0:361:00 pm (87.7°)94.087
May 226:28 am7:32 pm13:03:46+0:351:00 pm (87.5°)94.104
May 236:28 am7:32 pm13:04:21+0:351:00 pm (87.3°)94.122
* 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 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Nouakchott - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 17-2:40 am2:41 pm8:58 pm(76.1°)251,42972.0%
May 18-3:11 am3:28 pm9:37 pm(70.2°)250,99680.3%
May 19-3:42 am4:15 pm10:16 pm(64.3°)249,89387.4%
May 20-4:14 am5:03 pm10:58 pm(58.6°)248,25493.2%
May 21-4:48 am5:54 pm11:42 pm(53.4°)246,23497.4%
May 22-5:26 am6:48 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
May 23-6:08 am7:45 pm12:29 am(48.8°)243,98899.6%
* 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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Planets Visible in the Sky in Nouakchott This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, May 17, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryFri 5:11 amFri 5:41 pmFri 11:25 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusFri 6:14 amFri 7:07 pmFri 12:41 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsFri 4:03 amFri 4:18 pmFri 10:10 amAverage visibility
JupiterFri 6:37 amFri 7:32 pmFri 1:04 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
SaturnFri 2:47 amFri 2:33 pmFri 8:40 amAverage visibility
UranusFri 6:18 amFri 7:11 pmFri 12:45 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneFri 3:21 amFri 3:20 pmFri 9:21 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Nouakchott.

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