Sunrise and sunset times in Mauritania
SunAndMoon covers 1 city in Mauritania. Today in Nouakchott, the largest, the sun rises at 06:41 and sets at 19:39 (12h 58m of daylight), in local time.
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| City | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nouakchott | 06:41 | 19:39 | 12h 58m |
Sun times across Mauritania
These are today's sunrise and sunset times for the 1 city in Mauritaniathat SunAndMoon covers, computed from each city's coordinates and shown in its own local time zone. Mauritania sits in Africa, using a single time zone, so the exact clock times move from place to place. Open a city for its full day, month-by-month tables and moon times.
Frequently asked questions about the sun in Mauritania
What time does the sun rise in Mauritania today?
In Nouakchott, Mauritania's largest city, the sun rises at 06:41 and sets at 19:39 today, in local time. Times vary across the country by longitude and time zone; open a city below for its own schedule.
How many cities in Mauritania can I check?
SunAndMoon has a dedicated sunrise and sunset page for 1 city in Mauritania, each with solar noon, day length, golden hour, blue hour, dawn, dusk and moon times.
Why do sunrise times differ across Mauritania?
Mauritania uses a single time zone (GMT+0), but the sun still reaches eastern cities before western ones, so sunrise and sunset times differ by longitude across the country.
Where are the longest and shortest days in Mauritania?
The further a city sits from the equator, the bigger its swing between the longest and shortest day. In Mauritania that swing is largest in Nouakchott and smallest nearer the equator. Around the June solstice Nouakchott gets 13h 13m of daylight, and around the December solstice 11h 3m.