Sunrise in Nouakchott today

Nouakchott lies at 18°N. In Nouakchott, day length ranges from 11h 3m in winter to 13h 13m in summer — a swing of about 2h 10m.

The sun comes up over the east horizon in Nouakchott today, at a bearing of 82°. It starts getting light 22 minutes before that, when civil twilight begins. The sun rises 2 minutes earlier in Nouakchott than in Nouadhibou, 336 km to the north-northwest.

Through the year sunrise drifts earlier across spring and later across autumn — changing fastest near the equinoxes and barely at all near the summer and winter solstices. See the year chart to visualise how sunrise and sunset times shift month by month for Nouakchott.

The longest day in Nouakchott is around 13h 13m (around June 21). The shortest is around 11h 3m (around December 21). Days are currently getting shorter — losing about 1 minute per day.