July 21, 2026 · Nouakchott, Mauritania
Sunrise in Nouakchott today is at 06:39. Day length is 13h 4m. See below for sunset, solar noon, dawn and dusk — all times calculated astronomically for Nouakchott's coordinates and updated daily.
Nouakchott lies at 18°N. Near the tropics, day length stays close to 12 hours year-round, with only minor variation between seasons.
Sunrise shifts earlier through spring and later through 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.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 07:39 | 18:48 | 11h 9m |
| February | 07:33 | 19:05 | 11h 32m |
| March | 07:14 | 19:14 | 12h 0m |
| April | 06:49 | 19:21 | 12h 32m |
| May | 06:32 | 19:30 | 12h 58m |
| June | 06:29 | 19:41 | 13h 12m |
| July | 06:37 | 19:44 | 13h 7m |
| August | 06:47 | 19:32 | 12h 46m |
| September | 06:52 | 19:09 | 12h 16m |
| October | 06:58 | 18:43 | 11h 46m |
| November | 07:10 | 18:28 | 11h 18m |
| December | 07:28 | 18:31 | 11h 3m |