Nouakchott, Mauritania Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Nouakchott (Mauritania). Current time: Friday, 2026-04-17, 14:49 (GMT+00:00) Africa/Nouakchott . All times are shown in Nouakchott local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 0%, Maximal illumination for this day: 0.38%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-01, 17:24; remaining time: 14d 2h 35m 28s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	06:30
Moonset:	19:36

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 368 676 km
229 085 mi
Nouakchott ↔ Moon, nearest point: 361 178 km
224 425 mi
View angle: 0.54°

Nouakchott on map:

Nouakchott

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+00:00
Latitude:	18.08581°
Longitude:	-15.9785°
Country:	Mauritania
Population:	661 400

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 0.02%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 0 Day, 3 hours, 32 minutes. (≈0.147 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -165°

Nouakchott, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 64.5°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 267°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-04-15	2026-04-16	2026-04-17	2026-04-18	2026-04-19
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	05:11:00	05:49:00	06:30:00	07:15:00	08:06:00
Moonset:	17:36:00	18:34:00	19:36:00	20:41:00	21:49:00

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