Nouakchott, Mauritania Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Nouakchott (Mauritania). Current time: Monday, 2026-07-27, 06:58 (GMT+00:00) Africa/Nouakchott . All times are shown in Nouakchott local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 93.7%, Maximal illumination for this day: 97.54%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-07-29, 14:37; remaining time: 2d 7h 38m 44s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	18:24
Moonset:	04:38

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 404 754 km
251 503 mi
Nouakchott ↔ Moon, nearest point: 406 114 km
252 348 mi
View angle: 0.492°

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: 95%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 12 Day, 15 hours, 24 minutes. (≈12.642 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 170°

Nouakchott, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -29.5°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 248.4°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-07-25	2026-07-26	2026-07-27	2026-07-28	2026-07-29
Day:	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday
Moonrise:	16:44:00	17:35:00	18:24:00	19:09:00	19:50:00
Moonset:	02:55:00	03:46:00	04:38:00	05:32:00	06:26:00

Nouakchott moonrise, moonset and phase informations for whole month (or Year 2026):

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