Nouakchott, Mauritania Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Nouakchott (Mauritania). Current time: Friday, 2026-10-23, 15:28 (GMT+00:00) Africa/Nouakchott . All times are shown in Nouakchott local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 87.96%, Maximal illumination for this day: 94.04%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-10-26, 04:13; remaining time: 2d 12h 45m 6s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	16:43
Moonset:	04:19

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 385 358 km
239 450 mi
Nouakchott ↔ Moon, nearest point: 385 450 km
239 507 mi
View angle: 0.517°

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: 92.1%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 12 Day, 2 hours, 0 minutes. (≈12.084 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 23°

Nouakchott, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -17.1°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 82.3°):

North

Nouakchott

0⁰⁰

1⁰⁰

2⁰⁰

3⁰⁰

4⁰⁰

5⁰⁰

6⁰⁰

7⁰⁰

8⁰⁰

9⁰⁰

10⁰⁰

11⁰⁰

12⁰⁰

13⁰⁰

14⁰⁰

15⁰⁰

16⁰⁰

17⁰⁰

18⁰⁰

19⁰⁰

20⁰⁰

21⁰⁰

22⁰⁰

23⁰⁰

24⁰⁰

82°

South

Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-10-21	2026-10-22	2026-10-23	2026-10-24	2026-10-25
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	15:32:00	16:07:00	16:43:00	17:21:00	18:01:00
Moonset:	02:36:00	03:28:00	04:19:00	05:14:00	06:10:00

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

January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December