Nouakchott, Mauritania Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Nouakchott (Mauritania). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 10:44 (GMT+00:00) Africa/Nouakchott . All times are shown in Nouakchott local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 14.49%, Maximal illumination for this day: 23.73%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 08:46; remaining time: 10d 22h 2m 40s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	10:05
Moonset:	23:45

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 366 258 km
227 582 mi
Nouakchott ↔ Moon, nearest point: 363 395 km
225 803 mi
View angle: 0.544°

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: 18.4%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 4 hours, 8 minutes. (≈4.172 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 76°

Nouakchott, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 9.7°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 65.6°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-05-18	2026-05-19	2026-05-20	2026-05-21	2026-05-22
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	07:50:00	08:57:00	10:05:00	11:10:00	12:11:00
Moonset:	21:46:00	22:49:00	23:45:00	00:00:00	00:33:00

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

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