Sunset and sunrise times in Nouakchott, Mauritania

In Nouakchott, Mauritania the sun sets today, Tuesday 25 August, at 19:23 and rises at 06:48. Daylight lasts 12h 35m; evening golden hour runs from 18:54 to 19:37.

Today, Tuesday 25 August

First light: 06:25
Sunrise: 06:48
Solar noon: 13:06
Sunset: 19:23
Last light: 19:45
Day length: 12h 35m

1h 2m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour: 18:54 – 19:37
Blue hour: 19:37 – 19:45
Max sun altitude: 82.5°
Moon: 🌔 Waxing gibbous
Moonrise / moonset: 17:42 / 04:17

The sun sets at 281° — face west-northwest

Tomorrow, Wednesday 26 August

Sunrise 06:48 Sunset 19:22 Golden hour 18:53 – 19:36 Day length 12h 34m vs today 1 minute shorter

Where Nouakchott is

Coordinates: 18.0858° N, 15.9785° W
Time zone: Africa/Nouakchott
Current offset: UTC+00:00
Elevation: 10 m
Population: 1,184,530

Sunrise and sunset in Nouakchott, August 2026

August 2026 — first light, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, last light, day length and evening golden hour.
Date	First light	Sunrise	Solar noon	Sunset	Last light	Day length	Change	Golden hour	Moon
Sat 1	06:19	06:42	13:10	19:38	20:01	12h 55m	−0:44	19:07–19:52	🌖 92%
Sun 2	06:19	06:42	13:10	19:37	20:00	12h 55m	−0:45	19:07–19:51	🌖 86%
Mon 3	06:19	06:42	13:10	19:37	20:00	12h 54m	−0:46	19:07–19:51	🌖 77%
Tue 4	06:20	06:43	13:10	19:36	19:59	12h 53m	−0:47	19:06–19:50	🌖 67%
Wed 5	06:20	06:43	13:09	19:36	19:59	12h 52m	−0:47	19:06–19:50	🌖 56%
Thu 6	06:20	06:43	13:09	19:35	19:58	12h 52m	−0:48	19:05–19:49	🌗 45%
Fri 7	06:21	06:43	13:09	19:35	19:58	12h 51m	−0:48	19:05–19:49	🌘 33%
Sat 8	06:21	06:44	13:09	19:34	19:57	12h 50m	−0:49	19:04–19:48	🌘 23%
Sun 9	06:21	06:44	13:09	19:34	19:56	12h 49m	−0:50	19:04–19:48	🌘 13%
Mon 10	06:21	06:44	13:09	19:33	19:56	12h 48m	−0:50	19:03–19:47	🌘 6%
Tue 11	06:22	06:45	13:09	19:32	19:55	12h 47m	−0:51	19:03–19:46	🌘 2%
Wed 12	06:22	06:45	13:08	19:32	19:55	12h 47m	−0:51	19:02–19:46	🌑 0%
Thu 13	06:22	06:45	13:08	19:31	19:54	12h 46m	−0:52	19:02–19:45	🌒 1%
Fri 14	06:23	06:45	13:08	19:31	19:53	12h 45m	−0:52	19:01–19:44	🌒 4%
Sat 15	06:23	06:46	13:08	19:30	19:53	12h 44m	−0:53	19:00–19:44	🌒 10%
Sun 16	06:23	06:46	13:08	19:29	19:52	12h 43m	−0:53	19:00–19:43	🌒 17%
Mon 17	06:24	06:46	13:07	19:29	19:51	12h 42m	−0:54	18:59–19:42	🌒 25%
Tue 18	06:24	06:46	13:07	19:28	19:51	12h 41m	−0:54	18:59–19:42	🌒 34%
Wed 19	06:24	06:47	13:07	19:27	19:50	12h 40m	−0:54	18:58–19:41	🌒 44%
Thu 20	06:24	06:47	13:07	19:27	19:49	12h 39m	−0:55	18:57–19:40	🌓 54%
Fri 21	06:25	06:47	13:07	19:26	19:48	12h 39m	−0:55	18:57–19:40	🌔 63%
Sat 22	06:25	06:47	13:06	19:25	19:48	12h 38m	−0:56	18:56–19:39	🌔 72%
Sun 23	06:25	06:47	13:06	19:25	19:47	12h 37m	−0:56	18:55–19:38	🌔 80%
Mon 24	06:25	06:48	13:06	19:24	19:46	12h 36m	−0:56	18:55–19:37	🌔 87%
Tue 25	06:25	06:48	13:06	19:23	19:45	12h 35m	−0:57	18:54–19:37	🌔 93%
Wed 26	06:26	06:48	13:05	19:22	19:44	12h 34m	−0:57	18:53–19:36	🌔 97%
Thu 27	06:26	06:48	13:05	19:22	19:44	12h 33m	−0:57	18:52–19:35	🌔 99%
Fri 28	06:26	06:48	13:05	19:21	19:43	12h 32m	−0:57	18:52–19:34	🌕 100%
Sat 29	06:26	06:49	13:04	19:20	19:42	12h 31m	−0:58	18:51–19:34	🌖 98%
Sun 30	06:27	06:49	13:04	19:19	19:41	12h 30m	−0:58	18:50–19:33	🌖 95%
Mon 31	06:27	06:49	13:04	19:18	19:40	12h 29m	−0:58	18:49–19:32	🌖 89%

More columns for August 2026: nautical and astronomical twilight, night length, sun altitude, sunset direction

August 2026 — extended twilight and geometry.
Date	Astro. dawn	Naut. dawn	Sunrise	Sunset	Naut. dusk	Astro. dusk	Night	Max altitude	Sunset direction
Sat 1	05:23	05:51	06:42	19:38	20:28	20:56	11h 4m	89.8°	289° WNW
Sun 2	05:24	05:52	06:42	19:37	20:28	20:55	11h 5m	89.6°	289° WNW
Mon 3	05:24	05:52	06:42	19:37	20:27	20:55	11h 5m	89.3°	289° WNW
Tue 4	05:25	05:52	06:43	19:36	20:26	20:54	11h 6m	89.1°	288° WNW
Wed 5	05:25	05:53	06:43	19:36	20:26	20:53	11h 7m	88.8°	288° WNW
Thu 6	05:26	05:53	06:43	19:35	20:25	20:53	11h 8m	88.5°	288° WNW
Fri 7	05:26	05:54	06:43	19:35	20:25	20:52	11h 9m	88.2°	287° WNW
Sat 8	05:26	05:54	06:44	19:34	20:24	20:51	11h 9m	87.9°	287° WNW
Sun 9	05:27	05:54	06:44	19:34	20:23	20:51	11h 10m	87.7°	287° WNW
Mon 10	05:27	05:55	06:44	19:33	20:23	20:50	11h 11m	87.4°	286° WNW
Tue 11	05:28	05:55	06:45	19:32	20:22	20:49	11h 12m	87.1°	286° WNW
Wed 12	05:28	05:55	06:45	19:32	20:21	20:48	11h 13m	86.8°	286° WNW
Thu 13	05:29	05:56	06:45	19:31	20:21	20:48	11h 14m	86.5°	286° WNW
Fri 14	05:29	05:56	06:45	19:31	20:20	20:47	11h 14m	86.2°	285° WNW
Sat 15	05:29	05:56	06:46	19:30	20:19	20:46	11h 15m	85.9°	285° WNW
Sun 16	05:30	05:57	06:46	19:29	20:18	20:45	11h 16m	85.5°	285° WNW
Mon 17	05:30	05:57	06:46	19:29	20:18	20:44	11h 17m	85.2°	284° WNW
Tue 18	05:31	05:57	06:46	19:28	20:17	20:44	11h 18m	84.9°	284° WNW
Wed 19	05:31	05:58	06:47	19:27	20:16	20:43	11h 19m	84.6°	284° WNW
Thu 20	05:31	05:58	06:47	19:27	20:15	20:42	11h 20m	84.2°	283° WNW
Fri 21	05:32	05:58	06:47	19:26	20:15	20:41	11h 21m	83.9°	283° WNW
Sat 22	05:32	05:59	06:47	19:25	20:14	20:40	11h 22m	83.6°	282° WNW
Sun 23	05:32	05:59	06:47	19:25	20:13	20:39	11h 23m	83.2°	282° WNW
Mon 24	05:33	05:59	06:48	19:24	20:12	20:39	11h 23m	82.9°	282° WNW
Tue 25	05:33	05:59	06:48	19:23	20:11	20:38	11h 24m	82.5°	281° WNW
Wed 26	05:33	06:00	06:48	19:22	20:10	20:37	11h 25m	82.2°	281° W
Thu 27	05:34	06:00	06:48	19:22	20:10	20:36	11h 26m	81.9°	281° W
Fri 28	05:34	06:00	06:48	19:21	20:09	20:35	11h 27m	81.5°	280° W
Sat 29	05:34	06:00	06:49	19:20	20:08	20:34	11h 28m	81.1°	280° W
Sun 30	05:35	06:01	06:49	19:19	20:07	20:33	11h 29m	80.8°	280° W
Mon 31	05:35	06:01	06:49	19:18	20:06	20:32	11h 30m	80.4°	279° W

September 2026

September 2026 — the same columns, one month ahead.
Date	First light	Sunrise	Solar noon	Sunset	Last light	Day length	Change	Golden hour	Moon
Tue 1	06:27	06:49	13:03	19:18	19:40	12h 28m	−0:58	18:49–19:31	🌖 81%
Wed 2	06:27	06:49	13:03	19:17	19:39	12h 27m	−0:59	18:48–19:30	🌖 71%
Thu 3	06:27	06:49	13:03	19:16	19:38	12h 26m	−0:59	18:47–19:29	🌖 60%
Fri 4	06:28	06:50	13:02	19:15	19:37	12h 25m	−0:59	18:46–19:29	🌗 48%
Sat 5	06:28	06:50	13:02	19:14	19:36	12h 24m	−0:59	18:45–19:28	🌘 36%
Sun 6	06:28	06:50	13:02	19:13	19:35	12h 23m	−0:59	18:45–19:27	🌘 25%
Mon 7	06:28	06:50	13:01	19:13	19:35	12h 22m	−1:00	18:44–19:26	🌘 16%
Tue 8	06:28	06:50	13:01	19:12	19:34	12h 21m	−1:00	18:43–19:25	🌘 8%
Wed 9	06:28	06:50	13:01	19:11	19:33	12h 20m	−1:00	18:42–19:24	🌘 3%
Thu 10	06:29	06:50	13:00	19:10	19:32	12h 19m	−1:00	18:41–19:23	🌘 0%
Fri 11	06:29	06:51	13:00	19:09	19:31	12h 18m	−1:00	18:40–19:23	🌑 0%
Sat 12	06:29	06:51	13:00	19:08	19:30	12h 17m	−1:00	18:40–19:22	🌒 3%
Sun 13	06:29	06:51	12:59	19:08	19:29	12h 16m	−1:00	18:39–19:21	🌒 7%
Mon 14	06:29	06:51	12:59	19:07	19:28	12h 15m	−1:01	18:38–19:20	🌒 13%
Tue 15	06:29	06:51	12:59	19:06	19:28	12h 14m	−1:01	18:37–19:19	🌒 20%
Wed 16	06:30	06:51	12:58	19:05	19:27	12h 13m	−1:01	18:36–19:18	🌒 28%
Thu 17	06:30	06:52	12:58	19:04	19:26	12h 12m	−1:01	18:35–19:17	🌒 37%
Fri 18	06:30	06:52	12:58	19:03	19:25	12h 11m	−1:01	18:34–19:17	🌓 47%
Sat 19	06:30	06:52	12:57	19:02	19:24	12h 10m	−1:01	18:34–19:16	🌔 56%
Sun 20	06:30	06:52	12:57	19:01	19:23	12h 9m	−1:01	18:33–19:15	🌔 65%
Mon 21	06:30	06:52	12:57	19:01	19:22	12h 8m	−1:01	18:32–19:14	🌔 74%
Tue 22	06:31	06:52	12:56	19:00	19:22	12h 7m	−1:01	18:31–19:13	🌔 82%
Wed 23	06:31	06:52	12:56	18:59	19:21	12h 6m	−1:01	18:30–19:12	🌔 89%
Thu 24	06:31	06:53	12:55	18:58	19:20	12h 5m	−1:01	18:29–19:11	🌔 94%
Fri 25	06:31	06:53	12:55	18:57	19:19	12h 4m	−1:01	18:28–19:11	🌔 98%
Sat 26	06:31	06:53	12:55	18:56	19:18	12h 3m	−1:01	18:28–19:10	🌕 100%
Sun 27	06:31	06:53	12:54	18:55	19:17	12h 2m	−1:01	18:27–19:09	🌖 99%
Mon 28	06:31	06:53	12:54	18:55	19:16	12h 1m	−1:01	18:26–19:08	🌖 96%
Tue 29	06:32	06:53	12:54	18:54	19:16	12h 0m	−1:01	18:25–19:07	🌖 91%
Wed 30	06:32	06:54	12:53	18:53	19:15	11h 59m	−1:01	18:24–19:06	🌖 84%

Longest and shortest day in Nouakchott

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 2 months ago, with 13h 12m of daylight.

The shortest is 21 December 2026, in 4 months, with 11h 2m.

Between them the day length swings by 2h 10m.

Daylight through 2026

Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 18:26 on 24 November; the latest is 19:43 on 6 July. Those dates are not the solstices — the difference between clock time and solar time shifts them by a week or more.

Sunrise ranges from 06:27 on 5 June to 07:38 on 19 January.

Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 8m of daylight.

What makes sunsets in Nouakchott different

On standard time the sun peaks at 13:06, 66 minutes after clock noon, because the city sits near the western edge of its time zone. Sunrise and sunset are pushed the same way.

Sunset here is followed by about 22 minutes of usable light before civil twilight ends — almost exactly the 24-minute median across the cities tracked here.

The sun does not set in the same place twice: the December solstice puts it WSW, June swings it 49° round to WNW. Tonight, WNW.

Sunset drifts 39 seconds earlier each day this month — 19 minutes from the first of August to the last.

Twice a year the sun passes directly overhead here — on 12 May and 1 August — and vertical objects cast almost no shadow at solar noon.

Around a solstice the day length flattens out, and that is where the calendar is now: the longest day is 21 June, 2 months ago, and sunset moves a mere 11 minutes earlier in the coming fortnight.

Planning a sunset photo in Nouakchott

Arrive by 18:39. Golden hour opens at 18:54 and the sun is down by 19:23, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.

Face west-northwest — the sun goes down at 281° on the compass today. That bearing moves through the year, so a composition that works this week may not in three months.

Do not pack up at sunset. Blue hour follows from 19:37 and runs to 19:45, the end of civil twilight and 22m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.

Golden hour in Nouakchott — times, duration and the best months Morning and evening windows, the next seven days, and how much golden light each month gives you.

Common questions

What time is sunset in Nouakchott today?

The sun sets in Nouakchott at 19:23 today, Tuesday 25 August 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Nouakchott?

It takes 22m. Civil twilight ends at 19:45 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Nouakchott?

Evening golden hour runs 18:54 to 19:37 today, lasting 42m. Full golden hour times for Nouakchott covers the morning window and the coming week.