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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Nouakchott, MR
2026-10-07 · times in Africa/Nouakchott · 18.09°N, 15.98°W
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 6:55 AM |
| Sunset | 6:47 PM |
| Day length | 11 h 52 min |
| End of civil twilight | 7:09 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 7:34 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 7:59 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 12 h 08 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 9 h 43 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 5:43 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 3:57 AM |
| Moonset | 4:45 PM |
| Illumination | 8.7% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 6.75°N, 171.80°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,605 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (21:07 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 8:41 AM | 8:01 PM | 2:21 PM | Visible about 0.5 h after dark, highest 11° toward the W. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 8:39 AM | 7:43 PM | 2:11 PM | Visible about 0.3 h after dark, highest 7° toward the SW. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 2:02 AM | 3:01 PM | 8:31 AM | Visible about 4 h after dark, highest 60° toward the E. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 3:10 AM | 3:54 PM | 9:32 AM | Visible about 3 h after dark, highest 46° toward the E. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 6:38 PM | 6:50 AM | 12:46 AM | Visible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 74° toward the S. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Nouakchott is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.