January 2026 Sunrise & Sunset Today in Nouakchott, Mauritania 🇲🇷
Sun Phase: Daylight
Sunrise Today: 06:51 ↑ 84.2° E
Sunset Today: 19:11 ↑ 275.6° W
Day Length: 12h 20m
Sun Direction: W
Sun Altitude: 14.51°
Sun Distance: 150.673 million km
Next Equinox: Wednesday, September 23, 2026 (September Equinox)
When Is Sunrise & Sunset in Nouakchott?
January 2026 Sunrise & Sunset Times in Nouakchott
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| Day | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylight | Astronomical Twilight | Nautical Twilight | Civil Twilight | Solar Noon | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Start | End | Start | End | Start | End | Time | Sun Dist. (Mil km) | |
| 1 |
07:35
↑
114° ESE
|
18:39
↑
246° WSW
|
11h 03m | +0m 14s | 06:17 | 19:57 | 06:44 | 19:30 | 07:11 | 19:03 | 13:07 | 147.10 |
| 2 |
07:35
↑
114° ESE
|
18:40
↑
246° WSW
|
11h 04m | +0m 16s | 06:18 | 19:57 | 06:44 | 19:31 | 07:11 | 19:04 | 13:07 | 147.10 |
| 3 |
07:36
↑
114° ESE
|
18:40
↑
246° WSW
|
11h 04m | +0m 17s | 06:18 | 19:58 | 06:45 | 19:31 | 07:12 | 19:04 | 13:08 | 147.10 |
| 4 |
07:36
↑
114° ESE
|
18:41
↑
246° WSW
|
11h 04m | +0m 18s | 06:18 | 19:58 | 06:45 | 19:32 | 07:12 | 19:05 | 13:08 | 147.10 |
| 5 |
07:36
↑
114° ESE
|
18:41
↑
246° WSW
|
11h 05m | +0m 20s | 06:19 | 19:59 | 06:45 | 19:32 | 07:12 | 19:05 | 13:09 | 147.10 |
| 6 |
07:37
↑
113° ESE
|
18:42
↑
247° WSW
|
11h 05m | +0m 21s | 06:19 | 20:00 | 06:46 | 19:33 | 07:13 | 19:06 | 13:09 | 147.10 |
| 7 |
07:37
↑
113° ESE
|
18:43
↑
247° WSW
|
11h 05m | +0m 22s | 06:19 | 20:00 | 06:46 | 19:33 | 07:13 | 19:07 | 13:09 | 147.11 |
| 8 |
07:37
↑
113° ESE
|
18:43
↑
247° WSW
|
11h 06m | +0m 23s | 06:20 | 20:01 | 06:46 | 19:34 | 07:13 | 19:07 | 13:10 | 147.11 |
| 9 |
07:37
↑
113° ESE
|
18:44
↑
247° WSW
|
11h 06m | +0m 25s | 06:20 | 20:01 | 06:46 | 19:35 | 07:13 | 19:08 | 13:10 | 147.12 |
| 10 |
07:37
↑
113° ESE
|
18:44
↑
247° WSW
|
11h 07m | +0m 26s | 06:20 | 20:02 | 06:47 | 19:35 | 07:13 | 19:08 | 13:11 | 147.12 |
| 11 |
07:38
↑
113° ESE
|
18:45
↑
247° WSW
|
11h 07m | +0m 27s | 06:20 | 20:02 | 06:47 | 19:36 | 07:14 | 19:09 | 13:11 | 147.13 |
| 12 |
07:38
↑
112° ESE
|
18:46
↑
248° WSW
|
11h 08m | +0m 28s | 06:21 | 20:03 | 06:47 | 19:36 | 07:14 | 19:10 | 13:11 | 147.13 |
| 13 |
07:38
↑
112° ESE
|
18:46
↑
248° WSW
|
11h 08m | +0m 30s | 06:21 | 20:03 | 06:47 | 19:37 | 07:14 | 19:10 | 13:12 | 147.14 |
| 14 |
07:38
↑
112° ESE
|
18:47
↑
248° WSW
|
11h 09m | +0m 31s | 06:21 | 20:04 | 06:47 | 19:37 | 07:14 | 19:11 | 13:12 | 147.15 |
| 15 |
07:38
↑
112° ESE
|
18:48
↑
248° WSW
|
11h 09m | +0m 32s | 06:21 | 20:04 | 06:48 | 19:38 | 07:14 | 19:11 | 13:13 | 147.16 |
| 16 |
07:38
↑
112° ESE
|
18:48
↑
248° WSW
|
11h 10m | +0m 33s | 06:21 | 20:05 | 06:48 | 19:39 | 07:14 | 19:12 | 13:13 | 147.17 |
| 17 |
07:38
↑
112° ESE
|
18:49
↑
248° WSW
|
11h 10m | +0m 34s | 06:21 | 20:06 | 06:48 | 19:39 | 07:14 | 19:13 | 13:13 | 147.18 |
| 18 |
07:38
↑
111° ESE
|
18:49
↑
249° WSW
|
11h 11m | +0m 35s | 06:22 | 20:06 | 06:48 | 19:40 | 07:15 | 19:13 | 13:14 | 147.19 |
| 19 |
07:38
↑
111° ESE
|
18:50
↑
249° WSW
|
11h 11m | +0m 36s | 06:22 | 20:07 | 06:48 | 19:40 | 07:15 | 19:14 | 13:14 | 147.20 |
| 20 |
07:38
↑
111° ESE
|
18:51
↑
249° WSW
|
11h 12m | +0m 37s | 06:22 | 20:07 | 06:48 | 19:41 | 07:15 | 19:14 | 13:14 | 147.21 |
| 21 |
07:38
↑
111° ESE
|
18:51
↑
249° WSW
|
11h 13m | +0m 38s | 06:22 | 20:08 | 06:48 | 19:41 | 07:15 | 19:15 | 13:15 | 147.23 |
| 22 |
07:38
↑
110° ESE
|
18:52
↑
250° WSW
|
11h 13m | +0m 39s | 06:22 | 20:08 | 06:48 | 19:42 | 07:15 | 19:15 | 13:15 | 147.24 |
| 23 |
07:38
↑
110° ESE
|
18:53
↑
250° WSW
|
11h 14m | +0m 40s | 06:22 | 20:09 | 06:48 | 19:42 | 07:15 | 19:16 | 13:15 | 147.25 |
| 24 |
07:38
↑
110° ESE
|
18:53
↑
250° WSW
|
11h 15m | +0m 41s | 06:22 | 20:09 | 06:48 | 19:43 | 07:14 | 19:17 | 13:15 | 147.27 |
| 25 |
07:38
↑
110° ESE
|
18:54
↑
250° WSW
|
11h 15m | +0m 42s | 06:22 | 20:10 | 06:48 | 19:43 | 07:14 | 19:17 | 13:16 | 147.28 |
| 26 |
07:38
↑
109° ESE
|
18:54
↑
251° WSW
|
11h 16m | +0m 43s | 06:22 | 20:10 | 06:48 | 19:44 | 07:14 | 19:18 | 13:16 | 147.30 |
| 27 |
07:37
↑
109° ESE
|
18:55
↑
251° WSW
|
11h 17m | +0m 43s | 06:22 | 20:10 | 06:48 | 19:44 | 07:14 | 19:18 | 13:16 | 147.31 |
| 28 |
07:37
↑
109° ESE
|
18:55
↑
251° WSW
|
11h 18m | +0m 44s | 06:22 | 20:11 | 06:48 | 19:45 | 07:14 | 19:19 | 13:16 | 147.33 |
| 29 |
07:37
↑
109° ESE
|
18:56
↑
252° WSW
|
11h 18m | +0m 45s | 06:22 | 20:11 | 06:48 | 19:45 | 07:14 | 19:19 | 13:16 | 147.35 |
| 30 |
07:37
↑
108° ESE
|
18:57
↑
252° WSW
|
11h 19m | +0m 46s | 06:22 | 20:12 | 06:48 | 19:46 | 07:14 | 19:20 | 13:17 | 147.37 |
| 31 |
07:37
↑
108° ESE
|
18:57
↑
252° WSW
|
11h 20m | +0m 47s | 06:21 | 20:12 | 06:47 | 19:46 | 07:13 | 19:20 | 13:17 | 147.39 |
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All times are in local time for Nouakchott. Daylight Saving Time (DST) is not currently in effect. Calculations account for atmospheric refraction and are based on the Gregorian calendar. Today's date is in the table. |
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In Nouakchott, the earliest sunrise of January is on January 01 or January 02 and the latest sunset of January is on January 30 or January 31.
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Is the Day Getting Longer or Shorter in Nouakchott?
Days in Nouakchott are currently getting shorter by about 1m 00s each day, roughly 7 minutes less daylight per week.
Golden Hour & Blue Hour in Nouakchott Today
| Morning | Evening | |
|---|---|---|
| Blue hour | 06:28-06:37 | 19:25-19:33 |
| Golden hour | 06:37-07:19 | 18:43-19:25 |
Nouakchott's Longest and Shortest Days
| Event | Date | Daylight |
|---|---|---|
| Longest day | June 22, 2026 | 13h 12m |
| Shortest day | December 21, 2026 | 11h 02m |
| Earliest sunrise | May 30, 2026 | 06:27 |
| Latest sunset | June 29, 2026 | 19:43 |
Qibla Direction & Distance to Mecca From Nouakchott
The same solar geometry that fixes sunrise and sunset in Nouakchott also fixes the Qibla: face 76deg (ENE) and the Kaaba in Mecca lies about 5,820 km ahead. Check the Qibla direction from Nouakchott on a live compass.
Understanding Twilight & the Golden Hour
After the sun drops below the horizon, the sky does not turn dark all at once. Civil twilight is the brightest stage, when there is still enough natural light for most outdoor activities. Nautical twilight follows, when the sea horizon becomes hard to make out. Astronomical twilight is the darkest stage, after which the sky is fully dark and the faintest stars appear. The same three stages occur in reverse before sunrise, as dawn.
Photographers in Nouakchott get the golden hour at 06:37-07:19 in the morning and 18:43-19:25 in the evening today; the bluish blue hour falls near 06:28-06:37 and 19:25-19:33. Both windows move across the seasons.
Frequently Asked Questions about Sun in Nouakchott
What time is sunrise in Nouakchott today?
Sunrise in Nouakchott today is at 06:51 local time.
What time is sunset in Nouakchott today?
Sunset in Nouakchott today is at 19:11 local time.
What time is solar noon in Nouakchott today?
Solar noon in Nouakchott — when the sun is at its highest point in the sky — is at 13:01 local time today.
When does civil twilight begin and end in Nouakchott?
In Nouakchott today: civil twilight begins at 06:28 (before sunrise) and ends at 19:33 (after sunset). Civil twilight is the brightest of the three twilight phases.
When does nautical twilight occur in Nouakchott?
Nautical twilight in Nouakchott today runs from 06:03 in the morning to 19:58 in the evening — the period when the horizon is still visible to sailors but stars are out.
When is the sky fully dark in Nouakchott for stargazing?
Astronomical twilight in Nouakchott ends at 20:24 in the evening and resumes at 05:37 in the morning — between those times the sky is fully dark, ideal for observing faint stars and deep-sky objects.
Where on the horizon does the sun rise and set in Nouakchott?
Today in Nouakchott, the sun rises at an azimuth of 84° and sets at 276° (measured clockwise from due north). The exact angle shifts slightly each day with the seasons.
