Local time
Current time in Nouakchott
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Nouakchott at a glance
Time zone
Africa/Nouakchott
UTC offset
UTC+0
Coordinates
18.07°N · 15.96°W
Country
Mauritania 🇲🇷
Dialing code
+222
Language
Arabic
City essentials
Nouakchott follows Africa/Nouakchott year-round, with no daylight saving change. That steady offset makes it easier to plan calls or compare Nouakchott with cities that shift clocks seasonally.
Prayer times here use the Muslim World League method. For congregational prayer, follow a nearby mosque’s announcement.
Time & prayer in Nouakchott
Local time in Nouakchott falls within the Africa/Nouakchott zone. The clock and date at the top of this page update live to this timezone, so the readings stay accurate wherever you are.
Sitting at a latitude of about 18.1° in the northern hemisphere, Nouakchott's day length varies gently across the seasons. That is why its sunrise, sunset and day-length figures change from month to month, and why prayer times here follow the position of the sun rather than a fixed clock.
The prayer times shown for Nouakchott are calculated using the Muslim World League. The five daily prayers track the sun, so each one drifts a little earlier or later as the seasons turn. For the full picture you can open the monthly timetable, the live prayer clock, or the Qibla direction for Nouakchott from the tools on this site.
Date & prayer times
Today in Nouakchott, Gregorian and Hijri.
Sunrise, sunset & day length
Nouakchott, Mauritania.
Country
Mauritania 🇲🇷
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Frequently asked
What time zone is Nouakchott in?
Nouakchott uses the Africa/Nouakchott time zone (UTC+0).
What is the UTC offset of Nouakchott?
Nouakchott is on UTC+0. The offset can shift by an hour where daylight saving time is observed.
Which country is Nouakchott in?
Nouakchott is located in Mauritania.
How is the current time in Nouakchott calculated?
The clock for Nouakchott is computed in your browser from its IANA time zone, so it stays accurate without calling any external time service.