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Current local time in Nouakchott, Mauritania
Africa/Abidjan
Observatory log
Nouakchott, observed
- 01Time zone
Greenwich Mean Time
GMT · UTC · IANA
Africa/Abidjan- 02Daylight saving
Mauritania does not observe daylight saving time.
Clocks stay on GMT (UTC) all year. No change is scheduled in tzdata 2026e.
- 03Sun today
- Sunrise06:58Sunset18:40Day length11 h 42 minSolar noon12:49
MoonWaxing crescent, 39% lit
Golden hour06:44–07:27 · 18:11–18:54
- 04Working hours
Counted as 09:00–17:00 local; the weekend in Mauritania is Saturday and Sunday.
- 05Best time to call
- 06Time zones in Mauritania
Mauritania uses a single time zone: Africa/Abidjan.
- 08Coordinates
18.09° N, 15.98° W
Differences
Nouakchott and the world
| City | Local time | Difference from NouakchottDiff. |
|---|---|---|
 London | +1 h | |
 New York | −4 h | |
| Los Angeles | −7 h | |
| Chicago | −5 h | |
 São Paulo | −3 h | |
 Paris | +2 h | |
 Dubai | +4 h | |
 Mumbai | +5 h 30 min | |
 Singapore | +8 h | |
 Hong Kong | +8 h | |
 Tokyo | +9 h |
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Questions
Asked about Nouakchott
What time zone is Nouakchott in?
Nouakchott uses Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), UTC. Its IANA time-zone ID is Africa/Abidjan.
Does Mauritania use daylight saving time?
No. Mauritania does not observe daylight saving time: the clocks stay on Greenwich Mean Time (UTC) all year.
When does the sun rise and set in Nouakchott today?
Today in Nouakchott the sun rises at 06:58 and sets at 18:40, giving 11 h 42 min of daylight.