Right now, local time in Aleg is 15:23 (GMT, UTC+00:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Aleg ranks #28412 worldwide by population and #20 in Mauritania.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Nouakchott GMT
- UTC offset
- UTC+00:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 40m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:55
- Sunset
- 18:25
- Day length
- 11h 30m
- Solar noon
- 12:40
- Daylight range
- 11h 07m (winter) – 13h 09m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Aleg — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 17.0531° N, 13.9131° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Brakna
- Country
- 🇲🇷 Mauritania
- Population
- 19,183 · #28412 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Aleg through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 17.05° S, 166.09° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Lakatoro, Vanuatu, about 177 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 02:23 GMT+11 (Pacific/Efate)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Aleg today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:40
- Sunrise
- 06:54
- Dhuhr
- 12:40
- Asr
- 15:57
- Maghrib
- 18:24
- Isha
- 19:34
- Qibla direction
- 76.0° from north (ENE (76°))
Full prayer timetable for Aleg — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Aleg sits in the Africa/Nouakchott time zone, UTC+00:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 30m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 85 cities we cover in Mauritania.
Aleg's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 3,830 km away; even Sydney lies some 17,628 km off. Its position on the globe is 17.05° N, 13.91° W, and the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth is described in the antipode section below.
Time difference with major cities
| Los Angeles | 07:23 | −8h |
| Chicago | 09:23 | −6h |
| São Paulo | 12:23 | −3h |
| London | 15:23 | same time |
| Paris | 16:23 | +1h |
| Moscow | 18:23 | +3h |
| Dubai | 19:23 | +4h |
| Mumbai | 20:53 | +5h 30m |
| Singapore | 23:23 | +8h |
| Hong Kong | 23:23 | +8h |
| Tokyo | 00:23 | +9h |
| Sydney | 02:23 | +11h |
Best time to call Aleg
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Aleg local time:
Cities sharing Aleg's time zone
- NouakchottMR
- NouadhibouMR
- KiffaMR
- Dar NaimMR
- NémaMR
- MberaMR
- KsarMR
- KaédiMR
Other cities in Mauritania
- Nouakchott15:23
- Nouadhibou15:23
- Kiffa15:23
- Dar Naim15:23
- Néma15:23
- Mbera15:23
- Ksar15:23
- Kaédi15:23
- Zouérat15:23
- Tevragh Zeina15:23
- Bougadoum15:23
- Sélibaby15:23
Distances from Aleg
| Paris | 3,830 km | NNE (19°) |
| London | 4,020 km | NNE (15°) |
| São Paulo | 5,745 km | SW (219°) |
| Moscow | 6,089 km | NNE (33°) |
| Dubai | 7,162 km | ENE (70°) |
| Chicago | 7,418 km | NW (309°) |
| Mumbai | 9,071 km | ENE (73°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,210 km | NW (307°) |
| Hong Kong | 12,869 km | NE (54°) |
| Singapore | 12,895 km | E (80°) |
| Tokyo | 13,525 km | NNE (25°) |
| Sydney | 17,628 km | SE (144°) |
Cities near Aleg
- ’Elb el Jmel8 km · 15:23
- Bouhdida17 km · 15:23
- Bogué63 km · 15:23
- Demette67 km · 15:23
- Démèt67 km · 15:23
- Oualaldé68 km · 15:23
- Bababé80 km · 15:23
- Fondé Elimane82 km · 15:23
FAQ
What time is it in Aleg right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Aleg (Mauritania), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Aleg in?
Aleg runs on the Africa/Nouakchott IANA time zone (UTC+00:00), currently abbreviated GMT.
Does Aleg observe daylight saving time?
Aleg does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Aleg today?
Aleg sees sunrise at 06:55 and sunset at 18:25 today, giving 11h 30m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Aleg tonight?
The moon phase over Aleg tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.8% illumination.
What is the antipode of Aleg?
The antipode of Aleg — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 17.05° S, 166.09° E. It falls on land, near Lakatoro, Vanuatu, about 177 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Aleg?
Aleg lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Aleg?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Aleg, clocks run about 40 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.