Right now, local time in Bousteila is 15:18 (GMT, UTC+00:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Bousteila ranks #54065 worldwide by population and #48 in Mauritania.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Nouakchott GMT
- UTC offset
- UTC+00:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 17m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:30
- Sunset
- 18:03
- Day length
- 11h 34m
- Solar noon
- 12:17
- Daylight range
- 11h 12m (winter) – 13h 03m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Bousteila — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 15.5754° N, 8.0856° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Hodh Ech Chargi
- Country
- 🇲🇷 Mauritania
- Population
- 7,520 · #54065 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Bousteila through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 15.58° S, 171.91° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Saratamata, Vanuatu, about 422 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 02:18 GMT+11 (Pacific/Efate)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Bousteila today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:16
- Sunrise
- 06:29
- Dhuhr
- 12:17
- Asr
- 15:35
- Maghrib
- 18:02
- Isha
- 19:11
- Qibla direction
- 75.1° from north (ENE (75°))
Full prayer timetable for Bousteila — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Bousteila sits in the Africa/Nouakchott time zone, UTC+00:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 34m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 85 cities we cover in Mauritania.
Bousteila's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 3,821 km away; even Sydney lies some 17,110 km off. Its position on the globe is 15.58° N, 8.09° 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 | 07:18 | −8h |
| Chicago | 09:18 | −6h |
| São Paulo | 12:18 | −3h |
| London | 15:18 | same time |
| Paris | 16:18 | +1h |
| Moscow | 18:18 | +3h |
| Dubai | 19:18 | +4h |
| Mumbai | 20:48 | +5h 30m |
| Singapore | 23:18 | +8h |
| Hong Kong | 23:18 | +8h |
| Tokyo | 00:18 | +9h |
| Sydney | 02:18 | +11h |
Best time to call Bousteila
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Bousteila local time:
Cities sharing Bousteila's time zone
- NouakchottMR
- NouadhibouMR
- KiffaMR
- Dar NaimMR
- NémaMR
- MberaMR
- KsarMR
- KaédiMR
Other cities in Mauritania
- Nouakchott15:18
- Nouadhibou15:18
- Kiffa15:18
- Dar Naim15:18
- Néma15:18
- Mbera15:18
- Ksar15:18
- Kaédi15:18
- Zouérat15:18
- Tevragh Zeina15:18
- Bougadoum15:18
- Sélibaby15:18
Distances from Bousteila
| Paris | 3,821 km | NNE (12°) |
| London | 4,058 km | N (8°) |
| Moscow | 5,904 km | NNE (30°) |
| São Paulo | 6,039 km | SW (225°) |
| Dubai | 6,636 km | ENE (70°) |
| Chicago | 8,003 km | NW (310°) |
| Mumbai | 8,524 km | ENE (74°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,804 km | NW (308°) |
| Singapore | 12,306 km | E (82°) |
| Hong Kong | 12,447 km | ENE (57°) |
| Tokyo | 13,382 km | NNE (30°) |
| Sydney | 17,110 km | SE (138°) |
Cities near Bousteila
FAQ
What time is it in Bousteila right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Bousteila (Mauritania), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Bousteila in?
Bousteila runs on the Africa/Nouakchott IANA time zone (UTC+00:00), currently abbreviated GMT.
Does Bousteila observe daylight saving time?
Bousteila does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Bousteila today?
Bousteila sees sunrise at 06:30 and sunset at 18:03 today, giving 11h 34m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Bousteila tonight?
The moon phase over Bousteila tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Bousteila?
The antipode of Bousteila — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 15.58° S, 171.91° E. It falls on land, near Saratamata, Vanuatu, about 422 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Bousteila?
Bousteila lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Bousteila?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Bousteila, clocks run about 17 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.