Right now, local time in El ’Ayoûn is 02:56 (GMT, UTC+00:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
El ’Ayoûn ranks #24677 worldwide by population and #17 in Mauritania.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Nouakchott GMT
- UTC offset
- UTC+00:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 29m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:43
- Sunset
- 18:15
- Day length
- 11h 33m
- Solar noon
- 12:29
- Daylight range
- 11h 12m (winter) – 13h 03m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 44% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for El ’Ayoûn — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 15.5579° N, 11.1800° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Assaba
- Country
- 🇲🇷 Mauritania
- Population
- 22,896 · #24677 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from El ’Ayoûn through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 15.56° S, 168.82° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Saratamata, Vanuatu, about 94 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 13:56 GMT+11 (Pacific/Efate)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in El ’Ayoûn today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:29
- Sunrise
- 06:42
- Dhuhr
- 12:29
- Asr
- 15:47
- Maghrib
- 18:14
- Isha
- 19:24
- Qibla direction
- 74.9° from north (ENE (75°))
Full prayer timetable for El ’Ayoûn — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
El ’Ayoûn sits in the Africa/Nouakchott time zone, UTC+00:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 33m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 85 cities we cover in Mauritania.
El ’Ayoûn's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 3,902 km away; even Sydney lies some 17,320 km off. Its position on the globe is 15.56° N, 11.18° 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 | 18:56 | −8h |
| Chicago | 20:56 | −6h |
| São Paulo | 23:56 | −3h |
| London | 02:56 | same time |
| Paris | 03:56 | +1h |
| Moscow | 05:56 | +3h |
| Dubai | 06:56 | +4h |
| Mumbai | 08:26 | +5h 30m |
| Singapore | 10:56 | +8h |
| Hong Kong | 10:56 | +8h |
| Tokyo | 11:56 | +9h |
| Sydney | 13:56 | +11h |
Best time to call El ’Ayoûn
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in El ’Ayoûn local time:
Cities sharing El ’Ayoûn's time zone
- NouakchottMR
- NouadhibouMR
- KiffaMR
- Dar NaimMR
- NémaMR
- MberaMR
- KsarMR
- KaédiMR
Other cities in Mauritania
- Nouakchott02:56
- Nouadhibou02:56
- Kiffa02:56
- Dar Naim02:56
- Néma02:56
- Mbera02:56
- Ksar02:56
- Kaédi02:56
- Zouérat02:56
- Tevragh Zeina02:56
- Bougadoum02:56
- Sélibaby02:56
Distances from El ’Ayoûn
| Paris | 3,902 km | NNE (16°) |
| London | 4,117 km | NNE (11°) |
| São Paulo | 5,810 km | SW (222°) |
| Moscow | 6,075 km | NNE (31°) |
| Dubai | 6,947 km | ENE (69°) |
| Chicago | 7,749 km | NW (309°) |
| Mumbai | 8,842 km | ENE (73°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,543 km | NW (307°) |
| Singapore | 12,634 km | E (81°) |
| Hong Kong | 12,725 km | NE (56°) |
| Tokyo | 13,544 km | NNE (28°) |
| Sydney | 17,320 km | SE (142°) |
Cities near El ’Ayoûn
- Hamoud37 km · 02:56
- Kankossa56 km · 02:56
- Ould Yenjé57 km · 02:56
- Bouly72 km · 02:56
- Yélimané81 km · 02:56
- Hassi Chegar99 km · 02:56
- Sélibaby116 km · 02:56
- Bouanzé116 km · 02:56
FAQ
What time is it in El ’Ayoûn right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in El ’Ayoûn (Mauritania), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is El ’Ayoûn in?
El ’Ayoûn runs on the Africa/Nouakchott IANA time zone (UTC+00:00), currently abbreviated GMT.
Does El ’Ayoûn observe daylight saving time?
El ’Ayoûn does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in El ’Ayoûn today?
El ’Ayoûn sees sunrise at 06:43 and sunset at 18:15 today, giving 11h 33m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over El ’Ayoûn tonight?
The moon phase over El ’Ayoûn tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 43.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of El ’Ayoûn?
The antipode of El ’Ayoûn — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 15.56° S, 168.82° E. It falls on land, near Saratamata, Vanuatu, about 94 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is El ’Ayoûn?
El ’Ayoûn lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in El ’Ayoûn?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In El ’Ayoûn, clocks run about 29 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.