Right now, local time in El Medda is 17:59 (GMT, UTC+00:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
El Medda ranks #79037 worldwide by population and #66 in Mauritania.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Nouakchott GMT
- UTC offset
- UTC+00:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 38m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:56
- Sunset
- 18:19
- Day length
- 11h 24m
- Solar noon
- 12:38
- Daylight range
- 10h 56m (winter) – 13h 20m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for El Medda — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 19.9167° N, 13.3167° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Adrar
- Country
- 🇲🇷 Mauritania
- Population
- 3,900 · #79037 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from El Medda through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 19.92° S, 166.68° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Ouvéa, New Caledonia, about 83 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 04:59 GMT+11 (Pacific/Noumea)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in El Medda today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:40
- Sunrise
- 06:55
- Dhuhr
- 12:38
- Asr
- 15:53
- Maghrib
- 18:18
- Isha
- 19:29
- Qibla direction
- 78.4° from north (ENE (78°))
Full prayer timetable for El Medda — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
El Medda sits in the Africa/Nouakchott time zone, UTC+00:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 24m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 85 cities we cover in Mauritania.
El Medda's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 3,509 km away; even Sydney lies some 17,838 km off. Its position on the globe is 19.92° N, 13.32° 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 | 09:59 | −8h |
| Chicago | 11:59 | −6h |
| São Paulo | 14:59 | −3h |
| London | 17:59 | same time |
| Paris | 18:59 | +1h |
| Moscow | 20:59 | +3h |
| Dubai | 21:59 | +4h |
| Mumbai | 23:29 | +5h 30m |
| Singapore | 01:59 | +8h |
| Hong Kong | 01:59 | +8h |
| Tokyo | 02:59 | +9h |
| Sydney | 04:59 | +11h |
Best time to call El Medda
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in El Medda local time:
Cities sharing El Medda's time zone
- NouakchottMR
- NouadhibouMR
- KiffaMR
- Dar NaimMR
- NémaMR
- MberaMR
- KsarMR
- KaédiMR
Other cities in Mauritania
- Nouakchott17:59
- Nouadhibou17:59
- Kiffa17:59
- Dar Naim17:59
- Néma17:59
- Mbera17:59
- Ksar17:59
- Kaédi17:59
- Zouérat17:59
- Tevragh Zeina17:59
- Bougadoum17:59
- Sélibaby17:59
Distances from El Medda
| Paris | 3,509 km | NNE (20°) |
| London | 3,696 km | NNE (15°) |
| Moscow | 5,788 km | NNE (34°) |
| São Paulo | 6,033 km | SW (218°) |
| Dubai | 6,995 km | ENE (71°) |
| Chicago | 7,269 km | NW (308°) |
| Mumbai | 8,917 km | ENE (73°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,070 km | NW (307°) |
| Hong Kong | 12,629 km | NE (53°) |
| Singapore | 12,774 km | ENE (79°) |
| Tokyo | 13,209 km | NNE (25°) |
| Sydney | 17,838 km | SE (139°) |
Cities near El Medda
FAQ
What time is it in El Medda right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in El Medda (Mauritania), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is El Medda in?
El Medda runs on the Africa/Nouakchott IANA time zone (UTC+00:00), currently abbreviated GMT.
Does El Medda observe daylight saving time?
El Medda does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in El Medda today?
El Medda sees sunrise at 06:56 and sunset at 18:19 today, giving 11h 24m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over El Medda tonight?
The moon phase over El Medda tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 47.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of El Medda?
The antipode of El Medda — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 19.92° S, 166.68° E. It falls on land, near Ouvéa, New Caledonia, about 83 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is El Medda?
El Medda lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in El Medda?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In El Medda, clocks run about 38 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.