Right now, local time in El Ghediya is 22:57 (GMT, UTC+00:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
El Ghediya ranks #118020 worldwide by population and #78 in Mauritania.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Nouakchott GMT
- UTC offset
- UTC+00:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 31m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:46
- Sunset
- 18:15
- Day length
- 11h 29m
- Solar noon
- 12:31
- Daylight range
- 11h 04m (winter) – 13h 12m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 45% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for El Ghediya — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 17.8283° N, 11.5789° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Tagant
- Country
- 🇲🇷 Mauritania
- Population
- 1,709 · #118020 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from El Ghediya through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 17.83° S, 168.42° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Port-Vila, Vanuatu, about 15 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 09:57 GMT+11 (Pacific/Efate)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in El Ghediya today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:32
- Sunrise
- 06:46
- Dhuhr
- 12:31
- Asr
- 15:47
- Maghrib
- 18:14
- Isha
- 19:24
- Qibla direction
- 76.9° from north (ENE (77°))
Full prayer timetable for El Ghediya — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
El Ghediya sits in the Africa/Nouakchott time zone, UTC+00:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 29m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 85 cities we cover in Mauritania.
El Ghediya's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 3,672 km away; even Sydney lies some 17,543 km off. Its position on the globe is 17.83° N, 11.58° 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 | 14:57 | −8h |
| Chicago | 16:57 | −6h |
| São Paulo | 19:57 | −3h |
| London | 22:57 | same time |
| Paris | 23:57 | +1h |
| Moscow | 01:57 | +3h |
| Dubai | 02:57 | +4h |
| Mumbai | 04:27 | +5h 30m |
| Singapore | 06:57 | +8h |
| Hong Kong | 06:57 | +8h |
| Tokyo | 07:57 | +9h |
| Sydney | 09:57 | +11h |
Best time to call El Ghediya
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in El Ghediya local time:
Cities sharing El Ghediya's time zone
- NouakchottMR
- NouadhibouMR
- KiffaMR
- Dar NaimMR
- NémaMR
- MberaMR
- KsarMR
- KaédiMR
Other cities in Mauritania
- Nouakchott22:57
- Nouadhibou22:57
- Kiffa22:57
- Dar Naim22:57
- Néma22:57
- Mbera22:57
- Ksar22:57
- Kaédi22:57
- Zouérat22:57
- Tevragh Zeina22:57
- Bougadoum22:57
- Sélibaby22:57
Distances from El Ghediya
| Paris | 3,672 km | NNE (17°) |
| London | 3,879 km | NNE (12°) |
| Moscow | 5,883 km | NNE (32°) |
| São Paulo | 5,971 km | SW (221°) |
| Dubai | 6,899 km | ENE (70°) |
| Chicago | 7,557 km | NW (309°) |
| Mumbai | 8,809 km | ENE (73°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,356 km | NW (307°) |
| Hong Kong | 12,617 km | NE (55°) |
| Singapore | 12,636 km | E (80°) |
| Tokyo | 13,339 km | NNE (27°) |
| Sydney | 17,543 km | SE (140°) |
Cities near El Ghediya
FAQ
What time is it in El Ghediya right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in El Ghediya (Mauritania), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is El Ghediya in?
El Ghediya runs on the Africa/Nouakchott IANA time zone (UTC+00:00), currently abbreviated GMT.
Does El Ghediya observe daylight saving time?
El Ghediya does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in El Ghediya today?
El Ghediya sees sunrise at 06:46 and sunset at 18:15 today, giving 11h 29m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over El Ghediya tonight?
The moon phase over El Ghediya tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 45.5% illumination.
What is the antipode of El Ghediya?
The antipode of El Ghediya — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 17.83° S, 168.42° E. It falls on land, near Port-Vila, Vanuatu, about 15 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is El Ghediya?
El Ghediya lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in El Ghediya?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In El Ghediya, clocks run about 31 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.