Right now, local time in Nouadhibou is 22:57 (GMT, UTC+00:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Nouadhibou ranks #4202 worldwide by population and #2 in Mauritania.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Nouakchott GMT
- UTC offset
- UTC+00:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 52m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:12
- Sunset
- 18:33
- Day length
- 11h 21m
- Solar noon
- 12:52
- Daylight range
- 10h 52m (winter) – 13h 24m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 45% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Nouadhibou — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 20.9419° N, 17.0384° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Dakhlet Nouadhibou
- Country
- 🇲🇷 Mauritania
- Population
- 146,048 · #4202 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Nouadhibou through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 20.94° S, 162.96° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Poum, New Caledonia, about 135 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 09:57 GMT+11 (Pacific/Noumea)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Nouadhibou today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:56
- Sunrise
- 07:11
- Dhuhr
- 12:53
- Asr
- 16:07
- Maghrib
- 18:32
- Isha
- 19:43
- Qibla direction
- 78.5° from north (ENE (78°))
Full prayer timetable for Nouadhibou — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Nouadhibou sits in the Africa/Nouakchott time zone, UTC+00:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 21m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 85 cities we cover in Mauritania.
Nouadhibou's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 3,550 km away; even Sydney lies some 18,171 km off. Its position on the globe is 20.94° N, 17.04° 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 Nouadhibou
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Nouadhibou local time:
Cities sharing Nouadhibou's time zone
Distances from Nouadhibou
| Paris | 3,550 km | NNE (24°) |
| London | 3,702 km | NNE (19°) |
| São Paulo | 5,894 km | SW (215°) |
| Moscow | 5,912 km | NE (35°) |
| Chicago | 6,893 km | NW (307°) |
| Dubai | 7,325 km | ENE (71°) |
| Mumbai | 9,254 km | ENE (72°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,690 km | NW (306°) |
| Hong Kong | 12,864 km | NE (51°) |
| Singapore | 13,128 km | ENE (77°) |
| Tokyo | 13,258 km | NNE (22°) |
| Sydney | 18,171 km | SE (144°) |
Cities near Nouadhibou
- La Güera13 km · 22:57
- Boulenouar66 km · 22:57
- Bir Ganduz96 km · 22:57
- Bir Ghandouz127 km · 22:57
- Nouâmghâr185 km · 22:57
- Tichla226 km · 22:57
- Imlili273 km · 22:57
- Akjoujt307 km · 22:57
FAQ
What time is it in Nouadhibou right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Nouadhibou (Mauritania), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Nouadhibou in?
Nouadhibou runs on the Africa/Nouakchott IANA time zone (UTC+00:00), currently abbreviated GMT.
Does Nouadhibou observe daylight saving time?
Nouadhibou does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Nouadhibou today?
Nouadhibou sees sunrise at 07:12 and sunset at 18:33 today, giving 11h 21m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Nouadhibou tonight?
The moon phase over Nouadhibou tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 45.5% illumination.
What is the antipode of Nouadhibou?
The antipode of Nouadhibou — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 20.94° S, 162.96° E. It falls on land, near Poum, New Caledonia, about 135 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Nouadhibou?
Nouadhibou lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Nouadhibou?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Nouadhibou, clocks run about 52 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.