Nouadhibou Prayer Times
Accurate Islamic prayer times in Nouadhibou, Mauritania — updated daily
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Prayer Times in Nouadhibou, Mauritania
Prayer times in Nouadhibou are worked out each day from the city's coordinates (20.94°N). We use the Muslim World League method, the one followed across Mauritania. The five times shift by a minute or two each day as the sun moves. The full month is listed below.
Nouadhibou's times use the Muslim World League method. That is the standard followed by most mosques in Mauritania. They are drawn from Nouadhibou's own coordinates (20.9419°N, 17.0384°W). The schedule updates automatically at midnight, with no manual setting.
How Nouadhibou's prayer times are worked out
From Nouadhibou, the Qibla is 78° from true north. Face east to pray toward the Kaaba. It lies 5,862 km (3,642 miles) away in a straight line across the globe. Every time on this page is worked out from Nouadhibou's own coordinates (20.94°N, 17.04°W), not a national average. That is why Nouadhibou's times and its Qibla differ a little from cities a short distance away.
One local quirk shapes the Nouadhibou timetable: midday prayer does not land at 12:00. Nouadhibou lies well west inside its Nouakchott time zone. So the sun peaks about 77 minutes after clock noon. Dhuhr follows the sun, not the clock — today it falls at 12:53 PM. Across the year, the fast here runs from about 14h 49m near June down to 12h 11m in December.
The Fajr and Isha angles for Nouadhibou come from the Muslim World League. The Muslim World League method sets Fajr when the sun is 18° below the horizon, and Isha at 17°. Use ISNA's 15° instead and Fajr here would move by several minutes. So the method — not the coordinates alone — settles the final time. We also publish times for nearby Ksar, Dar Naim and Nouakchott. Each is only a few minutes off Nouadhibou's clock.
Nearby: Ksar prayer times · Dar Naim prayer times · Nouakchott prayer times · Zouérat prayer times · Richard-Toll prayer times
An Islamic Republic on Maliki foundations
Mauritania is one of only a handful of states to call itself an Islamic Republic. It is effectively entirely Muslim: Sunni of the Maliki school, shaped by the Qadiriyya and Tijaniyya brotherhoods. Sharia is the basis of its law, yet no single office issues one daily prayer timetable; mosques publish their own. This page applies the Muslim World League calculation (Fajr 18°, Isha 17°) to the city's coordinates. Mauritania keeps GMT (UTC+0) year-round with no daylight saving.
Chinguetti and the Saudi Mosque
Mauritania's Saharan interior holds Chinguetti, a medieval caravan town revered as a historic centre of Maliki learning. It is famous for its ancient libraries of Islamic manuscripts, and its old Friday mosque, with a stone minaret, has been in use for centuries. In the capital stands the Saudi Mosque of Nouakchott, also called the Al-Madina Al-Munawwara Mosque. Built with Saudi support, it seats thousands and dominates the city centre. Across the country mosques follow the Maliki first-shadow Asr, the time shown on this page.
Mosques in Nouadhibou
A mosque serving Nouadhibou is Mosquée El-Ridwan جامع الرضوان. The times on this page are worked out from Nouadhibou's own coordinates, and they apply across these mosques. Check the exact iqama time with your local mosque. That is the congregation, called a few minutes after each prayer starts.
Fajr
5:53 AMالفجر
Fajr in Nouadhibou — pre-dawn prayer, performed before sunrise
2 rak'aat
Dhuhr
12:53 PMالظهر
Dhuhr in Nouadhibou — midday prayer, after the sun passes its zenith
4 rak'aat
Asr
4:09 PMالعصر
Asr in Nouadhibou — afternoon prayer, in the late afternoon
4 rak'aat
Maghrib
6:37 PMالمغرب
Maghrib in Nouadhibou — sunset prayer, just after sunset
3 rak'aat
Isha
7:47 PMالعشاء
Isha in Nouadhibou — night prayer, after twilight has disappeared
4 rak'aat
Nouadhibou Prayer Times — October 2026
Full month prayer calendar for Nouadhibou, Mauritania. Calculation method: Muslim World League.
| Date | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Oct 1 | 5:46 AM | 6:59 AM | 12:59 PM | 4:21 PM | 6:56 PM | 8:05 PM |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 5:46 AM | 7:00 AM | 12:58 PM | 4:20 PM | 6:55 PM | 8:04 PM |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 5:46 AM | 7:00 AM | 12:58 PM | 4:20 PM | 6:54 PM | 8:03 PM |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 5:46 AM | 7:00 AM | 12:58 PM | 4:19 PM | 6:53 PM | 8:03 PM |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 5:47 AM | 7:00 AM | 12:58 PM | 4:19 PM | 6:52 PM | 8:02 PM |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 5:47 AM | 7:01 AM | 12:57 PM | 4:18 PM | 6:52 PM | 8:01 PM |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 5:47 AM | 7:01 AM | 12:57 PM | 4:18 PM | 6:51 PM | 8:00 PM |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 5:48 AM | 7:01 AM | 12:57 PM | 4:17 PM | 6:50 PM | 7:59 PM |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 5:48 AM | 7:02 AM | 12:56 PM | 4:17 PM | 6:49 PM | 7:58 PM |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 5:48 AM | 7:02 AM | 12:56 PM | 4:16 PM | 6:48 PM | 7:57 PM |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 5:48 AM | 7:02 AM | 12:56 PM | 4:16 PM | 6:47 PM | 7:57 PM |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 5:49 AM | 7:03 AM | 12:56 PM | 4:15 PM | 6:46 PM | 7:56 PM |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 5:49 AM | 7:03 AM | 12:55 PM | 4:15 PM | 6:46 PM | 7:55 PM |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 5:49 AM | 7:03 AM | 12:55 PM | 4:14 PM | 6:45 PM | 7:54 PM |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 5:50 AM | 7:04 AM | 12:55 PM | 4:14 PM | 6:44 PM | 7:54 PM |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 5:50 AM | 7:04 AM | 12:55 PM | 4:13 PM | 6:43 PM | 7:53 PM |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 5:50 AM | 7:04 AM | 12:54 PM | 4:13 PM | 6:42 PM | 7:52 PM |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 5:51 AM | 7:05 AM | 12:54 PM | 4:13 PM | 6:42 PM | 7:51 PM |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 5:51 AM | 7:05 AM | 12:54 PM | 4:12 PM | 6:41 PM | 7:51 PM |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 5:51 AM | 7:05 AM | 12:54 PM | 4:12 PM | 6:40 PM | 7:50 PM |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 5:52 AM | 7:06 AM | 12:54 PM | 4:11 PM | 6:39 PM | 7:49 PM |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 5:52 AM | 7:06 AM | 12:54 PM | 4:11 PM | 6:39 PM | 7:49 PM |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 5:52 AM | 7:07 AM | 12:53 PM | 4:10 PM | 6:38 PM | 7:48 PM |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 5:53 AM | 7:07 AM | 12:53 PM | 4:10 PM | 6:37 PM | 7:48 PM |
| Sun, Oct 25Today | 5:53 AM | 7:07 AM | 12:53 PM | 4:09 PM | 6:37 PM | 7:47 PM |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 5:53 AM | 7:08 AM | 12:53 PM | 4:09 PM | 6:36 PM | 7:46 PM |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 5:54 AM | 7:08 AM | 12:53 PM | 4:09 PM | 6:35 PM | 7:46 PM |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 5:54 AM | 7:09 AM | 12:53 PM | 4:08 PM | 6:35 PM | 7:45 PM |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 5:54 AM | 7:09 AM | 12:53 PM | 4:08 PM | 6:34 PM | 7:45 PM |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 5:55 AM | 7:10 AM | 12:53 PM | 4:08 PM | 6:34 PM | 7:44 PM |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 5:55 AM | 7:10 AM | 12:53 PM | 4:07 PM | 6:33 PM | 7:44 PM |
Nouadhibou times are approximate and may vary by 1–2 minutes from your local Nouadhibou mosque — verify with your imam.
Nouadhibou Prayer Times — FAQ
What direction is Qibla from Nouadhibou?
The Qibla direction from Nouadhibou, Mauritania is 78° from true north. Face east toward Mecca, Saudi Arabia, which lies 5,862 km (3,642 miles) away.
How long is the fast in Nouadhibou?
The longest daily fast in Nouadhibou is about 14h 49m, around June. The shortest is about 12h 11m, in December. That is a swing of 2h 38m across the year, set by the city's latitude of 20.94°N. Both are measured from Fajr to Maghrib with the Muslim World League method.
Is Mauritania Maliki, and which Asr time does that mean?
Yes — Mauritania is overwhelmingly Sunni Maliki, a school for which it has been a centre of learning for centuries. Maliki mosques begin Asr at the first shadow, when an object's shadow equals its length. That is the standard time shown on this page, rather than the later Hanafi second-shadow time. This page uses the Muslim World League calculation (Fajr 18°, Isha 17°) on GMT.
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