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Lunar phase today Nouakchott

Lunar Day 20

Moon phase today October 21, 2026

What is moon today in Nouakchott?

Today's lunar phase in Nouakchott, Mauritania, the moon is in 🌔 the Waxing Gibbous phase, with 78.42% illumination, with an age of 10.22 days. The current distance between Nouakchott, Mauritania and the moon is 394,131.16km.

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Moon phase today

Note: all moon data below it's analytic based on this location coordinates latitude 18.1 and longitude -15.95 also base on Time zone Africa/Nouakchott because of that and for higher accuracy you will find it different from place to place.
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
06:13:55 PM
Lunar Day 20
Waxing Gibbous
78.42%
Nouakchott
Mauritania
  • Location:
    Mauritania, Nouakchott
  • Moon phase:
    🌔 Waxing Gibbous
  • Lunar day (Moon Age):
    10.22
  • Illumination:
    78.42%
  • MoonRise/MoonSet:
    15:32/02:35
  • Altitude:
    -43.59°
  • Period:
    🕑 12 Hours and 57 Minutes
  • Angular diameter:
    28.95°
  • Distance to Nouakchott:
    394,131.16km
  • Next full Moon:
    October 25, 2026 at 6:01 PM
  • Next full Moon countdown:
    3 Days, 23 Hours and 47 Minutes

Upcoming moon phases

October 22, 2026
Lunar Day 10
Waxing Gibbous
Illumination: 80.4%
Rise
16:07
Set
03:28
October 23, 2026
Lunar Day 11
Waxing Gibbous
Illumination: 87.96%
Rise
16:43
Set
04:19
October 24, 2026
Lunar Day 12
Waxing Gibbous
Illumination: 94.04%
Rise
17:21
Set
05:14
October 25, 2026
Lunar Day 13
Full Moon
Illumination: 98.19%
Rise
18:01
Set
06:10
October 26, 2026
Lunar Day 14
Full Moon
Illumination: 99.96%
Rise
18:46
Set
07:11
October 27, 2026
Lunar Day 15
Full Moon
Illumination: 99.07%
Rise
19:38
Set
08:14
October 28, 2026
Lunar Day 16
Waning Gibbous
Illumination: 95.43%
Rise
20:36
Set
09:22

Current moon cycle

It's common to give the moon four phases names (Moon Cycle), it's like they divide the moon phases to forth different times, First one is the new moon, second one is the first quarter, third one full moon, fourth one and the last it's the last quarter, In the below we will list for you the current moon cycles with the four times that we talked about
PhaseStart DateMoonriseMoonrsetIlluminationAge
🌑 New MoonSunday, October 11, 202607:3319:130.14%0.35
🌓 First QuarterSaturday, October 17, 202612:5123:5834.45%5.9
🌕 Full MoonSunday, October 25, 202618:0106:1098.19%13.5
🌗 Last QuarterSunday, November 1, 202600:0013:2159.84%21.22

Moon Phase Calendar for October, 2026

SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
    
1Waning Gibbous🌖 77.93%Age 19.36
2Last Quarter🌗 67.71%Age 20.45
3Last Quarter🌗 56.58%Age 21.53
4Last Quarter🌗 45.15%Age 22.6
5Last Quarter🌗 34.03%Age 23.68
6Waning Crescent🌘 23.8%Age 24.74
7Waning Crescent🌘 14.96%Age 25.8
8Waning Crescent🌘 7.95%Age 26.84
9New Moon🌑 3.07%Age 27.87
10New Moon🌑 0.47%Age 28.89
11New Moon🌑 0.14%Age 0.35
12New Moon🌑 1.96%Age 1.32
13Waxing Crescent🌒 5.71%Age 2.27
14Waxing Crescent🌒 11.13%Age 3.2
15Waxing Crescent🌒 17.92%Age 4.11
16Waxing Crescent🌒 25.78%Age 5.01
17First Quarter🌓 34.45%Age 5.9
18First Quarter🌓 43.65%Age 6.78
19First Quarter🌓 53.13%Age 7.68
20First Quarter🌓 62.62%Age 8.58
21Waxing Gibbous🌔 71.82%Age 9.51
22Waxing Gibbous🌔 80.4%Age 10.45
23Waxing Gibbous🌔 87.96%Age 11.43
24Waxing Gibbous🌔 94.04%Age 12.45
25Full Moon🌕 98.19%Age 13.5
26Full Moon🌕 99.96%Age 14.57
27Full Moon🌕 99.07%Age 15.67
28Waning Gibbous🌖 95.43%Age 16.79
29Waning Gibbous🌖 89.21%Age 17.91
30Waning Gibbous🌖 80.81%Age 19.03
31Waning Gibbous🌖 70.81%Age 20.13