Sahara in numbers
- Coordinates
- 17.5120, -11.4206
- Region
- Assaba
- Country
- Mauritania, Africa
- Capital
- Nouakchott — 487 km away
- Same name
- 14 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Sahara, Assaba, Mauritania
Current local time for Sahara, Assaba, Mauritania is listed here, in the Africa/Nouakchott time zone (+0).
Sahara, Mauritania
Friday, 23 October 2026
UTC+0 · Africa/Nouakchott
Local time in Sahara
UTC+0 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Sahara.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:42 AM Solar noon 12:31 PM Sunset 6:20 PM Daylight 11 h 38 min Night 12 h 22 min Civil twilight 6:20 AM – 6:42 PM
Weather in Sahara right now
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Sahara and its neighbours
Largest cities in Assaba
Other places named Sahara
- Sahara Limón Province, Costa Rica
- Sahara Olancho Department, Honduras
- Sahara Jammu and Kashmir, India
- Sahāra Rajasthan, India
- Sahara Rajasthan, India
Same time zone — Africa/Nouakchott
- Nouakchott Mauritania
Nearby places
- Elmabrouk — 1.0 km
- Elguemba — 3.1 km
- Rag — 3.5 km
- Taref — 4.3 km
- Tesselah — 4.7 km
- Medene Ahmed Vall — 4.8 km
Time and daylight in Sahara
Sahara belongs to the Africa/Nouakchott zone, placing local clocks at UTC+0. Summer time adjustment: No.
Sun-up in Sahara is 6:42 AM today and sun-down is 6:20 PM. That gap holds 11 h 38 min of daylight.
Set your clock for Sahara and it will also be right in Elmabrouk and Elguemba.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone does Sahara use?
- Sahara uses Africa/Nouakchott, which has an offset of +0.
- Does daylight saving time have any effect on the clock in Sahara?
- Daylight saving in Sahara: No.
- What time will the sun set in Sahara today?
- Today it sets at 6:20 PM.