Elketana in numbers
- Coordinates
- 16.7843, -10.4442
- Region
- Hodh El Gharbi
- Country
- Mauritania, Africa
- Capital
- Nouakchott — 605 km away
What time is it in Elketana, Hodh El Gharbi, Mauritania
The local time in Elketana, Hodh El Gharbi, Mauritania — in the Africa/Nouakchott time zone (+0) — is shown on this page.
Elketana, Mauritania
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC+0 · Africa/Nouakchott
Local time in Elketana
UTC+0 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Elketana.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:36 AM Solar noon 12:28 PM Sunset 6:21 PM Daylight 11 h 46 min Night 12 h 14 min Civil twilight 6:14 AM – 6:43 PM
Weather in Elketana right now
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Elketana and its neighbours
Largest cities in Hodh El Gharbi
- Ayoun El Atrous 28 174
- Tintane 15 684
- Kobenni 8 979
- Tamchekett 3 131
Same time zone — Africa/Nouakchott
- Nouakchott Mauritania
Nearby places
- Twil El Ketana — 1.2 km
- Ehel Essalek — 3.8 km
- Laeweinatt — 9.8 km
- Dekhailatt — 11.1 km
- Teidoumett Elag — 13.6 km
- Elmevlek — 13.6 km
Local time details for Elketana
For Elketana the applicable zone is Africa/Nouakchott, running UTC+0. Daylight saving time: No.
Sunrise at Elketana today happens at 6:36 AM, sunset at 6:21 PM. The two are 11 h 46 min apart.
Places close to Elketana, among them Twil El Ketana and Ehel Essalek, share its time.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone information applies to Elketana?
- The applicable time zone information is Africa/Nouakchott, with an offset of +0.
- Are time changes for daylight saving made in Elketana?
- No.
- When is the sun up in Elketana?
- The sun comes up at 6:36 AM.