Current Time in Laayoune, Western Sahara 🇪🇭
Lat/Long: 27.14° N, 13.19° W
Country: 🇪🇭 Western Sahara
IANA Timezone: Africa/El_Aaiun
Timezone: GMT+1
Daylight Saving Time: Yes ✅ (Abbreviation: GMT)
Daylight Saving Timezone Abbreviations used in Western Sahara: GMT
Time now in other cities in Western Sahara:
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Sunrise & Sunset Times for Laayoune
Sunrise
in Laayoune
↑
7:01 AM
Sunset
in Laayoune
↓
8:51 PM
Day Length
13h 49m
Dawn
in Laayoune
6:34 AM
Dusk
in Laayoune
9:17 PM
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Moon Phases & Times for Laayoune
Current Phase
Waning Gibbous
Illumination
99.4%
Next Moonrise
↑
Today, 21:37
Next Moonset
↓
Tomorrow, 08:04
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FAQ — Time in Laayoune
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It is currently 18:16:17 in Laayoune, Western Sahara. The clock at the top of this page updates live, second by second, synchronized with our server time. You can also check sunrise and sunset times for the same city.
Laayoune uses Africa/El_Aaiun (+01) — UTC+01:00. The IANA time zone identifier is Africa/El_Aaiun, the standard reference used by operating systems and time databases worldwide.
No, Laayoune does not observe Daylight Saving Time. The local time stays at Africa/El_Aaiun (+01) — UTC+01:00 year-round.
Laayoune is currently +01:00 relative to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). UTC is the global time standard from which all other time zones are offset. To see the matching Unix timestamp or run add/subtract calculations against Laayoune's local time, use our time calculator.
Western Sahara has chosen not to observe Daylight Saving Time. Many countries near the equator have little reason to shift clocks because daylight hours stay relatively constant year-round; others have abolished DST for policy reasons.