Prayer times in Akhfennir today: Fajr 05:29, Sunrise 06:49, Dhuhr 12:38, Asr 15:47, Maghrib 18:17, Isha 19:26. The sun rises at 06:49 and sets at 18:13, giving a day length of 11 h 24 min.
Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05:29 | 06:49 | 12:38 | 15:47 | 18:17 | 19:26 |
Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05:29 | 06:49 | 12:38 | 15:47 | 18:17 | 19:26 |
| Date | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 05:29 | 06:49 | 12:38 | 15:47 | 18:17 | 19:26 |
| Fri 23 | 05:30 | 06:50 | 12:38 | 15:46 | 18:16 | 19:25 |
| Sat 24 | 05:30 | 06:50 | 12:37 | 15:45 | 18:15 | 19:25 |
| Sun 25 | 05:31 | 06:51 | 12:37 | 15:45 | 18:14 | 19:24 |
| Mon 26 | 05:31 | 06:52 | 12:37 | 15:44 | 18:13 | 19:23 |
| Tue 27 | 05:32 | 06:52 | 12:37 | 15:44 | 18:12 | 19:22 |
| Wed 28 | 05:33 | 06:53 | 12:37 | 15:43 | 18:12 | 19:21 |
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Akhfennir (اخفنير) is a small coastal town of southern Morocco, in the Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra region, on the road linking Tan-Tan to Tarfaya. Located at roughly 28.10° north latitude and 12.05° west longitude, between ocean and desert, it has a mild, windy coastal desert climate. A neighbour of the Khenifiss national park and the Naila lagoon, Akhfennir sees its low latitude give its prayer times a limited seasonal swing.
Akhfennir is a staging town and fishing village of the Saharan coast, on the N1. Close to the Khenifiss national park, which shelters the Naila lagoon and a rich birdlife, it lives from fishing and through-traffic. Religious practice here follows the Maliki rite, within the Hassani culture of the Sahara.
Religious life in Akhfennir sits within the Maliki Islamic tradition and the Hassani culture of the Sahara. The town's grand mosque brings together fishermen, residents and travellers for the daily and Friday prayers. Ramadan is lived with a strong communal dimension.
As everywhere in Morocco, the Hijri calendar in Akhfennir follows rukyat, the official sighting of the crescent moon announced by the Ministry of Habous. This method can produce a one-day difference from the Saudi calendar, notably for Ramadan and the two Eids. During Ramadan, Morocco suspends summer time, shifting all prayer times by about an hour for the duration of the month.
The coastal position and low latitude (~28.1° N) give Akhfennir prayer times with a limited seasonal swing, under a mild climate. In winter, Fajr is observed around 06:45 and Maghrib around 18:20; in summer, Fajr falls around 05:30 and Isha around 21:45–22:10 depending on the method. Located far to the west, the town has late sunsets by the clock. The published times follow the Ministry of Habous method.
In Akhfennir, religious life is organised around the town's grand mosque.
The town's main mosque, recently built, the religious heart of Akhfennir.
Content verified on 18 September 2026.
Prayer times in Akhfennir are calculated using the official methods of Morocco's Ministry of Habous and Islamic Affairs. The five daily prayers — Fajr, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib and Isha — shift a little each day as the sun's position changes. Sunrise (Shuruk) is shown too: it marks the end of the valid window for the Fajr prayer.
Each prayer is announced by the adhan, the call to prayer. The adhan time in Akhfennircorresponds to the start of each prayer listed above: Fajr at dawn, then Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib at sunset and Isha. Mosques across the city follow these same official times.
The Hijri dates shown follow the Moroccan lunar calendar, which is based on the official rukyat (moon sighting) and can differ by a day from the Saudi calendar. Note that Morocco moves its clock back by one hour during Ramadan.
Fajr (dawn prayer) in Akhfennir is at 05:29 today. Sunrise, which ends the Fajr window, is at 06:49.
Maghrib (sunset prayer) in Akhfennir is at 18:17 today. It begins just after sunset and marks iftar during Ramadan.
Yes. The times shown for Akhfennir are aligned with the Moroccan Ministry of Habous and Islamic Affairs, the official source for prayer times in Morocco.
Morocco uses a single time zone nationwide and moves the clock back by one hour during the month of Ramadan. All prayer times on this page are shown in Morocco's official local time.
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Times through 31 October are official (Ministry of Habous). Days marked ≈ are preliminary estimates from a calibrated solar model — they are replaced by official times as the Ministry publishes them.