Prayer times in Aknoul today: Fajr 04:57, Sunrise 06:20, Dhuhr 12:05, Asr 15:07, Maghrib 17:40, Isha 18:52. The sun rises at 06:20 and sets at 17:37, giving a day length of 11 h 17 min.
Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04:57 | 06:20 | 12:05 | 15:07 | 17:40 | 18:52 |
Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04:57 | 06:20 | 12:05 | 15:07 | 17:40 | 18:52 |
| Date | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 04:57 | 06:20 | 12:05 | 15:07 | 17:40 | 18:52 |
| Fri 23 | 04:58 | 06:21 | 12:05 | 15:06 | 17:39 | 18:51 |
| Sat 24 | 04:59 | 06:22 | 12:05 | 15:06 | 17:38 | 18:50 |
| Sun 25 | 05:00 | 06:22 | 12:05 | 15:05 | 17:37 | 18:49 |
| Mon 26 | 05:00 | 06:23 | 12:04 | 15:04 | 17:36 | 18:48 |
| Tue 27 | 05:01 | 06:24 | 12:04 | 15:03 | 17:34 | 18:47 |
| Wed 28 | 05:02 | 06:25 | 12:04 | 15:02 | 17:33 | 18:46 |
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Aknoul (أكنول) is a small mountain town of the eastern Rif, in the Fès-Meknès region (province of Taza). Located at roughly 34.65° north latitude and 3.86° west longitude, on the Rif heights, it has a Mediterranean mountain climate: cold, humid winters, mild summers. A Rifian Amazigh town away from the main routes, Aknoul sees its high latitude give its prayer times a strong seasonal swing.
Aknoul is a Rif Amazigh locality, long devoted to pastoralism and mountain agriculture. As across the whole Rif, the Berber identity (Tarifit) is strong, even in the mosque names: 'tamezgida' means 'mosque' in Rifian. Religious practice here follows the Maliki rite.
Religious life in Aknoul combines the Maliki Islamic tradition with the Rifian Berber identity. Several mosques bear the Rifian word 'tamezgida'. The Friday prayer brings together residents and mountain villagers. Ramadan is lived with a strong communal and family dimension.
As everywhere in Morocco, the Hijri calendar in Aknoul 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 high latitude (~34.7° N) and the altitude give Aknoul prayer times with a strong seasonal swing. In winter, Fajr is observed around 06:25 and Maghrib around 17:35; in summer, Fajr falls around 04:10 and Isha around 22:00–22:25 depending on the method. Located in the east, the town has earlier sunrises and sunsets than the west, and the Rif relief frames the horizon. The published times follow the Ministry of Habous method.
In Aknoul, several mosques bear the Rifian word 'tamezgida'. Here are some of the most notable.
'Tamezgida n' Aknoul' — the mosque of Aknoul in Rifian, the religious heart of the town.
A mosque dedicated to Imam Malik ibn Anas, founder of the Maliki school, in the Bouiztoutn area.
'Al-Fath' ('the opening, the victory') is the title of Surah 48 of the Quran. A mosque called 'tamezgida' in Rifian.
Content verified on 18 September 2026.
Prayer times in Aknoul 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 Aknoulcorresponds 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 Aknoul is at 04:57 today. Sunrise, which ends the Fajr window, is at 06:20.
Maghrib (sunset prayer) in Aknoul is at 17:40 today. It begins just after sunset and marks iftar during Ramadan.
Yes. The times shown for Aknoul 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.