Prayer times in Arfoud today: Fajr 04:58, Sunrise 06:19, Dhuhr 12:06, Asr 15:12, Maghrib 17:44, Isha 18:54. The sun rises at 06:19 and sets at 17:41, giving a day length of 11 h 22 min.
Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04:58 | 06:19 | 12:06 | 15:12 | 17:44 | 18:54 |
Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04:58 | 06:19 | 12:06 | 15:12 | 17:44 | 18:54 |
| Date | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 04:58 | 06:19 | 12:06 | 15:12 | 17:44 | 18:54 |
| Fri 23 | 04:59 | 06:20 | 12:06 | 15:12 | 17:43 | 18:53 |
| Sat 24 | 05:00 | 06:20 | 12:06 | 15:11 | 17:42 | 18:52 |
| Sun 25 | 05:00 | 06:21 | 12:06 | 15:10 | 17:41 | 18:51 |
| Mon 26 | 05:01 | 06:22 | 12:06 | 15:09 | 17:40 | 18:50 |
| Tue 27 | 05:02 | 06:23 | 12:06 | 15:09 | 17:39 | 18:49 |
| Wed 28 | 05:02 | 06:23 | 12:06 | 15:08 | 17:38 | 18:49 |
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Erfoud (أرفود) is a town in south-eastern Morocco, in the Tafilalet, at the gates of the desert, in the Drâa-Tafilalet region. Located at roughly 31.43° north latitude and 4.24° west longitude, in the Ziz palm grove, it has an arid pre-Saharan climate: burning summers, mild winters, seasonal sandstorms. A gateway to the Erg Chebbi dunes and renowned for its fossil-bearing marble and its dates, Erfoud sees its low latitude limit the seasonal swing of its prayer times.
Erfoud developed in the 20th century as an administrative and merchant centre of the Tafilalet, near ancient Sijilmassa and Rissani. A gateway to the great erg and a crossroads towards Merzouga, the town is renowned for its palm groves, its date festival and the extraction of the fossil marble of the surroundings. Religious practice here follows the Maliki rite, common to all of Morocco.
Religious life in Erfoud sits within the Maliki Islamic tradition of the Tafilalet, carried by the grand mosque and a network of neighbourhood mosques. The Friday prayer brings together oasis residents, merchants and travellers on the way to the desert. Ramadan is lived with a strong communal dimension. Several mosques evoke Jerusalem (Al-Qods), peace or benevolence.
As everywhere in Morocco, the Hijri calendar in Erfoud 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 low latitude (~31.4° N) and the pre-Saharan climate give Erfoud prayer times with a moderate seasonal swing. In winter, Fajr is observed around 06:20 and Maghrib around 17:35; in summer, under extreme heat, Fajr falls around 04:20 and Isha around 21:45–22:10 depending on the method. Located in the east of the country, the town has earlier sunrises and sunsets than the west, and the desert sky keeps the solar markers sharp. The published times follow the Ministry of Habous method.
Erfoud has several mosques, from the grand mosque to the neighbourhood mosques. Here are some of the most notable.
The town's main mosque, the religious heart of Erfoud.
'Al-Qods' is the Arabic name for Jerusalem, the third holiest site of Islam. A mosque on the N13.
'As-Salam' ('peace') is one of the names of God. A busy mosque in the town.
'Al-Mouhsinin' means the benevolent, those who practise excellence. Boulevard Moulay Idriss.
A neighbourhood mosque in Erfoud, one of its places of prayer.
Content verified on 18 September 2026.
Prayer times in Arfoud 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 Arfoudcorresponds 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 Arfoud is at 04:58 today. Sunrise, which ends the Fajr window, is at 06:19.
Maghrib (sunset prayer) in Arfoud is at 17:44 today. It begins just after sunset and marks iftar during Ramadan.
Yes. The times shown for Arfoud 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.