Prayer times in Awsard today: Fajr 05:37, Sunrise 06:53, Dhuhr 12:47, Asr 16:00, Maghrib 18:31, Isha 19:37. The sun rises at 06:53 and sets at 18:28, giving a day length of 11 h 35 min.
Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05:37 | 06:53 | 12:47 | 16:00 | 18:31 | 19:37 |
Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05:37 | 06:53 | 12:47 | 16:00 | 18:31 | 19:37 |
| Date | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 05:37 | 06:53 | 12:47 | 16:00 | 18:31 | 19:37 |
| Fri 23 | 05:37 | 06:53 | 12:47 | 15:59 | 18:30 | 19:37 |
| Sat 24 | 05:37 | 06:54 | 12:46 | 15:59 | 18:29 | 19:36 |
| Sun 25 | 05:38 | 06:54 | 12:46 | 15:58 | 18:29 | 19:35 |
| Mon 26 | 05:38 | 06:55 | 12:46 | 15:58 | 18:28 | 19:35 |
| Tue 27 | 05:39 | 06:55 | 12:46 | 15:57 | 18:27 | 19:34 |
| Wed 28 | 05:39 | 06:56 | 12:46 | 15:57 | 18:27 | 19:33 |
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Aousserd (أوسرد) is a small locality in the far south of Morocco, the seat of the province of Aousserd (Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab region), deep in the inland desert. Located at roughly 22.5° north latitude and 14.3° west longitude, far from the coast, it has an arid desert climate: intense daytime heat, cool nights, near-zero rainfall. An administrative town of a region of vast Saharan expanses, Aousserd is characterised by very stable prayer times through the year.
Aousserd is a locality of the great Saharan South, long tied to the nomadic way of life of the Hassani populations and their movements across the desert. Now a provincial seat, it plays an administrative role in a sparsely populated region. Religious practice here follows the Maliki rite, within the Hassani culture of the Sahara.
Religious life in Aousserd sits within the Maliki Islamic tradition and the Hassani culture of the Sahara, where memorising the Quran and attachment to religious values hold an important place. The mosque of the centre is the heart of community life, gathering residents for the five prayers and the Friday prayer. Ramadan keeps a strong communal dimension here.
As everywhere in Morocco, the Hijri calendar in Aousserd 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 very low latitude (~22.5° N), south of the tropic, gives Aousserd prayer times of great seasonal stability: the length of the day varies little through the year. In winter, Fajr is observed late at night and Maghrib in the late afternoon; in summer, Fajr is early and Isha relatively not-so-late, the latitude limiting the lengthening of evenings. The switch to standard time during Ramadan shifts all the times by about an hour. The published times follow the Ministry of Habous method.
Content verified on 18 September 2026.
Prayer times in Awsard 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 Awsardcorresponds 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 Awsard is at 05:37 today. Sunrise, which ends the Fajr window, is at 06:53.
Maghrib (sunset prayer) in Awsard is at 18:31 today. It begins just after sunset and marks iftar during Ramadan.
Yes. The times shown for Awsard 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.