Prayer times in Beni Ensar today: Fajr 04:54, Sunrise 06:21, Dhuhr 12:01, Asr 15:02, Maghrib 17:31, Isha 18:47. The sun rises at 06:21 and sets at 17:25, giving a day length of 11 h 04 min.
Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04:54 | 06:21 | 12:01 | 15:02 | 17:31 | 18:47 |
Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04:54 | 06:21 | 12:01 | 15:02 | 17:31 | 18:47 |
| Date | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 04:54 | 06:21 | 12:01 | 15:02 | 17:31 | 18:47 |
| Sat 24 | 04:55 | 06:22 | 12:01 | 15:01 | 17:30 | 18:46 |
| Sun 25 | 04:56 | 06:23 | 12:01 | 15:00 | 17:29 | 18:45 |
| Mon 26 | 04:57 | 06:24 | 12:01 | 14:59 | 17:28 | 18:44 |
| Tue 27 | 04:58 | 06:25 | 12:01 | 14:58 | 17:27 | 18:43 |
| Wed 28 | 04:58 | 06:26 | 12:00 | 14:57 | 17:26 | 18:42 |
| Thu 29 | 04:59 | 06:27 | 12:00 | 14:57 | 17:25 | 18:41 |
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Beni Ensar (بني أنصار) is a port town in the far north-east of Morocco, in the Oriental region (province of Nador), on the Mediterranean, adjoining the enclave of Melilla. Located at roughly 35.25° north latitude and 2.94° west longitude, on the Guelaya peninsula, it has a Mediterranean climate: hot summers, mild winters. A town of the great port of Nador and a border post with Melilla, Beni Ensar sees its very high latitude give its prayer times a strong seasonal swing.
Beni Ensar developed around the port of Nador and its border position with the Melilla enclave, as a town of trade, fishing and passage towards Europe. In Rif country, it keeps a strong Amazigh identity. Religious practice here follows the Maliki rite, within a Rifian Berber setting.
Religious life in Beni Ensar combines the Maliki Islamic tradition with the Rifian Berber identity. Several mosques bear the Rifian word 'tamezgida'. The Friday prayer brings together dockers, fishermen, merchants and residents. Ramadan is lived with a strong communal dimension. One mosque is notably tied to the port.
As everywhere in Morocco, the Hijri calendar in Beni Ensar 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 Mediterranean position and the very high latitude (~35.2° N) give Beni Ensar prayer times with a strong seasonal swing. In winter, Fajr is observed around 06:20 and Maghrib around 17:30; in summer, Fajr falls around 04:00 and Isha around 22:00–22:30 depending on the method. The Mediterranean horizon offers a sharp marker for Maghrib. The published times follow the Ministry of Habous method.
In Beni Ensar, several mosques bear the Rifian word 'tamezgida'. Here are some of the most notable.
'Tamezgida n' Nour' — the mosque of light in Rifian, one of the town's main ones.
A mosque tied to the port of Beni Ensar, attended by port workers.
Another 'mosque of light' ('tamezgida') in the town.
A mosque with a Rifian name ('tamezgida n' Artbiyen'), one of Beni Ensar's places of prayer.
Content verified on 18 September 2026.
Prayer times in Beni Ensar 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 Beni Ensarcorresponds 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 Beni Ensar is at 04:54 today. Sunrise, which ends the Fajr window, is at 06:21.
Maghrib (sunset prayer) in Beni Ensar is at 17:31 today. It begins just after sunset and marks iftar during Ramadan.
Yes. The times shown for Beni Ensar 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.