Prayer times in Bouâarfa today: Fajr 04:49, Sunrise 06:11, Dhuhr 11:57, Asr 15:02, Maghrib 17:34, Isha 18:45. The sun rises at 06:11 and sets at 17:33, giving a day length of 11 h 22 min.
Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04:49 | 06:11 | 11:57 | 15:02 | 17:34 | 18:45 |
Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04:49 | 06:11 | 11:57 | 15:02 | 17:34 | 18:45 |
| Date | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 04:49 | 06:11 | 11:57 | 15:02 | 17:34 | 18:45 |
| Fri 23 | 04:50 | 06:12 | 11:57 | 15:01 | 17:33 | 18:44 |
| Sat 24 | 04:51 | 06:13 | 11:57 | 15:00 | 17:32 | 18:43 |
| Sun 25 | 04:52 | 06:13 | 11:57 | 15:00 | 17:31 | 18:42 |
| Mon 26 | 04:52 | 06:14 | 11:57 | 14:59 | 17:30 | 18:41 |
| Tue 27 | 04:53 | 06:15 | 11:57 | 14:58 | 17:29 | 18:40 |
| Wed 28 | 04:54 | 06:16 | 11:57 | 14:57 | 17:28 | 18:39 |
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Bouârfa (بوعرفة) is a town of the high plateaus of the Oriental, in the province of Figuig, in the far east of Morocco. Located at roughly 32.53° north latitude and 1.96° west longitude, at about 1,100 metres of altitude in a semi-desert steppe zone, it has an arid continental climate: cold winters, very hot summers. A former mining town (manganese) and rail terminus, Bouârfa sees its eastern position and altitude give its prayer times a marked seasonal swing.
Bouârfa developed in the 20th century as a mining centre (manganese) and terminus of the south-eastern railway, at the heart of the steppe high plateaus of the Oriental. A foothold on the great semi-desert expanses, it lives from pastoralism, services and trade. Religious practice here follows the Maliki rite.
Religious life in Bouârfa sits within the Maliki Islamic tradition of the Oriental, carried by the grand mosque and a network of neighbourhood mosques. The Friday prayer brings together herders, employees and residents. Ramadan is lived with a strong communal dimension. Several mosques evoke the Sunna, solidarity or the Almoravid victory of Zallaqa.
As everywhere in Morocco, the Hijri calendar in Bouârfa 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 latitude (~32.5° N), the altitude of about 1,100 metres and the eastern position give Bouârfa prayer times with a marked seasonal swing. In winter, Fajr is observed around 06:15 and Maghrib around 17:25; in summer, under intense heat, Fajr falls around 04:05 and Isha around 21:50–22:15 depending on the method. Located in the far east, the town has some of the earliest sunrises and sunsets in the country, over an open steppe horizon. The published times follow the Ministry of Habous method.
Bouârfa has several neighbourhood mosques. Here are some of the most notable.
The 'Al-Masjid al-Aadam' ('great mosque') of Bouârfa, the main place of prayer.
'As-Sunna' means the prophetic tradition. A busy mosque, on the N17.
'Az-Zallaqa' evokes the Almoravid victory of Zallaqa (1086) in Andalusia. A neighbourhood mosque.
A mosque in the Solidarity ('Tadamoun') neighbourhood, one of Bouârfa's places of prayer.
Content verified on 18 September 2026.
Prayer times in Bouâarfa 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 Bouâarfacorresponds 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 Bouâarfa is at 04:49 today. Sunrise, which ends the Fajr window, is at 06:11.
Maghrib (sunset prayer) in Bouâarfa is at 17:34 today. It begins just after sunset and marks iftar during Ramadan.
Yes. The times shown for Bouâarfa 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.