Prayer times in Bouanane today: Fajr 04:54, Sunrise 06:15, Dhuhr 12:02, Asr 15:07, Maghrib 17:38, Isha 18:49. The sun rises at 06:15 and sets at 17:36, giving a day length of 11 h 21 min.
Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04:54 | 06:15 | 12:02 | 15:07 | 17:38 | 18:49 |
Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04:54 | 06:15 | 12:02 | 15:07 | 17:38 | 18:49 |
| Date | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 04:54 | 06:15 | 12:02 | 15:07 | 17:38 | 18:49 |
| Fri 23 | 04:54 | 06:16 | 12:02 | 15:06 | 17:37 | 18:48 |
| Sat 24 | 04:55 | 06:17 | 12:01 | 15:05 | 17:36 | 18:47 |
| Sun 25 | 04:56 | 06:17 | 12:01 | 15:05 | 17:35 | 18:46 |
| Mon 26 | 04:57 | 06:18 | 12:01 | 15:04 | 17:34 | 18:45 |
| Tue 27 | 04:57 | 06:19 | 12:01 | 15:03 | 17:33 | 18:44 |
| Wed 28 | 04:58 | 06:20 | 12:01 | 15:02 | 17:32 | 18:44 |
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Bouânane (بوعنان) is a small oasis town of the high plateaus of the Oriental, in the province of Figuig, along the Guir river, at the edges of the desert. Located at roughly 32.04° north latitude and 3.05° west longitude, in a pre-Saharan zone, it has an arid climate: cool winters, scorching summers. A ksar and palm grove of the Guir valley, Bouânane sees its latitude and desert climate give its prayer times sharp solar markers.
Bouânane is an oasis of the Guir valley, organised around a ksar and a palm grove, long tied to the caravans and the agriculture of the pre-Saharan valleys. Religious practice here follows the Maliki rite, within an Amazigh and Saharan setting.
Religious life in Bouânane sits within the Maliki Islamic tradition of the Oriental, carried by the central mosque and the ksar mosque. The Friday prayer brings together oasis residents. Ramadan is lived with a strong communal dimension, typical of the south-eastern oases.
As everywhere in Morocco, the Hijri calendar in Bouânane 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 (~32.0° N) and the desert climate give Bouânane prayer times with sharp solar markers, with a moderate seasonal swing. In winter, Fajr is observed around 06:20 and Maghrib around 17:30; in summer, under extreme heat, Fajr falls around 04:10 and Isha around 21:50–22:15 depending on the method. The clear pre-Saharan sky keeps the horizon very sharp. The published times follow the Ministry of Habous method.
Bouânane is organised around its central mosque and the mosque of its ksar.
The town's main mosque, the religious heart of the oasis.
The mosque of Bouânane's historic ksar.
The mosque of Tarba, with an Amazigh name, one of the valley's places of prayer.
Content verified on 18 September 2026.
Prayer times in Bouanane 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 Bouananecorresponds 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 Bouanane is at 04:54 today. Sunrise, which ends the Fajr window, is at 06:15.
Maghrib (sunset prayer) in Bouanane is at 17:38 today. It begins just after sunset and marks iftar during Ramadan.
Yes. The times shown for Bouanane 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.