Prayer times in Bu Craa today: Fajr 05:31, Sunrise 06:50, Dhuhr 12:41, Asr 15:52, Maghrib 18:22, Isha 19:31. The sun rises at 06:50 and sets at 18:19, giving a day length of 11 h 29 min.
Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05:31 | 06:50 | 12:41 | 15:52 | 18:22 | 19:31 |
Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05:31 | 06:50 | 12:41 | 15:52 | 18:22 | 19:31 |
| Date | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 05:31 | 06:50 | 12:41 | 15:52 | 18:22 | 19:31 |
| Thu 22 | 05:32 | 06:51 | 12:41 | 15:51 | 18:22 | 19:30 |
| Fri 23 | 05:32 | 06:51 | 12:41 | 15:51 | 18:21 | 19:29 |
| Sat 24 | 05:33 | 06:52 | 12:41 | 15:50 | 18:20 | 19:28 |
| Sun 25 | 05:33 | 06:52 | 12:40 | 15:49 | 18:19 | 19:28 |
| Mon 26 | 05:34 | 06:53 | 12:40 | 15:49 | 18:18 | 19:27 |
| Tue 27 | 05:34 | 06:54 | 12:40 | 15:48 | 18:17 | 19:26 |
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Bou Craa (بوكراع) is a mining locality of the interior of the Moroccan Atlantic Sahara, in the Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra region, south-east of Laâyoune. Located at roughly 26.3° north latitude and 12.8° west longitude, deep in the desert, it has a desert climate: intense heat, extreme aridity, sandstorms. Born of phosphate mining, Bou Craa is linked to the coast by the world's longest conveyor belt.
Bou Craa is a mining town of the desert, developed around one of the great phosphate deposits of the Atlantic Sahara. Its ore is carried to the port of Laâyoune by a conveyor belt of nearly a hundred kilometres, the longest in the world. Religious practice here follows the Maliki rite, within the Hassani culture of the Sahara.
Religious life in Bou Craa sits within the Maliki Islamic tradition and the Hassani culture of the Sahara. The locality's mosque brings together miners and residents for the daily and Friday prayers. Ramadan is lived with a strong communal dimension, in an isolated desert environment.
As everywhere in Morocco, the Hijri calendar in Bou Craa 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 (~26.3° N) and the desert climate give Bou Craa prayer times of great seasonal stability, under a very clear sky. In winter, Fajr is observed around 06:50 and Maghrib around 18:40; in summer, Fajr falls around 05:50 and Isha around 21:25–21:50 depending on the method. The limpid desert sky keeps the solar markers very sharp. The published times follow the Ministry of Habous method.
In Bou Craa, religious life is organised around the mosque of the mining locality.
The locality's main mosque, the place of prayer for the miners and residents.
Content verified on 18 September 2026.
Prayer times in Bu Craa 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 Bu Craacorresponds 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 Bu Craa is at 05:31 today. Sunrise, which ends the Fajr window, is at 06:50.
Maghrib (sunset prayer) in Bu Craa is at 18:22 today. It begins just after sunset and marks iftar during Ramadan.
Yes. The times shown for Bu Craa 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.