Prayer times in Chichaoua today: Fajr 05:17, Sunrise 06:39, Dhuhr 12:25, Asr 15:30, Maghrib 18:01, Isha 19:12. The sun rises at 06:39 and sets at 17:58, giving a day length of 11 h 19 min.
Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05:17 | 06:39 | 12:25 | 15:30 | 18:01 | 19:12 |
Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05:17 | 06:39 | 12:25 | 15:30 | 18:01 | 19:12 |
| Date | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 05:17 | 06:39 | 12:25 | 15:30 | 18:01 | 19:12 |
| Fri 23 | 05:17 | 06:39 | 12:24 | 15:30 | 18:00 | 19:11 |
| Sat 24 | 05:18 | 06:40 | 12:24 | 15:29 | 17:59 | 19:10 |
| Sun 25 | 05:19 | 06:41 | 12:24 | 15:28 | 17:58 | 19:09 |
| Mon 26 | 05:19 | 06:42 | 12:24 | 15:27 | 17:57 | 19:08 |
| Tue 27 | 05:20 | 06:42 | 12:24 | 15:27 | 17:56 | 19:08 |
| Wed 28 | 05:21 | 06:43 | 12:24 | 15:26 | 17:55 | 19:07 |
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Chichaoua (شيشاوة) is a small inland town, halfway between Marrakech and Essaouira, in the Marrakech-Safi region. Located at roughly 31.54° north latitude and 8.76° west longitude, in a semi-arid plain, it has a hot, dry climate: scorching summers, mild winters. A stopover on the Atlantic road, Chichaoua is known for its rural souks and saffron growing. Its low latitude limits the seasonal swing of its prayer times.
Chichaoua is a modest stopover town, long tied to the rural markets and to the passage between Marrakech and the Atlantic coast. The region is renowned for saffron growing and for its carpet craft. Its development remains closely tied to agriculture and local trade. Religious practice here follows the Maliki rite, common to all of Morocco.
Religious life in Chichaoua sits within the Moroccan Maliki Islamic tradition, carried by the mosques of the town and the surrounding douars. The Friday prayer brings together merchants, farmers and residents. Ramadan is lived with a strong communal dimension. Several mosques bear names evoking victory or venerated figures of Islam.
As everywhere in Morocco, the Hijri calendar in Chichaoua 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 low latitude (~31.5° N) gives Chichaoua prayer times with a relatively limited seasonal swing, under a hot climate. In winter, Fajr is observed around 06:30 and Maghrib around 17:55; in summer, under strong heat, Fajr falls around 04:45 and Isha around 21:55–22:25 depending on the method. The open plain offers a clear horizon towards the west, in the direction of the Atlantic. The published times follow the Ministry of Habous method.
Chichaoua, a small stopover town, has several neighbourhood mosques. Here are some of the most notable.
'Al-Massira' ('the march') is a name widespread in Morocco since the Green March of 1975. A busy mosque in the town.
'Az-Zahra' ('the radiant') is the epithet of Fatima, daughter of the Prophet Muhammad. A neighbourhood mosque.
A mosque in the Al Hay Al Mohammadi neighbourhood.
'An-Nasr' ('victory') is the title of Surah 110 of the Quran. A neighbourhood mosque.
Content verified on 18 September 2026.
Prayer times in Chichaoua 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 Chichaouacorresponds 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 Chichaoua is at 05:17 today. Sunrise, which ends the Fajr window, is at 06:39.
Maghrib (sunset prayer) in Chichaoua is at 18:01 today. It begins just after sunset and marks iftar during Ramadan.
Yes. The times shown for Chichaoua 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.