Prayer times in Debdou today: Fajr 04:54, Sunrise 06:16, Dhuhr 12:02, Asr 15:05, Maghrib 17:37, Isha 18:49. The sun rises at 06:16 and sets at 17:34, giving a day length of 11 h 18 min.
Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04:54 | 06:16 | 12:02 | 15:05 | 17:37 | 18:49 |
Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04:54 | 06:16 | 12:02 | 15:05 | 17:37 | 18:49 |
| Date | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 04:54 | 06:16 | 12:02 | 15:05 | 17:37 | 18:49 |
| Fri 23 | 04:55 | 06:17 | 12:01 | 15:04 | 17:36 | 18:48 |
| Sat 24 | 04:55 | 06:18 | 12:01 | 15:03 | 17:35 | 18:47 |
| Sun 25 | 04:56 | 06:19 | 12:01 | 15:02 | 17:33 | 18:46 |
| Mon 26 | 04:57 | 06:20 | 12:01 | 15:01 | 17:32 | 18:45 |
| Tue 27 | 04:58 | 06:21 | 12:01 | 15:00 | 17:31 | 18:44 |
| Wed 28 | 04:58 | 06:21 | 12:01 | 15:00 | 17:30 | 18:43 |
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Debdou (دبدو) is a small historic mountain town of the Oriental, in the province of Taourirt, on the slopes of Jbel Debdou. Located at roughly 33.98° north latitude and 3.04° west longitude, at mid-altitude amid springs and forests, it has a continental mountain climate: cool winters, hot summers. Renowned for its past and its former Andalusian Jewish community, Debdou sees its latitude and altitude give its prayer times a marked seasonal swing.
Debdou is an old city of the Oriental mountains, long a refuge and crossroads, notably for a large Jewish community of Andalusian origin established after 1492. Overlooked by a kasbah and watered by springs, it keeps a singular heritage. Religious practice here follows the Maliki rite.
Religious life in Debdou sits within the Maliki Islamic tradition of the Oriental, carried by the mosque of the historic kasbah and the town's mosques. The Friday prayer brings together residents and villagers from the surroundings. Ramadan is lived with a strong communal dimension. One mosque bears the name of the companion Saad ibn Muadh, chief of the Ansar.
As everywhere in Morocco, the Hijri calendar in Debdou 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 (~34.0° N), the mountain altitude and the eastern position give Debdou prayer times with a marked seasonal swing. In winter, Fajr is observed around 06:25 and Maghrib around 17:30; in summer, Fajr falls around 04:10 and Isha around 21:55–22:25 depending on the method. The relief surrounding the town frames the horizon. The published times follow the Ministry of Habous method.
Debdou is organised around the mosque of its historic kasbah and its neighbourhood mosques. Here are the most notable.
The mosque of the historic kasbah, the religious heart of the old mountain city.
A mosque dedicated to Saad ibn Muadh, chief of the Aws tribe and an eminent Ansar companion of the Prophet.
Content verified on 18 September 2026.
Prayer times in Debdou 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 Debdoucorresponds 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 Debdou is at 04:54 today. Sunrise, which ends the Fajr window, is at 06:16.
Maghrib (sunset prayer) in Debdou is at 17:37 today. It begins just after sunset and marks iftar during Ramadan.
Yes. The times shown for Debdou 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.