Prayer times in El Aïoun Charqiya today: Fajr 04:52, Sunrise 06:16, Dhuhr 11:59, Asr 15:02, Maghrib 17:33, Isha 18:46. The sun rises at 06:16 and sets at 17:30, giving a day length of 11 h 14 min.
Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04:52 | 06:16 | 11:59 | 15:02 | 17:33 | 18:46 |
Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04:52 | 06:16 | 11:59 | 15:02 | 17:33 | 18:46 |
| Date | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 04:52 | 06:16 | 11:59 | 15:02 | 17:33 | 18:46 |
| Fri 23 | 04:53 | 06:17 | 11:59 | 15:01 | 17:32 | 18:45 |
| Sat 24 | 04:53 | 06:18 | 11:59 | 15:00 | 17:31 | 18:44 |
| Sun 25 | 04:54 | 06:19 | 11:59 | 14:59 | 17:30 | 18:43 |
| Mon 26 | 04:55 | 06:20 | 11:59 | 14:58 | 17:29 | 18:42 |
| Tue 27 | 04:56 | 06:20 | 11:59 | 14:58 | 17:27 | 18:41 |
| Wed 28 | 04:56 | 06:21 | 11:59 | 14:57 | 17:26 | 18:40 |
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El Aïoun Sidi Mellouk (العيون سيدي ملوك) is a town of the Oriental plains, in the province of Taourirt, on the axis linking Taza to Oujda. Located at roughly 34.58° north latitude and 2.51° west longitude, in the Angad plain, it has a semi-arid continental climate: cool winters, hot summers. An agricultural town under the patronage of the saint Sidi Mellouk, it sees its latitude and eastern position give its prayer times a marked seasonal swing.
El Aïoun Sidi Mellouk (also called El Aïoun of the Oriental, to distinguish it from Laâyoune in the south) owes its name to its springs ('aïoun') and to the saint Sidi Mellouk. An agricultural town of the Angad plain, it is a stop on the road from Taza to Oujda. Religious practice here follows the Maliki rite.
Religious life in El Aïoun Sidi Mellouk sits within the Maliki Islamic tradition of the Oriental, carried by a network of neighbourhood mosques. The Friday prayer brings together farmers and residents. Ramadan is lived with a strong communal dimension. Several mosques bear the names of the Prophet's companions, such as Othman or Abu Bakr, or evoke Andalusia.
As everywhere in Morocco, the Hijri calendar in El Aïoun Sidi Mellouk 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 (~34.6° N) and the eastern position give El Aïoun Sidi Mellouk prayer times with a marked seasonal swing. In winter, Fajr is observed around 06:20 and Maghrib around 17:30; in summer, Fajr falls around 04:05 and Isha around 21:55–22:25 depending on the method. Located in the east of the country, the town has earlier sunrises and sunsets than the west. The published times follow the Ministry of Habous method.
El Aïoun Sidi Mellouk has several neighbourhood mosques. Here are some of the most notable.
'Al-Andalous' evokes Muslim Spain. A busy mosque, on the R607.
A mosque dedicated to Othman ibn Affan, the third rightly-guided caliph.
A mosque dedicated to Abu Bakr Es-Seddiq, the first rightly-guided caliph.
A mosque dedicated to Abdullah ibn Rawaha, a companion and poet of the Prophet, martyred at Mu'ta.
Content verified on 18 September 2026.
Prayer times in El Aïoun Charqiya 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 El Aïoun Charqiyacorresponds 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 El Aïoun Charqiya is at 04:52 today. Sunrise, which ends the Fajr window, is at 06:16.
Maghrib (sunset prayer) in El Aïoun Charqiya is at 17:33 today. It begins just after sunset and marks iftar during Ramadan.
Yes. The times shown for El Aïoun Charqiya 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.