Prayer times in El Ksiba today: Fajr 05:07, Sunrise 06:27, Dhuhr 12:14, Asr 15:18, Maghrib 17:50, Isha 19:00. The sun rises at 06:27 and sets at 17:46, giving a day length of 11 h 19 min.
Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05:07 | 06:27 | 12:14 | 15:18 | 17:50 | 19:00 |
Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05:07 | 06:27 | 12:14 | 15:18 | 17:50 | 19:00 |
| Date | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 05:07 | 06:27 | 12:14 | 15:18 | 17:50 | 19:00 |
| Sat 24 | 05:07 | 06:28 | 12:13 | 15:17 | 17:49 | 18:59 |
| Sun 25 | 05:08 | 06:29 | 12:13 | 15:16 | 17:48 | 18:58 |
| Mon 26 | 05:09 | 06:30 | 12:13 | 15:15 | 17:47 | 18:57 |
| Tue 27 | 05:09 | 06:30 | 12:13 | 15:14 | 17:46 | 18:56 |
| Wed 28 | 05:10 | 06:31 | 12:13 | 15:14 | 17:45 | 18:55 |
| Thu 29 | 05:11 | 06:32 | 12:13 | 15:13 | 17:44 | 18:55 |
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El Ksiba (القصيبة) is a small mountain town of the Middle Atlas, in the province of Béni Mellal (Béni Mellal-Khénifra region). Located at roughly 32.57° north latitude and 6.03° west longitude, at about 1,100 metres of altitude amid forests and orchards, it has a mountain climate: cold, sometimes snowy winters, cool summers. Renowned for its cherry trees, its springs and its oak forests, El Ksiba sees its altitude give its prayer times a marked seasonal swing.
El Ksiba ('the little kasba') is a Middle Atlas mountain town, long tied to pastoralism, tree-farming and forestry. A green stopover on the heights, it has become a holiday spot valued for its summer coolness, within an Amazigh region. Religious practice here follows the Maliki rite, common to all of Morocco.
Religious life in El Ksiba sits within the Maliki Islamic tradition, in a mountain and Amazigh setting. The mosques of the town and the douars set the rhythm of daily life, and the Friday prayer brings together residents and villagers. Ramadan, often lived in the cold of the altitude, keeps a strong communal dimension.
As everywhere in Morocco, the Hijri calendar in El Ksiba 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 altitude of about 1,100 metres and the latitude (~32.6° N) give El Ksiba prayer times with a marked seasonal swing. In winter, Fajr is observed around 06:20 and Maghrib around 17:35, sometimes in the snow; in summer, Fajr falls around 04:15 and Isha around 21:50–22:20 depending on the method. The forests and ridges of the Middle Atlas frame the horizon. The published times follow the Ministry of Habous method.
El Ksiba has several mosques, in the town and the surrounding forest douars. Here are some of the most notable.
'Al-Musalla' means the place of prayer, notably the open ground for the great festivals. A mosque in the town.
'An-Nasr' ('victory') is the title of Surah 110 of the Quran. A mosque in El Ksiba.
'As-Salah' means righteousness and virtue. A neighbourhood mosque.
'As-Sunna' means the prophetic tradition; the mosque is in the Ighir neighbourhood, with an Amazigh name.
A mosque dedicated to Abu Bakr Es-Seddiq, the first rightly-guided caliph and the closest companion of the Prophet Muhammad.
Content verified on 18 September 2026.
Prayer times in El Ksiba 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 Ksibacorresponds 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 Ksiba is at 05:07 today. Sunrise, which ends the Fajr window, is at 06:27.
Maghrib (sunset prayer) in El Ksiba is at 17:50 today. It begins just after sunset and marks iftar during Ramadan.
Yes. The times shown for El Ksiba 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.