Prayer times in El Menzel today: Fajr 05:00, Sunrise 06:22, Dhuhr 12:08, Asr 15:11, Maghrib 17:43, Isha 18:55. The sun rises at 06:22 and sets at 17:31, giving a day length of 11 h 09 min.
Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05:00 | 06:22 | 12:08 | 15:11 | 17:43 | 18:55 |
Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05:00 | 06:22 | 12:08 | 15:11 | 17:43 | 18:55 |
| Date | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 05:00 | 06:22 | 12:08 | 15:11 | 17:43 | 18:55 |
| Fri 23 | 05:01 | 06:23 | 12:08 | 15:10 | 17:42 | 18:54 |
| Sat 24 | 05:01 | 06:24 | 12:07 | 15:09 | 17:41 | 18:53 |
| Sun 25 | 05:02 | 06:25 | 12:07 | 15:08 | 17:40 | 18:52 |
| Mon 26 | 05:03 | 06:26 | 12:07 | 15:08 | 17:39 | 18:51 |
| Tue 27 | 05:04 | 06:27 | 12:07 | 15:07 | 17:38 | 18:50 |
| Wed 28 | 05:04 | 06:27 | 12:07 | 15:06 | 17:37 | 18:49 |
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El Menzel (المنزل) is a small Middle Atlas town, in the Fès-Meknès region (province of Sefrou), south-east of Fès. Located at roughly 33.83° north latitude and 4.55° west longitude, at the foot of the relief, it has a continental climate: cool winters, hot summers. An Amazigh town (Aït Youssi) of the Middle Atlas valleys, El Menzel sees its latitude and altitude give its prayer times a marked seasonal swing.
El Menzel ('the dwelling, the stopover') is a mountain town of the Aït Youssi country, long devoted to pastoralism and valley agriculture. Religious practice here follows the Maliki rite.
Religious life in El Menzel sits within the Maliki Islamic tradition, in an Amazigh setting. The mosques of the town and the douars set the rhythm of daily life. The Friday prayer brings together residents and villagers. Ramadan is lived with a strong communal dimension. One mosque is dedicated to Khadija, the Prophet's first wife and the first believer.
As everywhere in Morocco, the Hijri calendar in El Menzel 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 (~33.8° N) and the altitude give El Menzel prayer times with a marked seasonal swing. In winter, Fajr is observed around 06:20 and Maghrib around 17:40; in summer, Fajr falls around 04:15 and Isha around 21:55–22:25 depending on the method. The Middle Atlas relief frames the horizon. The published times follow the Ministry of Habous method.
El Menzel has several mosques, including one dedicated to Khadija Oum al-Mouminine. Here are some of the most notable.
'Al-Masjid al-Aadam' ('the great mosque') is the town's main place of prayer.
A mosque dedicated to Khadija, the Prophet's first wife and the first person to embrace Islam, honoured with the title 'mother of the believers'.
A busy mosque in the town, one of its places of prayer.
A mosque in the Oulad Abdelaziz neighbourhood, one of El Menzel's places of prayer.
Content verified on 18 September 2026.
Prayer times in El Menzel 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 Menzelcorresponds 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 Menzel is at 05:00 today. Sunrise, which ends the Fajr window, is at 06:22.
Maghrib (sunset prayer) in El Menzel is at 17:43 today. It begins just after sunset and marks iftar during Ramadan.
Yes. The times shown for El Menzel 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.