Prayer times in Ferkhana today: Fajr 04:53, Sunrise 06:20, Dhuhr 12:02, Asr 15:04, Maghrib 17:34, Isha 18:49. The sun rises at 06:20 and sets at 17:29, giving a day length of 11 h 09 min.
Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04:53 | 06:20 | 12:02 | 15:04 | 17:34 | 18:49 |
Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04:53 | 06:20 | 12:02 | 15:04 | 17:34 | 18:49 |
| Date | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 04:53 | 06:20 | 12:02 | 15:04 | 17:34 | 18:49 |
| Thu 22 | 04:54 | 06:21 | 12:01 | 15:03 | 17:33 | 18:48 |
| Fri 23 | 04:55 | 06:21 | 12:01 | 15:02 | 17:31 | 18:47 |
| Sat 24 | 04:55 | 06:22 | 12:01 | 15:01 | 17:30 | 18:46 |
| Sun 25 | 04:56 | 06:23 | 12:01 | 15:00 | 17:29 | 18:45 |
| Mon 26 | 04:57 | 06:24 | 12:01 | 14:59 | 17:28 | 18:44 |
| Tue 27 | 04:58 | 06:25 | 12:01 | 14:59 | 17:27 | 18:43 |
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Ferkhana (فرخانة) is a town of the Guelaya peninsula, in the Oriental region (province of Nador), near Nador, Beni Ensar and the Melilla enclave. Located at roughly 35.29° north latitude and 2.98° west longitude, on the Mediterranean near the Marchica lagoon, it has a Mediterranean climate: hot summers, mild winters. A Rifian town in the orbit of the Nador conurbation, Ferkhana sees its very high latitude give its prayer times a strong seasonal swing.
Ferkhana is a town of the Guelaya peninsula, in Rif country, within the sphere of the Nador conurbation and near Melilla. Long a farming and fishing town, it urbanised with the growth of Nador. Religious practice here follows the Maliki rite, within a Rifian Amazigh setting.
Religious life in Ferkhana combines the Maliki Islamic tradition with the Rifian Berber identity. The town's mosques — several 'tamezgida' — set the rhythm of daily life. The Friday prayer brings together residents, fishermen and farmers. Ramadan is lived with a strong communal dimension.
As everywhere in Morocco, the Hijri calendar in Ferkhana 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 Mediterranean position and the very high latitude (~35.3° N) give Ferkhana prayer times with a strong seasonal swing. In winter, Fajr is observed around 06:20 and Maghrib around 17:30; in summer, Fajr falls around 04:00 and Isha around 22:00–22:30 depending on the method. The Mediterranean horizon offers a sharp marker for Maghrib. The published times follow the Ministry of Habous method.
Ferkhana is organised around its neighbourhood mosques, several of them 'tamezgida'.
The town's main mosque, the religious heart of Ferkhana.
A large 'Mohammed VI' mosque ('tamezgida' in Rifian), one of the main places of prayer.
Content verified on 18 September 2026.
Prayer times in Ferkhana 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 Ferkhanacorresponds 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 Ferkhana is at 04:53 today. Sunrise, which ends the Fajr window, is at 06:20.
Maghrib (sunset prayer) in Ferkhana is at 17:34 today. It begins just after sunset and marks iftar during Ramadan.
Yes. The times shown for Ferkhana 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.