Prayer times in Foum Zguid today: Fajr 05:09, Sunrise 06:28, Dhuhr 12:17, Asr 15:23, Maghrib 17:56, Isha 19:04. The sun rises at 06:28 and sets at 17:50, giving a day length of 11 h 22 min.
Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05:09 | 06:28 | 12:17 | 15:23 | 17:56 | 19:04 |
Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05:09 | 06:28 | 12:17 | 15:23 | 17:56 | 19:04 |
| Date | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 05:09 | 06:28 | 12:17 | 15:23 | 17:56 | 19:04 |
| Sat 24 | 05:10 | 06:28 | 12:17 | 15:23 | 17:55 | 19:03 |
| Sun 25 | 05:11 | 06:29 | 12:17 | 15:22 | 17:54 | 19:02 |
| Mon 26 | 05:11 | 06:30 | 12:16 | 15:21 | 17:53 | 19:01 |
| Tue 27 | 05:12 | 06:30 | 12:16 | 15:21 | 17:52 | 19:01 |
| Wed 28 | 05:13 | 06:31 | 12:16 | 15:20 | 17:51 | 19:00 |
| Thu 29 | 05:13 | 06:32 | 12:16 | 15:19 | 17:50 | 18:59 |
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Foum Zguid (فم زكيد) is a small oasis town in southern Morocco, at the gates of the desert, in the Drâa-Tafilalet region (province of Zagora). Located at roughly 30.09° north latitude and 6.87° west longitude, at the edge of the great Saharan expanses, it has an arid climate: scorching summers, mild winters, low rainfall. A departure point towards Lake Iriqui and the dunes, Foum Zguid sees its low latitude limit the seasonal swing of its prayer times.
Foum Zguid ('the mouth of Zguid') is a stopover oasis between the Drâa, the Bani and the desert, long tied to the caravans and pastoralism. Its palm grove and its position as a gateway to the great South make it a crossing point towards the Saharan expanses. Religious practice here follows the Maliki rite, within an Amazigh and Hassani setting.
Religious life in Foum Zguid sits within the Maliki Islamic tradition, carried by the town mosque and the surrounding ksour. The Friday prayer brings together oasis residents and travellers. Ramadan is lived with a strong communal dimension, characteristic of the small towns of the South.
As everywhere in Morocco, the Hijri calendar in Foum Zguid 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 low latitude (~30.1° N) and the arid climate give Foum Zguid prayer times with a moderate seasonal swing, under strong summer heat. In winter, Fajr is observed around 06:35 and Maghrib around 17:55; in summer, Fajr falls around 04:50 and Isha around 21:50–22:15 depending on the method. The vast desert horizons keep the solar markers very sharp. The published times follow the Ministry of Habous method.
Foum Zguid is organised around its main mosque and a few neighbourhood mosques.
The town's main mosque, the religious heart of the oasis.
A mosque in the Ouagrout area, one of Foum Zguid's places of prayer.
Content verified on 18 September 2026.
Prayer times in Foum Zguid 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 Foum Zguidcorresponds 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 Foum Zguid is at 05:09 today. Sunrise, which ends the Fajr window, is at 06:28.
Maghrib (sunset prayer) in Foum Zguid is at 17:56 today. It begins just after sunset and marks iftar during Ramadan.
Yes. The times shown for Foum Zguid 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.