Prayer times in Imilchil today: Fajr 05:05, Sunrise 06:23, Dhuhr 12:12, Asr 15:16, Maghrib 17:50, Isha 18:58. The sun rises at 06:23 and sets at 17:48, giving a day length of 11 h 25 min.
Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05:05 | 06:23 | 12:12 | 15:16 | 17:50 | 18:58 |
Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05:05 | 06:23 | 12:12 | 15:16 | 17:50 | 18:58 |
| Date | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 05:05 | 06:23 | 12:12 | 15:16 | 17:50 | 18:58 |
| Sat 24 | 05:05 | 06:24 | 12:12 | 15:16 | 17:49 | 18:57 |
| Sun 25 | 05:06 | 06:25 | 12:12 | 15:15 | 17:48 | 18:57 |
| Mon 26 | 05:07 | 06:26 | 12:11 | 15:14 | 17:47 | 18:56 |
| Tue 27 | 05:08 | 06:27 | 12:11 | 15:13 | 17:46 | 18:55 |
| Wed 28 | 05:08 | 06:27 | 12:11 | 15:13 | 17:45 | 18:54 |
| Thu 29 | 05:09 | 06:28 | 12:11 | 15:12 | 17:44 | 18:53 |
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Imilchil (إملشيل) is a high-mountain village of the central High Atlas, in the Drâa-Tafilalet region (province of Midelt). Located at roughly 32.15° north latitude and 5.63° west longitude, at over 2,200 metres of altitude on the high Atlas plateaus, it has a high-mountain climate: long, snowy winters, short, cool summers. Famous for its betrothal moussem and for the nearby lakes of Isli and Tislit, Imilchil is a stronghold of the Aït Haddidou Amazigh culture.
Imilchil is the heart of the land of the Aït Haddidou, an Amazigh tribe of the high plateaus of the High Atlas. The village is world-famous for its autumn moussem, known as the 'betrothal moussem', and for the legend of the Isli and Tislit lakes, two separated lovers whose tears are said to have formed the lakes. This festive tradition accompanies the great autumn pastoral fairs. Religious practice here follows the Maliki rite, within a strongly marked Amazigh setting.
Religious life in Imilchil combines the Maliki Islamic tradition with the Amazigh culture of the Aït Haddidou. The village mosque, like those of the neighbouring hamlets, sets the rhythm of daily life on these high plateaus. The Friday prayer brings together herders and villagers, and Ramadan is lived, often in the cold of the altitude, with a strong communal and family dimension.
As everywhere in Morocco, the Hijri calendar in Imilchil follows rukyat, the official sighting of the crescent moon announced by the Ministry of Habous. In the high mountains, crescent observation can, on some evenings, be hindered by clouds clinging to the peaks. During Ramadan, Morocco suspends summer time, shifting all prayer times by about an hour for the duration of the month.
The altitude above 2,200 metres and the latitude (~32.2° N) give Imilchil prayer times with a marked seasonal swing, under a harsh climate. In winter, Fajr is observed around 06:20 and Maghrib around 17:35, often in the snow; in summer, Fajr falls around 04:20 and Isha around 21:55–22:20 depending on the method. The high peaks surrounding the village clearly advance the impression of the sun setting behind the ridges. The published times follow the Ministry of Habous method.
Imilchil is organised around the village mosque and a few hamlet mosques. Here are the most notable.
The village's central mosque, the religious heart of the Aït Haddidou high plateaus.
The mosque of Oudadi, one of the village's places of prayer.
The mosque of Lemcharaa ('timzgida' in Amazigh), in the surroundings of Imilchil.
Content verified on 18 September 2026.
Prayer times in Imilchil 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 Imilchilcorresponds 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 Imilchil is at 05:05 today. Sunrise, which ends the Fajr window, is at 06:23.
Maghrib (sunset prayer) in Imilchil is at 17:50 today. It begins just after sunset and marks iftar during Ramadan.
Yes. The times shown for Imilchil 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.