Prayer times in Matmata today: Fajr 05:00, Sunrise 06:26, Dhuhr 12:08, Asr 15:11, Maghrib 17:40, Isha 18:55. The sun rises at 06:26 and sets at 17:39, giving a day length of 11 h 13 min.
Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05:00 | 06:26 | 12:08 | 15:11 | 17:40 | 18:55 |
Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05:00 | 06:26 | 12:08 | 15:11 | 17:40 | 18:55 |
| Date | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 05:00 | 06:26 | 12:08 | 15:11 | 17:40 | 18:55 |
| Fri 23 | 05:01 | 06:27 | 12:08 | 15:10 | 17:39 | 18:54 |
| Sat 24 | 05:01 | 06:28 | 12:07 | 15:09 | 17:38 | 18:53 |
| Sun 25 | 05:02 | 06:28 | 12:07 | 15:08 | 17:37 | 18:52 |
| Mon 26 | 05:03 | 06:29 | 12:07 | 15:07 | 17:36 | 18:51 |
| Tue 27 | 05:04 | 06:30 | 12:07 | 15:06 | 17:34 | 18:50 |
| Wed 28 | 05:05 | 06:31 | 12:07 | 15:06 | 17:33 | 18:49 |
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Matmata (مطماطة) is a rural commune in the hills of the pre-Rif, in the Fès-Meknès region (province of Taounate), north of Fès. Located in an agricultural hill zone at mid-altitude, it has a Mediterranean climate: mild, humid winters, hot summers. A rural locality away from the main routes, Matmata lives to the rhythm of agriculture, olive-growing and rural markets. Its prayer times follow, as everywhere in the Kingdom, the calculation of the Ministry of Habous.
Matmata is an agricultural commune of the pre-Rif hills, whose name recalls an ancient Amazigh tribe. Life there rests on cereal and olive lands and on the weekly markets. Religious practice here follows the Maliki rite, common to all of Morocco.
Religious life in Matmata sits within the Maliki Islamic tradition of the pre-Rif countryside. The village mosque is the heart of community life, gathering residents for the five prayers and the Friday prayer. Ramadan keeps a strong family and solidarity dimension here, typical of the rural world.
As everywhere in Morocco, the Hijri calendar in Matmata 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 fairly high latitude (~34.4° N) gives Matmata prayer times with a marked seasonal swing. In winter, Fajr is observed late at night and Maghrib in the late afternoon; in summer, Fajr is very early and Isha late. The switch to standard time during Ramadan shifts all the times by about an hour. The published times follow the Ministry of Habous method.
Content verified on 18 September 2026.
Prayer times in Matmata 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 Matmatacorresponds 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 Matmata is at 05:00 today. Sunrise, which ends the Fajr window, is at 06:26.
Maghrib (sunset prayer) in Matmata is at 17:40 today. It begins just after sunset and marks iftar during Ramadan.
Yes. The times shown for Matmata 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.