Prayer times in Melilla today: Fajr 04:54, Sunrise 06:21, Dhuhr 12:01, Asr 15:03, Maghrib 17:32, Isha 18:48. The sun rises at 06:21 and sets at 17:26, giving a day length of 11 h 05 min.
Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04:54 | 06:21 | 12:01 | 15:03 | 17:32 | 18:48 |
Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04:54 | 06:21 | 12:01 | 15:03 | 17:32 | 18:48 |
| Date | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 04:54 | 06:21 | 12:01 | 15:03 | 17:32 | 18:48 |
| Fri 23 | 04:54 | 06:22 | 12:01 | 15:02 | 17:31 | 18:47 |
| Sat 24 | 04:55 | 06:23 | 12:01 | 15:01 | 17:30 | 18:46 |
| Sun 25 | 04:56 | 06:24 | 12:01 | 15:00 | 17:28 | 18:45 |
| Mon 26 | 04:57 | 06:25 | 12:01 | 14:59 | 17:27 | 18:44 |
| Tue 27 | 04:58 | 06:26 | 12:01 | 14:58 | 17:26 | 18:43 |
| Wed 28 | 04:59 | 06:27 | 12:01 | 14:58 | 17:25 | 18:42 |
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Melilla (مليلية) is a city on the Mediterranean coast of northern Morocco, on the Guelaya peninsula, under Spanish administration and claimed by Morocco. Located at roughly 35.29° north latitude and 2.94° west longitude, surrounded by the territory of the province of Nador, it has a Mediterranean climate: hot summers, mild winters. A port city with a partly Muslim population, Melilla sees its very high latitude give its prayer times a strong seasonal swing.
Melilla is a port city of the Rif coast, whose history is closely tied to that of its Moroccan hinterland. Its population includes a large Muslim community, mostly of Rifian Amazigh origin, which practises Maliki Islam there. Morocco claims the city. The religious practice of Melilla's Muslims follows the Moroccan Maliki rite.
The religious life of Melilla's Muslims sits within the Maliki Islamic tradition, shared with the neighbouring Rif. The central mosque and other places of worship welcome the faithful for the daily and Friday prayers. Ramadan is lived with a strong communal dimension by the city's Muslim population.
As across all of northern Morocco, the Hijri calendar followed by Melilla's Muslims is set by 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, the Moroccan reference schedule shifts 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 Melilla 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.
In Melilla, several mosques serve the city's large Muslim community. Here are the most notable.
The city's main mosque, the religious heart of its Muslim community.
A mosque in the historic quarter, one of Melilla's places of prayer.
Content verified on 18 September 2026.
Prayer times in Melilla 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 Melillacorresponds 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 Melilla is at 04:54 today. Sunrise, which ends the Fajr window, is at 06:21.
Maghrib (sunset prayer) in Melilla is at 17:32 today. It begins just after sunset and marks iftar during Ramadan.
Yes. The times shown for Melilla 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.