Prayer times in Oualidia today: Fajr 05:18, Sunrise 06:43, Dhuhr 12:25, Asr 15:29, Maghrib 17:58, Isha 19:12. The sun rises at 06:43 and sets at 17:53, giving a day length of 11 h 10 min.
Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05:18 | 06:43 | 12:25 | 15:29 | 17:58 | 19:12 |
Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05:18 | 06:43 | 12:25 | 15:29 | 17:58 | 19:12 |
| Date | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 05:18 | 06:43 | 12:25 | 15:29 | 17:58 | 19:12 |
| Sat 24 | 05:19 | 06:44 | 12:25 | 15:29 | 17:57 | 19:11 |
| Sun 25 | 05:20 | 06:45 | 12:25 | 15:28 | 17:56 | 19:10 |
| Mon 26 | 05:21 | 06:46 | 12:25 | 15:27 | 17:55 | 19:09 |
| Tue 27 | 05:21 | 06:47 | 12:25 | 15:26 | 17:54 | 19:08 |
| Wed 28 | 05:22 | 06:48 | 12:25 | 15:25 | 17:53 | 19:07 |
| Thu 29 | 05:23 | 06:48 | 12:25 | 15:25 | 17:52 | 19:06 |
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Oualidia (الوليدية) is a seaside village on Morocco's Atlantic coast, in the Marrakech-Safi region, between El Jadida and Safi. Located at roughly 32.73° north latitude and 9.03° west longitude, on the edge of a sheltered lagoon, it has a mild oceanic climate: temperate summers, gentle winters. Famous for its oysters and its lagoon, Oualidia sees its coastal position give its prayer times a limited seasonal swing.
Oualidia owes its name to the Saadian sultan El Oualid, who had a kasbah built there in the 17th century to watch over the coast. Long a fishing village, the locality has become a resort renowned for its lagoon and its oyster farming. Religious practice here follows the Maliki rite.
Religious life in Oualidia sits within the Maliki Islamic tradition, carried by the kasbah mosque and the village mosques. The Friday prayer brings together fishermen, oyster farmers and residents. Ramadan is lived with a strong communal dimension.
As everywhere in Morocco, the Hijri calendar in Oualidia 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 Atlantic coastal position and moderate latitude (~32.7° N) give Oualidia prayer times with a limited seasonal swing. In winter, Fajr is observed around 06:25 and Maghrib around 17:55; in summer, Fajr falls around 04:40 and Isha around 22:00–22:30 depending on the method. The ocean horizon and the lagoon offer a sharp marker for Maghrib. The published times follow the Ministry of Habous method.
Oualidia is organised around its kasbah mosque and the village mosques. Here are the most notable.
A mosque tied to the kasbah built by the Saadian sultan El Oualid, the historic heart of the village.
A mosque in the Hyout El Kahia area, one of Oualidia's places of prayer.
Content verified on 18 September 2026.
Prayer times in Oualidia 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 Oualidiacorresponds 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 Oualidia is at 05:18 today. Sunrise, which ends the Fajr window, is at 06:43.
Maghrib (sunset prayer) in Oualidia is at 17:58 today. It begins just after sunset and marks iftar during Ramadan.
Yes. The times shown for Oualidia 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.