Prayer times in Ribate El Kheïr today: Fajr 04:59, Sunrise 06:21, Dhuhr 12:07, Asr 15:10, Maghrib 17:43, Isha 18:54. The sun rises at 06:21 and sets at 17:40, giving a day length of 11 h 19 min.
Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04:59 | 06:21 | 12:07 | 15:10 | 17:43 | 18:54 |
Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04:59 | 06:21 | 12:07 | 15:10 | 17:43 | 18:54 |
| Date | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 04:59 | 06:21 | 12:07 | 15:10 | 17:43 | 18:54 |
| Fri 23 | 05:00 | 06:22 | 12:07 | 15:10 | 17:42 | 18:53 |
| Sat 24 | 05:01 | 06:22 | 12:07 | 15:09 | 17:41 | 18:52 |
| Sun 25 | 05:02 | 06:23 | 12:07 | 15:08 | 17:40 | 18:51 |
| Mon 26 | 05:02 | 06:24 | 12:07 | 15:07 | 17:39 | 18:50 |
| Tue 27 | 05:03 | 06:25 | 12:07 | 15:06 | 17:38 | 18:49 |
| Wed 28 | 05:04 | 06:26 | 12:06 | 15:06 | 17:37 | 18:48 |
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Ribate El Kheir (رباط الخير), also called Ahermoumou, is a mountain town of the Middle Atlas, in the Fès-Meknès region (province of Sefrou). Located at roughly 33.82° north latitude and 4.42° west longitude, on the wooded heights of the Middle Atlas, it has a mountain climate: cold winters, cool summers. An Amazigh town (Aït Youssi) surrounded by forests, Ribate El Kheir sees its altitude give its prayer times a marked seasonal swing.
Ribate El Kheir, whose Amazigh name is Ahermoumou, is a mountain town of the Middle Atlas, in Aït Youssi country. Its Arabic name ('the ribat of good') evokes the ribats, those fortified posts with a religious vocation in Muslim history. The town lives from pastoralism, the forest and mountain agriculture. Religious practice here follows the Maliki rite.
Religious life in Ribate El Kheir combines the Maliki Islamic tradition with the Amazigh identity of the Aït Youssi. The mosques of the town and the douars set the rhythm of daily life. The Friday prayer brings together residents and villagers. Ramadan, often lived in the cold of the altitude, keeps a strong communal dimension.
As everywhere in Morocco, the Hijri calendar in Ribate El Kheir 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 mountain altitude and the latitude (~33.8° N) give Ribate El Kheir prayer times with a marked seasonal swing. In winter, Fajr is observed around 06:20 and Maghrib around 17:40; in summer, Fajr falls around 04:15 and Isha around 21:55–22:25 depending on the method. The wooded Middle Atlas relief frames the horizon. The published times follow the Ministry of Habous method.
Ribate El Kheir (Ahermoumou) has several mosques. Here are some of the most notable.
A large mosque in the town, one of its main places of prayer.
A mosque in the Ouled Hammou neighbourhood, one of the town's places of prayer.
'An-Nour' ('the light') is one of the names of God. A mosque on the R504.
A mosque in the Ahl Matine neighbourhood, one of Ribate El Kheir's places of prayer.
Content verified on 18 September 2026.
Prayer times in Ribate El Kheïr 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 Ribate El Kheïrcorresponds 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 Ribate El Kheïr is at 04:59 today. Sunrise, which ends the Fajr window, is at 06:21.
Maghrib (sunset prayer) in Ribate El Kheïr is at 17:43 today. It begins just after sunset and marks iftar during Ramadan.
Yes. The times shown for Ribate El Kheïr 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.