Prayer times in Safi today: Fajr 05:19, Sunrise 06:43, Dhuhr 12:26, Asr 15:31, Maghrib 18:01, Isha 19:14. The sun rises at 06:43 and sets at 17:56, giving a day length of 11 h 13 min.
Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05:19 | 06:43 | 12:26 | 15:31 | 18:01 | 19:14 |
Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05:19 | 06:43 | 12:26 | 15:31 | 18:01 | 19:14 |
| Date | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 05:19 | 06:43 | 12:26 | 15:31 | 18:01 | 19:14 |
| Fri 23 | 05:19 | 06:44 | 12:26 | 15:31 | 18:00 | 19:13 |
| Sat 24 | 05:20 | 06:44 | 12:26 | 15:30 | 17:59 | 19:12 |
| Sun 25 | 05:21 | 06:45 | 12:26 | 15:29 | 17:58 | 19:11 |
| Mon 26 | 05:21 | 06:46 | 12:26 | 15:28 | 17:57 | 19:10 |
| Tue 27 | 05:22 | 06:47 | 12:26 | 15:28 | 17:56 | 19:09 |
| Wed 28 | 05:23 | 06:48 | 12:26 | 15:27 | 17:55 | 19:08 |
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Safi (آسفي) is a port city on Morocco's Atlantic coast, in the Marrakech-Safi region. Located at roughly 32.30° north latitude and 9.24° west longitude, on the ocean's edge, it has a Mediterranean climate with a strong oceanic influence: mild temperatures all year, summers tempered by the sea breeze. A major fishing port (notably for sardines) and Morocco's pottery capital, Safi benefits from moderate prayer times owing to its coastal position and relatively low latitude.
Safi is an old coastal city, which went through a Portuguese period in the early 16th century (the Portuguese occupied it from 1508 to 1541) before returning to Moroccan authority. It was an active port of Atlantic trade and a staging post towards Marrakech. The city is world-renowned for its ceramics, a tradition going back several centuries. Its heritage blends local influences with traces of the Portuguese presence. Religious practice here follows the Maliki rite, the reference school of law in Morocco — to which one of its mosques pays tribute.
Religious life in Safi sits within the Moroccan Maliki Islamic tradition, carried by the city's grand mosque and a network of neighbourhood mosques. The Friday prayer brings together a population mixing seafarers, pottery craftsmen and residents of the modern districts. Ramadan is lived with a strong communal dimension. Several mosques bear names evoking spiritual virtues (wisdom, purity) or the call to read the Quran.
As everywhere in Morocco, the Hijri calendar in Safi 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 relatively low latitude (~32.3° N) give Safi prayer times with a limited seasonal swing and a mild climate all year. In winter, Fajr is observed around 06:20 and Maghrib around 17:55; in summer, Fajr falls around 04:35 and Isha around 22:00–22:30 depending on the method. The open ocean horizon keeps the solar markers sharp, particularly for Maghrib, whose sunset over the Atlantic is a striking marker of the day. The published times follow the Ministry of Habous method.
Safi has many mosques, from the city's grand mosque to neighbourhood mosques with evocative names. Here are some of the most notable.
The city's main mosque, the religious heart of Safi.
A mosque dedicated to Imam Malik ibn Anas (died 795 in Medina), founder of the Maliki school — the school of law followed in Morocco.
'Al-Hikma' means wisdom, a virtue praised in the Quran. A neighbourhood mosque in Safi.
'Iqra' ('Read!') is the first word of the Revelation to the Prophet Muhammad. A mosque in the Hana neighbourhood.
'Al-Firdaws' is the highest degree of paradise in the Islamic tradition. A neighbourhood mosque in Safi.
Content verified on 18 September 2026.
Prayer times in Safi 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 Saficorresponds 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 Safi is at 05:19 today. Sunrise, which ends the Fajr window, is at 06:43.
Maghrib (sunset prayer) in Safi is at 18:01 today. It begins just after sunset and marks iftar during Ramadan.
Yes. The times shown for Safi 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.