Prayer times in Taounat today: Fajr 05:00, Sunrise 06:24, Dhuhr 12:08, Asr 15:10, Maghrib 17:42, Isha 18:55. The sun rises at 06:24 and sets at 17:33, giving a day length of 11 h 09 min.
Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05:00 | 06:24 | 12:08 | 15:10 | 17:42 | 18:55 |
Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05:00 | 06:24 | 12:08 | 15:10 | 17:42 | 18:55 |
| Date | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 05:00 | 06:24 | 12:08 | 15:10 | 17:42 | 18:55 |
| Fri 23 | 05:01 | 06:25 | 12:08 | 15:10 | 17:41 | 18:54 |
| Sat 24 | 05:02 | 06:26 | 12:08 | 15:09 | 17:40 | 18:53 |
| Sun 25 | 05:03 | 06:27 | 12:08 | 15:08 | 17:39 | 18:52 |
| Mon 26 | 05:04 | 06:28 | 12:08 | 15:07 | 17:38 | 18:51 |
| Tue 27 | 05:04 | 06:28 | 12:07 | 15:06 | 17:37 | 18:50 |
| Wed 28 | 05:05 | 06:29 | 12:07 | 15:05 | 17:36 | 18:49 |
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Taounate (تاونات) is a town in the hills of the pre-Rif, a provincial seat in the Fès-Meknès region, north of Fès. Located at roughly 34.54° north latitude and 4.64° west longitude, at about 650 metres of altitude above the Ouergha valley, it has a Mediterranean climate: mild, humid winters, hot summers. The heart of an olive-growing region and near the great Al Wahda dam, Taounate sees its fairly high latitude give its prayer times a marked seasonal swing.
Taounate is the centre of an agricultural region of the pre-Rif, renowned for its olive trees and its oil, overlooking the Ouergha valley where the Al Wahda dam — one of the largest in Africa — extends. The town is also home to a zawiya of the Tijaniyya brotherhood, a sign of the region's Sufi rootedness. Religious practice here follows the Maliki rite.
Religious life in Taounate sits within the Maliki Islamic tradition, tinged with the influence of Sufi brotherhoods such as the Tijaniyya, present through its local zawiya. The grand mosque and a network of neighbourhood mosques set the rhythm of religious life. The Friday prayer brings together farmers and residents. Ramadan is lived with a strong communal dimension.
As everywhere in Morocco, the Hijri calendar in Taounate 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 (~34.5° N) and the hill altitude give Taounate prayer times with a marked seasonal swing. In winter, Fajr is observed around 06:25 and Maghrib around 17:45; in summer, Fajr falls around 04:15 and Isha around 22:00–22:25 depending on the method. The pre-Rif hills frame the horizon above the Ouergha valley. The published times follow the Ministry of Habous method.
Taounate has several mosques, including a Tijaniyya zawiya. Here are some of the most notable.
The town's main mosque, the religious heart of the pre-Rif.
A zawiya of the Tijaniyya Sufi brotherhood, founded by Ahmad al-Tijani; a sign of the region's Sufi tradition.
'Al-Masjid al-Atiq' ('the old mosque') of the Er-Rmila neighbourhood, one of the town's oldest sanctuaries.
A mosque in the Oulad Abdesalam neighbourhood, one of Taounate's places of prayer.
Content verified on 18 September 2026.
Prayer times in Taounat 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 Taounatcorresponds 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 Taounat is at 05:00 today. Sunrise, which ends the Fajr window, is at 06:24.
Maghrib (sunset prayer) in Taounat is at 17:42 today. It begins just after sunset and marks iftar during Ramadan.
Yes. The times shown for Taounat 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.