Prayer times in Taourirt today: Fajr 04:53, Sunrise 06:16, Dhuhr 12:01, Asr 15:04, Maghrib 17:36, Isha 18:48. The sun rises at 06:16 and sets at 17:29, giving a day length of 11 h 13 min.
Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04:53 | 06:16 | 12:01 | 15:04 | 17:36 | 18:48 |
Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04:53 | 06:16 | 12:01 | 15:04 | 17:36 | 18:48 |
| Date | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 04:53 | 06:16 | 12:01 | 15:04 | 17:36 | 18:48 |
| Fri 23 | 04:54 | 06:17 | 12:01 | 15:03 | 17:34 | 18:47 |
| Sat 24 | 04:55 | 06:18 | 12:01 | 15:02 | 17:33 | 18:46 |
| Sun 25 | 04:56 | 06:19 | 12:01 | 15:01 | 17:32 | 18:45 |
| Mon 26 | 04:56 | 06:20 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 17:31 | 18:44 |
| Tue 27 | 04:57 | 06:21 | 12:00 | 14:59 | 17:30 | 18:43 |
| Wed 28 | 04:58 | 06:22 | 12:00 | 14:59 | 17:29 | 18:42 |
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Taourirt (تاوريرت) is a town of north-eastern Morocco, a provincial seat in the Oriental region, on the axis linking Fès to Oujda and near the Za valley. Located at roughly 34.41° north latitude and 2.89° west longitude, in a zone of plateaus and plains, it has a semi-arid continental climate: cool winters, hot summers. A rail and road crossroads overlooked by a kasbah, Taourirt sees its latitude and eastern position give its prayer times a marked seasonal swing.
Taourirt ('the little hill' in Amazigh) is a crossroads town of the Oriental, overlooked by an old kasbah, on the road and railway linking Fès to Oujda. Long a stop and control point of the Za valley, it became a provincial seat. Religious practice here follows the Maliki rite, in a setting blending Arab and Amazigh.
Religious life in Taourirt sits within the Maliki Islamic tradition of the Oriental, carried by a network of neighbourhood mosques. The Friday prayer brings together railway staff, farmers and residents. Ramadan is lived with a strong communal dimension. Several mosques bear the names of the Prophet's companions, such as Khalid ibn al-Walid, or of great Moroccan scholars, such as Al-Mokhtar Soussi.
As everywhere in Morocco, the Hijri calendar in Taourirt 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 latitude (~34.4° N) and the eastern position give Taourirt prayer times with a marked seasonal swing. In winter, Fajr is observed around 06:20 and Maghrib around 17:30; in summer, Fajr falls around 04:05 and Isha around 21:55–22:25 depending on the method. Located in the east of the country, the town has earlier sunrises and sunsets than the west. The published times follow the Ministry of Habous method.
Taourirt has several mosques, bearing the names of the Prophet's companions or of scholars. Here are some of the most notable.
A mosque dedicated to Khalid ibn al-Walid, a brilliant military commander of early Islam, nicknamed 'the sword of God'.
A large 'Mohammadi' mosque, one of the town's main places of prayer.
A mosque dedicated to Al-Mokhtar Soussi (died 1963), a great Moroccan scholar, historian and man of letters.
'At-Tawba' ('repentance') is the title of Surah 9 of the Quran. A neighbourhood mosque.
A mosque in the Martyrs' ('Chouhada') neighbourhood, one of Taourirt's places of prayer.
Content verified on 18 September 2026.
Prayer times in Taourirt 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 Taourirtcorresponds 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 Taourirt is at 04:53 today. Sunrise, which ends the Fajr window, is at 06:16.
Maghrib (sunset prayer) in Taourirt is at 17:36 today. It begins just after sunset and marks iftar during Ramadan.
Yes. The times shown for Taourirt 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.