Prayer times in Tarfaia today: Fajr 05:33, Sunrise 06:54, Dhuhr 12:41, Asr 15:50, Maghrib 18:19, Isha 19:30. The sun rises at 06:54 and sets at 18:14, giving a day length of 11 h 20 min.
Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05:33 | 06:54 | 12:41 | 15:50 | 18:19 | 19:30 |
Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05:33 | 06:54 | 12:41 | 15:50 | 18:19 | 19:30 |
| Date | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 05:33 | 06:54 | 12:41 | 15:50 | 18:19 | 19:30 |
| Fri 23 | 05:33 | 06:54 | 12:41 | 15:50 | 18:19 | 19:29 |
| Sat 24 | 05:34 | 06:55 | 12:41 | 15:49 | 18:18 | 19:28 |
| Sun 25 | 05:34 | 06:55 | 12:41 | 15:48 | 18:17 | 19:27 |
| Mon 26 | 05:35 | 06:56 | 12:41 | 15:48 | 18:16 | 19:27 |
| Tue 27 | 05:35 | 06:57 | 12:41 | 15:47 | 18:15 | 19:26 |
| Wed 28 | 05:36 | 06:57 | 12:41 | 15:47 | 18:14 | 19:25 |
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Tarfaya (طرفاية) is an Atlantic coastal town of southern Morocco, in the Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra region, at Cape Juby, facing the Canary Islands. Located at roughly 27.94° north latitude and 12.92° west longitude, on the ocean's edge and the desert, it has a mild, windy coastal desert climate: moderate temperatures, frequent fog. Famous for its airmail past and its former Cape Juby, Tarfaya sees its low latitude give its prayer times a limited seasonal swing.
Tarfaya, the former Cape Juby, was a stopover of the Aéropostale airmail line: the writer Antoine de Saint-Exupéry ran the air staging post here in the late 1920s, an experience that inspired his work. Long under Spanish administration, the town today lives from fishing. Religious practice here follows the Maliki rite, within the Hassani culture of the Sahara.
Religious life in Tarfaya sits within the Maliki Islamic tradition and the Hassani culture of the Sahara. The town's mosques set the rhythm of daily life for its fishermen and residents. The Friday prayer draws a large crowd. Ramadan is lived with a strong communal dimension. Several mosques bear names evoking mercy or antiquity.
As everywhere in Morocco, the Hijri calendar in Tarfaya 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 coastal position and low latitude (~27.9° N) give Tarfaya prayer times with a limited seasonal swing, under a mild climate. In winter, Fajr is observed around 06:45 and Maghrib around 18:30; in summer, Fajr falls around 05:35 and Isha around 21:45–22:10 depending on the method. Located far to the west, the town has late sunsets by the clock, over the Atlantic. The published times follow the Ministry of Habous method.
Tarfaya has several mosques. Here are some of the most notable.
The town's main mosque, the religious heart of Tarfaya.
'Ar-Rahma' means divine mercy. A much-frequented mosque of the town.
'Al-Atiqa' ('the old one'), one of the oldest mosques, on Avenue Mohammed V.
Content verified on 18 September 2026.
Prayer times in Tarfaia 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 Tarfaiacorresponds 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 Tarfaia is at 05:33 today. Sunrise, which ends the Fajr window, is at 06:54.
Maghrib (sunset prayer) in Tarfaia is at 18:19 today. It begins just after sunset and marks iftar during Ramadan.
Yes. The times shown for Tarfaia 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.