Prayer times in Youssoufia today: Fajr 05:16, Sunrise 06:38, Dhuhr 12:24, Asr 15:29, Maghrib 17:59, Isha 19:11. The sun rises at 06:38 and sets at 17:55, giving a day length of 11 h 17 min.
Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05:16 | 06:38 | 12:24 | 15:29 | 17:59 | 19:11 |
Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05:16 | 06:38 | 12:24 | 15:29 | 17:59 | 19:11 |
| Date | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 05:16 | 06:38 | 12:24 | 15:29 | 17:59 | 19:11 |
| Fri 23 | 05:16 | 06:39 | 12:23 | 15:28 | 17:58 | 19:10 |
| Sat 24 | 05:17 | 06:40 | 12:23 | 15:27 | 17:57 | 19:09 |
| Sun 25 | 05:18 | 06:41 | 12:23 | 15:26 | 17:56 | 19:08 |
| Mon 26 | 05:19 | 06:42 | 12:23 | 15:26 | 17:55 | 19:07 |
| Tue 27 | 05:19 | 06:42 | 12:23 | 15:25 | 17:54 | 19:06 |
| Wed 28 | 05:20 | 06:43 | 12:23 | 15:24 | 17:53 | 19:05 |
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Youssoufia (اليوسفية) is an inland mining town, a provincial seat in the Marrakech-Safi region, between Safi and Marrakech. Located at roughly 32.24° north latitude and 8.53° west longitude, on the phosphate plateau, it has a semi-arid climate: hot, dry summers, mild winters. Born from phosphate mining, Youssoufia sees its low latitude limit the seasonal swing of its prayer times.
Youssoufia, formerly called Louis-Gentil, is a town born in the 20th century with the mining of the plateau's phosphate deposits. Developed by the Office Chérifien des Phosphates, it is closely tied to this resource and to the extractive industry. Religious practice here follows the Maliki rite.
Religious life in Youssoufia sits within the Moroccan Maliki Islamic tradition, carried by a network of neighbourhood mosques in a working-class town. The Friday prayer brings together miners, employees and families. Ramadan is lived with a strong communal dimension. Several mosques evoke paradise (Al-Firdaous) or happiness (As-Saada).
As everywhere in Morocco, the Hijri calendar in Youssoufia 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 low latitude (~32.2° N) gives Youssoufia prayer times with a moderate seasonal swing. In winter, Fajr is observed around 06:30 and Maghrib around 17:55; in summer, Fajr falls around 04:35 and Isha around 21:55–22:25 depending on the method. The open plateau offers a clear horizon towards the west. The published times follow the Ministry of Habous method.
Youssoufia has several neighbourhood mosques. Here are some of the most notable.
'Al-Firdaous' is the highest degree of paradise in the Islamic tradition. A mosque in the town.
A mosque in the Smara neighbourhood, one of the town's places of prayer.
A mosque in the Ajndis area, one of Youssoufia's places of prayer.
'As-Saada' means happiness, felicity. A neighbourhood mosque.
Content verified on 18 September 2026.
Prayer times in Youssoufia 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 Youssoufiacorresponds 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 Youssoufia is at 05:16 today. Sunrise, which ends the Fajr window, is at 06:38.
Maghrib (sunset prayer) in Youssoufia is at 17:59 today. It begins just after sunset and marks iftar during Ramadan.
Yes. The times shown for Youssoufia 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.