Ben Arous Prayer Times
Accurate Islamic prayer times in Ben Arous, Tunisia — updated daily
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Prayer Times in Ben Arous, Tunisia
Prayer times in Ben Arous are worked out each day from the city's coordinates (36.75°N). We use the Muslim World League method, the one followed across Tunisia. The five times shift by a minute or two each day as the sun moves. The full month is listed below.
Ben Arous's times use the Muslim World League method. That is the standard followed by most mosques in Tunisia. They are drawn from Ben Arous's own coordinates (36.7545°N, 10.2217°E). The schedule updates automatically at midnight, with no manual setting.
How Ben Arous's prayer times are worked out
From Ben Arous, the Qibla is 113° from true north. Face southeast to pray toward the Kaaba. It lies 3,323 km (2,065 miles) away in a straight line across the globe. Every time on this page is worked out from Ben Arous's own coordinates (36.75°N, 10.22°E), not a national average. That is why Ben Arous's times and its Qibla differ a little from cities a short distance away.
One local quirk shapes the Ben Arous timetable: midday prayer does not land at 12:00. Ben Arous lies well west inside its Tunis time zone. So the sun peaks about 28 minutes after clock noon. Dhuhr follows the sun, not the clock — today it falls at 12:04 PM. Across the year, the fast here runs from about 16h 32m near June down to 11h 11m in December.
The Fajr and Isha angles for Ben Arous come from the Muslim World League. The Muslim World League method sets Fajr when the sun is 18° below the horizon, and Isha at 17°. Use ISNA's 15° instead and Fajr here would move by several minutes. So the method — not the coordinates alone — settles the final time. We also publish times for nearby El Mourouj, Radès and Tunis. Each is only a few minutes off Ben Arous's clock.
Nearby: El Mourouj prayer times · Radès prayer times · Tunis prayer times · Sejoumi prayer times · Le Bardo prayer times
Who sets prayer times in Tunisia
Tunisian prayer times are administered by the Ministry of Religious Affairs, which oversees the country's mosques and the Ramadan calendar. The calculation on this page is the Muslim World League convention (Fajr 18°, Isha 17°), applied to this city's own coordinates. That is the standard used across the Maghreb. Tunisia keeps UTC+1 year-round, with no daylight saving. The clock relationship between prayer times and the working day therefore stays consistent across seasons. Only the sun itself moves — stretching Isha late into summer evenings, and pulling Maghrib before six in midwinter.
Zaytuna and Kairouan: a millennium of scholarship
Tunisia holds two of the most consequential mosques in Islamic history. The Great Mosque of Kairouan was founded by Uqba ibn Nafi in 670 and rebuilt in its present form in the ninth century. It is the oldest mosque in the Maghreb and the model from which the region's architecture descends. Kairouan's old town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. In the capital, the Zaytuna Mosque anchors the Tunis medina. It taught for over a thousand years, as one of the Islamic world's great centres of learning. It counts Ibn Khaldun among the students of its tradition.
Mosques in Ben Arous
Mosques in and around Ben Arous include جامع التوبة, الجامع القديم, مسجد عمر بن عبد العزيز, جامع مقرين العليا, جامع سيدي مصباح and جامع مالك ابن انس. The times on this page are worked out from Ben Arous's own coordinates, and they apply across these mosques. Check the exact iqama time with your local mosque. That is the congregation, called a few minutes after each prayer starts.
Fajr
5:09 AMالفجر
Fajr in Ben Arous — pre-dawn prayer, performed before sunrise
2 rak'aat
Dhuhr
12:04 PMالظهر
Dhuhr in Ben Arous — midday prayer, after the sun passes its zenith
4 rak'aat
Asr
3:05 PMالعصر
Asr in Ben Arous — afternoon prayer, in the late afternoon
4 rak'aat
Maghrib
5:30 PMالمغرب
Maghrib in Ben Arous — sunset prayer, just after sunset
3 rak'aat
Isha
6:52 PMالعشاء
Isha in Ben Arous — night prayer, after twilight has disappeared
4 rak'aat
Ben Arous Prayer Times — October 2026
Full month prayer calendar for Ben Arous, Tunisia. Calculation method: Muslim World League.
| Date | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Oct 1 | 4:48 AM | 6:14 AM | 12:10 PM | 3:29 PM | 6:03 PM | 7:24 PM |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 4:49 AM | 6:15 AM | 12:09 PM | 3:28 PM | 6:01 PM | 7:22 PM |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 4:50 AM | 6:16 AM | 12:09 PM | 3:27 PM | 6:00 PM | 7:21 PM |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 4:51 AM | 6:17 AM | 12:09 PM | 3:26 PM | 5:58 PM | 7:19 PM |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 4:52 AM | 6:18 AM | 12:09 PM | 3:25 PM | 5:57 PM | 7:18 PM |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 4:53 AM | 6:18 AM | 12:08 PM | 3:24 PM | 5:55 PM | 7:16 PM |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 4:53 AM | 6:19 AM | 12:08 PM | 3:23 PM | 5:54 PM | 7:15 PM |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 4:54 AM | 6:20 AM | 12:08 PM | 3:22 PM | 5:53 PM | 7:13 PM |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 4:55 AM | 6:21 AM | 12:07 PM | 3:21 PM | 5:51 PM | 7:12 PM |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 4:56 AM | 6:22 AM | 12:07 PM | 3:19 PM | 5:50 PM | 7:11 PM |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 4:57 AM | 6:23 AM | 12:07 PM | 3:18 PM | 5:48 PM | 7:09 PM |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 4:58 AM | 6:24 AM | 12:07 PM | 3:17 PM | 5:47 PM | 7:08 PM |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 4:59 AM | 6:25 AM | 12:06 PM | 3:16 PM | 5:46 PM | 7:06 PM |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 4:59 AM | 6:26 AM | 12:06 PM | 3:15 PM | 5:44 PM | 7:05 PM |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 5:00 AM | 6:26 AM | 12:06 PM | 3:14 PM | 5:43 PM | 7:04 PM |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 5:01 AM | 6:27 AM | 12:06 PM | 3:13 PM | 5:41 PM | 7:03 PM |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 5:02 AM | 6:28 AM | 12:05 PM | 3:12 PM | 5:40 PM | 7:01 PM |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 5:03 AM | 6:29 AM | 12:05 PM | 3:11 PM | 5:39 PM | 7:00 PM |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 5:04 AM | 6:30 AM | 12:05 PM | 3:10 PM | 5:38 PM | 6:59 PM |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 5:05 AM | 6:31 AM | 12:05 PM | 3:09 PM | 5:36 PM | 6:58 PM |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 5:06 AM | 6:32 AM | 12:05 PM | 3:08 PM | 5:35 PM | 6:56 PM |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 5:06 AM | 6:33 AM | 12:05 PM | 3:07 PM | 5:34 PM | 6:55 PM |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 5:07 AM | 6:34 AM | 12:04 PM | 3:07 PM | 5:33 PM | 6:54 PM |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 5:08 AM | 6:35 AM | 12:04 PM | 3:06 PM | 5:31 PM | 6:53 PM |
| Sun, Oct 25Today | 5:09 AM | 6:36 AM | 12:04 PM | 3:05 PM | 5:30 PM | 6:52 PM |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 5:10 AM | 6:37 AM | 12:04 PM | 3:04 PM | 5:29 PM | 6:51 PM |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 5:11 AM | 6:38 AM | 12:04 PM | 3:03 PM | 5:28 PM | 6:50 PM |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 5:12 AM | 6:39 AM | 12:04 PM | 3:02 PM | 5:27 PM | 6:49 PM |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 5:12 AM | 6:40 AM | 12:04 PM | 3:01 PM | 5:25 PM | 6:48 PM |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 5:13 AM | 6:41 AM | 12:04 PM | 3:00 PM | 5:24 PM | 6:47 PM |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 5:14 AM | 6:42 AM | 12:04 PM | 2:59 PM | 5:23 PM | 6:46 PM |
Ben Arous times are approximate and may vary by 1–2 minutes from your local Ben Arous mosque — verify with your imam.
Ben Arous Prayer Times — FAQ
What direction is Qibla from Ben Arous?
The Qibla direction from Ben Arous, Tunisia is 113° from true north. Face southeast toward Mecca, Saudi Arabia, which lies 3,323 km (2,065 miles) away.
How long is the fast in Ben Arous?
The longest daily fast in Ben Arous is about 16h 32m, around June. The shortest is about 11h 11m, in December. That is a swing of 5h 21m across the year, set by the city's latitude of 36.75°N. Both are measured from Fajr to Maghrib with the Muslim World League method.
Which Asr time do Tunisian mosques follow?
The standard (first-shadow) time — Tunisia is almost entirely Maliki, which shares this reckoning with the Shafi'i school. Times here use the Muslim World League calculation (Fajr 18°, Isha 17°) on this city's coordinates, the convention standard across the Maghreb.
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