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Bir el Ater Prayer Times

Accurate Islamic prayer times in Bir el Ater, Algeria — updated daily

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Qibla Direction

107°

From true north — face this direction for prayer toward Mecca from Bir el Ater.

Today at a Glance

Fajr4:40 AM
Dhuhr12:26 PM
Asr3:58 PM
Maghrib6:43 PM
Isha8:04 PM

Prayer Times in Bir el Ater, Algeria

Prayer times in Bir el Ater are worked out each day from the city's coordinates (34.74°N). We use the Muslim World League method, the one followed across Algeria. The five times shift by a minute or two each day as the sun moves. The full month is listed below.

Bir el Ater's times use the Muslim World League method. That is the standard followed by most mosques in Algeria. They are drawn from Bir el Ater's own coordinates (34.7449°N, 8.0602°E). The schedule updates automatically at midnight, with no manual setting.

How Bir el Ater's prayer times are worked out

From Bir el Ater, the Qibla is 107° from true north. Face east to pray toward the Kaaba. It lies 3,430 km (2,132 miles) away in a straight line across the globe. Every time on this page is worked out from Bir el Ater's own coordinates (34.74°N, 8.06°E), not a national average. That is why Bir el Ater's times and its Qibla differ a little from cities a short distance away.

One local quirk shapes the Bir el Ater timetable: midday prayer does not land at 12:00. Bir el Ater lies well west inside its Algiers time zone. So the sun peaks about 36 minutes after clock noon. Dhuhr follows the sun, not the clock — today it falls at 12:26 PM. Across the year, the fast here runs from about 16h 16m near June down to 11h 20m in December.

The Fajr and Isha angles for Bir el Ater 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 Cheria, Tébessa and Gafsa. Each is only a few minutes off Bir el Ater's clock.

Nearby: Cheria prayer times · Tébessa prayer times · Gafsa prayer times · Kasserine prayer times · Khenchela prayer times

See all prayer times in Algeria

Who sets prayer times in Algeria

Algeria's mosque framework is set by the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Wakfs. Its lunar-crescent committee is the only body competent to fix the start of the Hijri months, so Ramadan and Eid are declared nationally by sighting. The calculation commonly associated with Algeria uses a Fajr angle of 18° and an Isha angle of 17°. Algeria is a Maliki country, so Asr is called at the first shadow rather than the later Hanafi second-shadow time.

Djamaa el Djazaïr

Algiers is home to Djamaa el Djazaïr, the Great Mosque of Algiers, inaugurated in February 2024. It is now the third-largest mosque in the world, after the sanctuaries of Mecca and Medina. Its prayer hall holds around 37,000 worshippers and the wider compound as many as 120,000. Its minaret is the tallest in the world at 265 metres, and contains a museum of Islamic culture inside the tower itself. It is a landmark visible across the bay of Algiers.

Mosques in Bir el Ater

Mosques in and around Bir el Ater include Mosquée El Abbas, khaled ben oualid, مسجد سلمان الفارسي, Mosquée Omar Ibn Khattab and Zaouia Sidi Abdel Cherif. The times on this page are worked out from Bir el Ater'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

4:40 AM

الفجر

Fajr in Bir el Aterpre-dawn prayer, performed before sunrise

2 rak'aat

Dhuhr

12:26 PM

الظهر

Dhuhr in Bir el Atermidday prayer, after the sun passes its zenith

4 rak'aat

Asr

3:58 PM

العصر

Asr in Bir el Aterafternoon prayer, in the late afternoon

4 rak'aat

Maghrib

6:43 PM

المغرب

Maghrib in Bir el Atersunset prayer, just after sunset

3 rak'aat

Isha

8:04 PM

العشاء

Isha in Bir el Aternight prayer, after twilight has disappeared

4 rak'aat

Bir el Ater Prayer Times — September 2026

Full month prayer calendar for Bir el Ater, Algeria. Calculation method: Muslim World League.

DateFajrSunriseDhuhrAsrMaghribIsha
Tue, Sep 14:33 AM6:01 AM12:29 PM4:05 PM6:54 PM8:17 PM
Wed, Sep 24:34 AM6:01 AM12:28 PM4:04 PM6:53 PM8:15 PM
Thu, Sep 34:35 AM6:02 AM12:28 PM4:03 PM6:52 PM8:13 PM
Fri, Sep 44:36 AM6:03 AM12:28 PM4:02 PM6:50 PM8:12 PM
Sat, Sep 54:37 AM6:03 AM12:27 PM4:02 PM6:49 PM8:10 PM
Sun, Sep 64:37 AM6:04 AM12:27 PM4:01 PM6:48 PM8:09 PM
Mon, Sep 74:38 AM6:05 AM12:27 PM4:00 PM6:46 PM8:07 PM
Tue, Sep 84:39 AM6:06 AM12:26 PM3:59 PM6:45 PM8:06 PM
Wed, Sep 9Today4:40 AM6:06 AM12:26 PM3:58 PM6:43 PM8:04 PM
Thu, Sep 104:41 AM6:07 AM12:26 PM3:58 PM6:42 PM8:02 PM
Fri, Sep 114:42 AM6:08 AM12:25 PM3:57 PM6:40 PM8:01 PM
Sat, Sep 124:43 AM6:08 AM12:25 PM3:56 PM6:39 PM7:59 PM
Sun, Sep 134:44 AM6:09 AM12:25 PM3:55 PM6:38 PM7:58 PM
Mon, Sep 144:45 AM6:10 AM12:24 PM3:54 PM6:36 PM7:56 PM
Tue, Sep 154:45 AM6:11 AM12:24 PM3:53 PM6:35 PM7:55 PM
Wed, Sep 164:46 AM6:11 AM12:24 PM3:53 PM6:33 PM7:53 PM
Thu, Sep 174:47 AM6:12 AM12:23 PM3:52 PM6:32 PM7:52 PM
Fri, Sep 184:48 AM6:13 AM12:23 PM3:51 PM6:30 PM7:50 PM
Sat, Sep 194:49 AM6:13 AM12:23 PM3:50 PM6:29 PM7:49 PM
Sun, Sep 204:50 AM6:14 AM12:22 PM3:49 PM6:28 PM7:47 PM
Mon, Sep 214:50 AM6:15 AM12:22 PM3:48 PM6:26 PM7:45 PM
Tue, Sep 224:51 AM6:16 AM12:21 PM3:47 PM6:25 PM7:44 PM
Wed, Sep 234:52 AM6:16 AM12:21 PM3:46 PM6:23 PM7:42 PM
Thu, Sep 244:53 AM6:17 AM12:21 PM3:45 PM6:22 PM7:41 PM
Fri, Sep 254:54 AM6:18 AM12:20 PM3:44 PM6:20 PM7:39 PM
Sat, Sep 264:54 AM6:19 AM12:20 PM3:43 PM6:19 PM7:38 PM
Sun, Sep 274:55 AM6:19 AM12:20 PM3:42 PM6:18 PM7:37 PM
Mon, Sep 284:56 AM6:20 AM12:19 PM3:41 PM6:16 PM7:35 PM
Tue, Sep 294:57 AM6:21 AM12:19 PM3:40 PM6:15 PM7:34 PM
Wed, Sep 304:58 AM6:22 AM12:19 PM3:40 PM6:13 PM7:32 PM

Bir el Ater times are approximate and may vary by 1–2 minutes from your local Bir el Ater mosque — verify with your imam.

Bir el Ater Prayer Times — FAQ

What direction is Qibla from Bir el Ater?

The Qibla direction from Bir el Ater, Algeria is 107° from true north. Face east toward Mecca, Saudi Arabia, which lies 3,430 km (2,132 miles) away.

How long is the fast in Bir el Ater?

The longest daily fast in Bir el Ater is about 16h 16m, around June. The shortest is about 11h 20m, in December. That is a swing of 4h 56m across the year, set by the city's latitude of 34.74°N. Both are measured from Fajr to Maghrib with the Muslim World League method.

What is the largest mosque in Algeria?

Djamaa el Djazaïr, the Great Mosque of Algiers, inaugurated in February 2024. It is the third-largest mosque in the world, its prayer hall holds about 37,000 worshippers, and its 265-metre minaret is the tallest in the world.

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