El Mgarsa Prayer Times
Accurate Islamic prayer times in El Mgarsa, Tunisia — updated daily
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Prayer Times in El Mgarsa, Tunisia
Prayer times in El Mgarsa are worked out each day from the city's coordinates (33.82°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.
El Mgarsa's times use the Muslim World League method. That is the standard followed by most mosques in Tunisia. They are drawn from El Mgarsa's own coordinates (33.8168°N, 10.9923°E). The schedule updates automatically at midnight, with no manual setting.
How El Mgarsa's prayer times are worked out
From El Mgarsa, the Qibla is 109° from true north. Face east to pray toward the Kaaba. It lies 3,142 km (1,953 miles) away in a straight line across the globe. Every time on this page is worked out from El Mgarsa's own coordinates (33.82°N, 10.99°E), not a national average. That is why El Mgarsa's times and its Qibla differ a little from cities a short distance away.
One local quirk shapes the El Mgarsa timetable: midday prayer does not land at 12:00. El Mgarsa lies well west inside its Tunis time zone. So the sun peaks about 24 minutes after clock noon. Dhuhr follows the sun, not the clock — today it falls at 12:01 PM. Across the year, the fast here runs from about 16h 09m near June down to 11h 23m in December.
The Fajr and Isha angles for El Mgarsa 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 Houmt Souk, Zarzis and Medenine. Each is only a few minutes off El Mgarsa's clock.
Nearby: Houmt Souk prayer times · Zarzis prayer times · Medenine prayer times · Ben Gardane prayer times · Gabès 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 El Mgarsa
Mosques in and around El Mgarsa include Sidi Sofiane Mosque, جامع الرحمان, مسجد المقارسة, جامع ميدون, Ouled Helal and جامع حاضر باش. The times on this page are worked out from El Mgarsa'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
5:05 AMالفجر
Fajr in El Mgarsa — pre-dawn prayer, performed before sunrise
2 rak'aat
Dhuhr
12:01 PMالظهر
Dhuhr in El Mgarsa — midday prayer, after the sun passes its zenith
4 rak'aat
Asr
3:06 PMالعصر
Asr in El Mgarsa — afternoon prayer, in the late afternoon
4 rak'aat
Maghrib
5:32 PMالمغرب
Maghrib in El Mgarsa — sunset prayer, just after sunset
3 rak'aat
Isha
6:51 PMالعشاء
Isha in El Mgarsa — night prayer, after twilight has disappeared
4 rak'aat
El Mgarsa Prayer Times — October 2026
Full month prayer calendar for El Mgarsa, Tunisia. Calculation method: Muslim World League.
| Date | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Oct 1 | 4:47 AM | 6:10 AM | 12:07 PM | 3:27 PM | 6:01 PM | 7:18 PM |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 4:48 AM | 6:11 AM | 12:06 PM | 3:26 PM | 5:59 PM | 7:17 PM |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 4:49 AM | 6:12 AM | 12:06 PM | 3:25 PM | 5:58 PM | 7:16 PM |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 4:50 AM | 6:12 AM | 12:06 PM | 3:24 PM | 5:57 PM | 7:14 PM |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 4:50 AM | 6:13 AM | 12:05 PM | 3:24 PM | 5:55 PM | 7:13 PM |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 4:51 AM | 6:14 AM | 12:05 PM | 3:23 PM | 5:54 PM | 7:12 PM |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 4:52 AM | 6:15 AM | 12:05 PM | 3:22 PM | 5:53 PM | 7:10 PM |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 4:53 AM | 6:15 AM | 12:05 PM | 3:21 PM | 5:51 PM | 7:09 PM |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 4:53 AM | 6:16 AM | 12:04 PM | 3:20 PM | 5:50 PM | 7:08 PM |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 4:54 AM | 6:17 AM | 12:04 PM | 3:19 PM | 5:49 PM | 7:07 PM |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 4:55 AM | 6:18 AM | 12:04 PM | 3:18 PM | 5:47 PM | 7:05 PM |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 4:56 AM | 6:18 AM | 12:04 PM | 3:17 PM | 5:46 PM | 7:04 PM |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 4:56 AM | 6:19 AM | 12:03 PM | 3:16 PM | 5:45 PM | 7:03 PM |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 4:57 AM | 6:20 AM | 12:03 PM | 3:15 PM | 5:44 PM | 7:02 PM |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 4:58 AM | 6:21 AM | 12:03 PM | 3:14 PM | 5:42 PM | 7:00 PM |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 4:59 AM | 6:22 AM | 12:03 PM | 3:13 PM | 5:41 PM | 6:59 PM |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 4:59 AM | 6:22 AM | 12:02 PM | 3:12 PM | 5:40 PM | 6:58 PM |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 5:00 AM | 6:23 AM | 12:02 PM | 3:12 PM | 5:39 PM | 6:57 PM |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 5:01 AM | 6:24 AM | 12:02 PM | 3:11 PM | 5:37 PM | 6:56 PM |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 5:02 AM | 6:25 AM | 12:02 PM | 3:10 PM | 5:36 PM | 6:55 PM |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 5:02 AM | 6:26 AM | 12:02 PM | 3:09 PM | 5:35 PM | 6:54 PM |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 5:03 AM | 6:27 AM | 12:02 PM | 3:08 PM | 5:34 PM | 6:53 PM |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 5:04 AM | 6:27 AM | 12:01 PM | 3:07 PM | 5:33 PM | 6:52 PM |
| Sat, Oct 24Today | 5:05 AM | 6:28 AM | 12:01 PM | 3:06 PM | 5:32 PM | 6:51 PM |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 5:05 AM | 6:29 AM | 12:01 PM | 3:06 PM | 5:31 PM | 6:50 PM |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 5:06 AM | 6:30 AM | 12:01 PM | 3:05 PM | 5:30 PM | 6:49 PM |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 5:07 AM | 6:31 AM | 12:01 PM | 3:04 PM | 5:29 PM | 6:48 PM |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 5:08 AM | 6:32 AM | 12:01 PM | 3:03 PM | 5:28 PM | 6:47 PM |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 5:08 AM | 6:32 AM | 12:01 PM | 3:02 PM | 5:27 PM | 6:46 PM |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 5:09 AM | 6:33 AM | 12:01 PM | 3:02 PM | 5:26 PM | 6:45 PM |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 5:10 AM | 6:34 AM | 12:01 PM | 3:01 PM | 5:25 PM | 6:44 PM |
El Mgarsa times are approximate and may vary by 1–2 minutes from your local El Mgarsa mosque — verify with your imam.
El Mgarsa Prayer Times — FAQ
What direction is Qibla from El Mgarsa?
The Qibla direction from El Mgarsa, Tunisia is 109° from true north. Face east toward Mecca, Saudi Arabia, which lies 3,142 km (1,953 miles) away.
How long is the fast in El Mgarsa?
The longest daily fast in El Mgarsa is about 16h 09m, around June. The shortest is about 11h 23m, in December. That is a swing of 4h 46m across the year, set by the city's latitude of 33.82°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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