Gabès Prayer Times
Accurate Islamic prayer times in Gabès, Tunisia — updated daily
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From true north — face this direction for prayer toward Mecca from Gabès.
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Prayer Times in Gabès, Tunisia
Prayer times in Gabès are worked out each day from the city's coordinates (33.88°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.
Gabès's times use the Muslim World League method. That is the standard followed by most mosques in Tunisia. They are drawn from Gabès's own coordinates (33.8815°N, 10.0982°E). The schedule updates automatically at midnight, with no manual setting.
How Gabès's prayer times are worked out
From Gabès, the Qibla is 108° from true north. Face east to pray toward the Kaaba. It lies 3,223 km (2,003 miles) away in a straight line across the globe. Every time on this page is worked out from Gabès's own coordinates (33.88°N, 10.10°E), not a national average. That is why Gabès's times and its Qibla differ a little from cities a short distance away.
One local quirk shapes the Gabès timetable: midday prayer does not land at 12:00. Gabès 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 12:05 PM. Across the year, the fast here runs from about 16h 09m near June down to 11h 24m in December.
The Fajr and Isha angles for Gabès 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 Hamma, Medenine and Houmt Souk. Each is only a few minutes off Gabès's clock.
Nearby: El Hamma prayer times · Medenine prayer times · Houmt Souk prayer times · El Mgarsa prayer times · Zarzis 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 Gabès
Mosques in and around Gabès include الجامع الكبير جارة, الجامع الكبير, مسجد ابو لبابة الأنصاري, مسجد الغفران, Mosquée and Mosquée Al baraka. The times on this page are worked out from Gabès'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 Gabès — pre-dawn prayer, performed before sunrise
2 rak'aat
Dhuhr
12:05 PMالظهر
Dhuhr in Gabès — midday prayer, after the sun passes its zenith
4 rak'aat
Asr
3:09 PMالعصر
Asr in Gabès — afternoon prayer, in the late afternoon
4 rak'aat
Maghrib
5:34 PMالمغرب
Maghrib in Gabès — sunset prayer, just after sunset
3 rak'aat
Isha
6:53 PMالعشاء
Isha in Gabès — night prayer, after twilight has disappeared
4 rak'aat
Gabès Prayer Times — October 2026
Full month prayer calendar for Gabès, Tunisia. Calculation method: Muslim World League.
| Date | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Oct 1 | 4:51 AM | 6:14 AM | 12:10 PM | 3:31 PM | 6:04 PM | 7:22 PM |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 4:52 AM | 6:15 AM | 12:10 PM | 3:30 PM | 6:03 PM | 7:21 PM |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 4:52 AM | 6:15 AM | 12:10 PM | 3:29 PM | 6:01 PM | 7:19 PM |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 4:53 AM | 6:16 AM | 12:09 PM | 3:28 PM | 6:00 PM | 7:18 PM |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 4:54 AM | 6:17 AM | 12:09 PM | 3:27 PM | 5:59 PM | 7:17 PM |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 4:55 AM | 6:18 AM | 12:09 PM | 3:26 PM | 5:57 PM | 7:15 PM |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 4:55 AM | 6:18 AM | 12:08 PM | 3:25 PM | 5:56 PM | 7:14 PM |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 4:56 AM | 6:19 AM | 12:08 PM | 3:24 PM | 5:55 PM | 7:13 PM |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 4:57 AM | 6:20 AM | 12:08 PM | 3:23 PM | 5:53 PM | 7:11 PM |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 4:58 AM | 6:21 AM | 12:08 PM | 3:22 PM | 5:52 PM | 7:10 PM |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 4:58 AM | 6:21 AM | 12:07 PM | 3:21 PM | 5:51 PM | 7:09 PM |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 4:59 AM | 6:22 AM | 12:07 PM | 3:21 PM | 5:50 PM | 7:08 PM |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 5:00 AM | 6:23 AM | 12:07 PM | 3:20 PM | 5:48 PM | 7:06 PM |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 5:01 AM | 6:24 AM | 12:07 PM | 3:19 PM | 5:47 PM | 7:05 PM |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 5:01 AM | 6:24 AM | 12:06 PM | 3:18 PM | 5:46 PM | 7:04 PM |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 5:02 AM | 6:25 AM | 12:06 PM | 3:17 PM | 5:45 PM | 7:03 PM |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 5:03 AM | 6:26 AM | 12:06 PM | 3:16 PM | 5:43 PM | 7:02 PM |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 5:04 AM | 6:27 AM | 12:06 PM | 3:15 PM | 5:42 PM | 7:01 PM |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 5:04 AM | 6:28 AM | 12:06 PM | 3:14 PM | 5:41 PM | 6:59 PM |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 5:05 AM | 6:29 AM | 12:05 PM | 3:13 PM | 5:40 PM | 6:58 PM |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 5:06 AM | 6:29 AM | 12:05 PM | 3:12 PM | 5:39 PM | 6:57 PM |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 5:07 AM | 6:30 AM | 12:05 PM | 3:12 PM | 5:38 PM | 6:56 PM |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 5:07 AM | 6:31 AM | 12:05 PM | 3:11 PM | 5:36 PM | 6:55 PM |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 5:08 AM | 6:32 AM | 12:05 PM | 3:10 PM | 5:35 PM | 6:54 PM |
| Sun, Oct 25Today | 5:09 AM | 6:33 AM | 12:05 PM | 3:09 PM | 5:34 PM | 6:53 PM |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 5:10 AM | 6:34 AM | 12:05 PM | 3:08 PM | 5:33 PM | 6:52 PM |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 5:10 AM | 6:34 AM | 12:04 PM | 3:08 PM | 5:32 PM | 6:51 PM |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 5:11 AM | 6:35 AM | 12:04 PM | 3:07 PM | 5:31 PM | 6:50 PM |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 5:12 AM | 6:36 AM | 12:04 PM | 3:06 PM | 5:30 PM | 6:49 PM |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 5:13 AM | 6:37 AM | 12:04 PM | 3:05 PM | 5:29 PM | 6:48 PM |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 5:14 AM | 6:38 AM | 12:04 PM | 3:04 PM | 5:28 PM | 6:48 PM |
Gabès times are approximate and may vary by 1–2 minutes from your local Gabès mosque — verify with your imam.
Gabès Prayer Times — FAQ
What direction is Qibla from Gabès?
The Qibla direction from Gabès, Tunisia is 108° from true north. Face east toward Mecca, Saudi Arabia, which lies 3,223 km (2,003 miles) away.
How long is the fast in Gabès?
The longest daily fast in Gabès is about 16h 09m, around June. The shortest is about 11h 24m, in December. That is a swing of 4h 45m across the year, set by the city's latitude of 33.88°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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