Sfax Prayer Times
Accurate Islamic prayer times in Sfax, Tunisia — updated daily
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Prayer Times in Sfax, Tunisia
Prayer times in Sfax are worked out each day from the city's coordinates (34.74°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.
Sfax's times use the Muslim World League method. That is the standard followed by most mosques in Tunisia. They are drawn from Sfax's own coordinates (34.7406°N, 10.7603°E). The schedule updates automatically at midnight, with no manual setting.
How Sfax's prayer times are worked out
From Sfax, the Qibla is 110° from true north. Face east to pray toward the Kaaba. It lies 3,196 km (1,986 miles) away in a straight line across the globe. Every time on this page is worked out from Sfax's own coordinates (34.74°N, 10.76°E), not a national average. That is why Sfax's times and its Qibla differ a little from cities a short distance away.
One local quirk shapes the Sfax timetable: midday prayer does not land at 12:00. Sfax lies well west inside its Tunis time zone. So the sun peaks about 25 minutes after clock noon. Dhuhr follows the sun, not the clock — today it falls at 12:23 PM. Across the year, the fast here runs from about 16h 15m near June down to 11h 20m in December.
The Fajr and Isha angles for Sfax 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 Sakiet ez Zit, Mahdia and Houmt Souk. Each is only a few minutes off Sfax's clock.
Nearby: Sakiet ez Zit prayer times · Mahdia prayer times · Houmt Souk prayer times · Djemmal prayer times · Moknine 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 Sfax
Mosques in and around Sfax include Mosquée Sidi Lakhmi, جامع الدريبة, الجامع الكبير, Mosquée Sidi Bousaada, جامع سيدي علي الكراي and Sidi Amor Kammoun Mosque. The times on this page are worked out from Sfax'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
4:00 AMالفجر
Fajr in Sfax — pre-dawn prayer, performed before sunrise
2 rak'aat
Dhuhr
12:23 PMالظهر
Dhuhr in Sfax — midday prayer, after the sun passes its zenith
4 rak'aat
Asr
4:06 PMالعصر
Asr in Sfax — afternoon prayer, in the late afternoon
4 rak'aat
Maghrib
7:11 PMالمغرب
Maghrib in Sfax — sunset prayer, just after sunset
3 rak'aat
Isha
8:38 PMالعشاء
Isha in Sfax — night prayer, after twilight has disappeared
4 rak'aat
Sfax Prayer Times — August 2026
Full month prayer calendar for Sfax, Tunisia. Calculation method: Muslim World League.
| Date | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, Aug 1 | 3:50 AM | 5:27 AM | 12:24 PM | 4:08 PM | 7:19 PM | 8:50 PM |
| Sun, Aug 2 | 3:51 AM | 5:28 AM | 12:24 PM | 4:08 PM | 7:18 PM | 8:49 PM |
| Mon, Aug 3 | 3:52 AM | 5:28 AM | 12:24 PM | 4:08 PM | 7:18 PM | 8:47 PM |
| Tue, Aug 4 | 3:53 AM | 5:29 AM | 12:24 PM | 4:07 PM | 7:17 PM | 8:46 PM |
| Wed, Aug 5 | 3:54 AM | 5:30 AM | 12:24 PM | 4:07 PM | 7:16 PM | 8:45 PM |
| Thu, Aug 6 | 3:55 AM | 5:31 AM | 12:24 PM | 4:07 PM | 7:15 PM | 8:44 PM |
| Fri, Aug 7 | 3:56 AM | 5:31 AM | 12:24 PM | 4:07 PM | 7:14 PM | 8:42 PM |
| Sat, Aug 8 | 3:57 AM | 5:32 AM | 12:24 PM | 4:06 PM | 7:13 PM | 8:41 PM |
| Sun, Aug 9 | 3:58 AM | 5:33 AM | 12:23 PM | 4:06 PM | 7:12 PM | 8:40 PM |
| Mon, Aug 10Today | 4:00 AM | 5:34 AM | 12:23 PM | 4:06 PM | 7:11 PM | 8:38 PM |
| Tue, Aug 11 | 4:01 AM | 5:34 AM | 12:23 PM | 4:05 PM | 7:10 PM | 8:37 PM |
| Wed, Aug 12 | 4:02 AM | 5:35 AM | 12:23 PM | 4:05 PM | 7:08 PM | 8:36 PM |
| Thu, Aug 13 | 4:03 AM | 5:36 AM | 12:23 PM | 4:04 PM | 7:07 PM | 8:34 PM |
| Fri, Aug 14 | 4:04 AM | 5:37 AM | 12:23 PM | 4:04 PM | 7:06 PM | 8:33 PM |
| Sat, Aug 15 | 4:05 AM | 5:37 AM | 12:22 PM | 4:04 PM | 7:05 PM | 8:31 PM |
| Sun, Aug 16 | 4:06 AM | 5:38 AM | 12:22 PM | 4:03 PM | 7:04 PM | 8:30 PM |
| Mon, Aug 17 | 4:07 AM | 5:39 AM | 12:22 PM | 4:03 PM | 7:03 PM | 8:28 PM |
| Tue, Aug 18 | 4:08 AM | 5:40 AM | 12:22 PM | 4:02 PM | 7:02 PM | 8:27 PM |
| Wed, Aug 19 | 4:09 AM | 5:40 AM | 12:22 PM | 4:02 PM | 7:00 PM | 8:26 PM |
| Thu, Aug 20 | 4:10 AM | 5:41 AM | 12:21 PM | 4:01 PM | 6:59 PM | 8:24 PM |
| Fri, Aug 21 | 4:11 AM | 5:42 AM | 12:21 PM | 4:01 PM | 6:58 PM | 8:23 PM |
| Sat, Aug 22 | 4:12 AM | 5:42 AM | 12:21 PM | 4:00 PM | 6:57 PM | 8:21 PM |
| Sun, Aug 23 | 4:13 AM | 5:43 AM | 12:21 PM | 4:00 PM | 6:55 PM | 8:20 PM |
| Mon, Aug 24 | 4:14 AM | 5:44 AM | 12:20 PM | 3:59 PM | 6:54 PM | 8:18 PM |
| Tue, Aug 25 | 4:15 AM | 5:45 AM | 12:20 PM | 3:58 PM | 6:53 PM | 8:17 PM |
| Wed, Aug 26 | 4:16 AM | 5:45 AM | 12:20 PM | 3:58 PM | 6:52 PM | 8:15 PM |
| Thu, Aug 27 | 4:17 AM | 5:46 AM | 12:19 PM | 3:57 PM | 6:50 PM | 8:13 PM |
| Fri, Aug 28 | 4:18 AM | 5:47 AM | 12:19 PM | 3:57 PM | 6:49 PM | 8:12 PM |
| Sat, Aug 29 | 4:19 AM | 5:48 AM | 12:19 PM | 3:56 PM | 6:48 PM | 8:10 PM |
| Sun, Aug 30 | 4:20 AM | 5:48 AM | 12:19 PM | 3:55 PM | 6:46 PM | 8:09 PM |
| Mon, Aug 31 | 4:21 AM | 5:49 AM | 12:18 PM | 3:55 PM | 6:45 PM | 8:07 PM |
Sfax times are approximate and may vary by 1–2 minutes from your local Sfax mosque — verify with your imam.
Sfax Prayer Times — FAQ
What direction is Qibla from Sfax?
The Qibla direction from Sfax, Tunisia is 110° from true north. Face east toward Mecca, Saudi Arabia, which lies 3,196 km (1,986 miles) away.
How long is the fast in Sfax?
The longest daily fast in Sfax is about 16h 15m, around June. The shortest is about 11h 20m, in December. That is a swing of 4h 55m 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.
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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