Prayer Times in Messaad, Algeria

Praying in Messaad

There is no national timetable behind this page — Messaad's times come from Messaad's own position, 34.15° N, 3.50° E. Sunrise and sunset shift by a few minutes between neighbouring towns, and the prayer times move with them.

If you are fasting

The fasting day here runs 5:36 am to 5:56 pm: suhoor closes at the first, iftar comes at the second. Today it works out to some 12 hours and 20 minutes. Scroll to the month view to see how the length changes as Ramadan progresses.

Qibla from Messaad

The qibla from here runs east-south-east, a bearing of about 102°. The distance works out to about 3,819 kilometres, or 2,373 miles.

The yearly swing

Messaad sits far enough from the equator for the difference to be felt. Midsummer stretches the day, midwinter compresses it, and the prayer times follow.

The clock against the sun

True midday in Messaad arrives some 30 minutes after what the clock reads. It explains the 12:30 pm Dhuhr — the timezone boundary is drawn some way from this city's own meridian. Nothing is wrong with the calculation; timezones are political lines, and the sun does not consult them.

From Fajr to Isha

Fajr is at 5:36 am — early, and in darkness. You have until 7:03 am, when the sun comes up. After the sun peaks, Dhuhr is prayed at 12:30 pm, and Asr at 4:18 pm. Maghrib comes with sunset at 5:56 pm, and Isha closes the day at 7:26 pm. Around 10 hours and 53 minutes of daylight, all told.

How the times are worked out

Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah is the standard applied to this page. Where two calculations disagree it is nearly always Fajr or Isha: those depend on twilight, and twilight is a judgement call. For Asr this page uses the Hanafi position — later in the day than the majority view. Local practice wins over any website, this one included.

A few things worth knowing

No need to bookmark a timetable: the page recalculates for Messaad daily.