Prayer Times in Oulad Dahmane, Algeria

Oulad Dahmane, hour by hour

From Oulad Dahmane, the qibla points east-south-east — a bearing of about 106° on a compass. The Kaaba is about 3,763 kilometres off; the timetable below comes from this city's own coordinates.

Why Dhuhr lands where it does

True midday in Oulad Dahmane arrives some 25 minutes after what the clock reads. That is why Dhuhr sits at 12:25 pm rather than just past midday, and it carries through to Asr, Maghrib and Isha as well. This catches people out regularly, but prayer follows the sun, and the clock is only the label we put on it.

The fasting day in Oulad Dahmane

Stop eating by 5:33 am; break the fast at 5:46 pm. That is about 12 hours and 13 minutes on today's times. Scroll to the month view to see how the length changes as Ramadan progresses.

The yearly swing

Oulad Dahmane sees a large seasonal spread — very early summer Fajr times, a very late Isha, then a tightly packed winter day. The month view below is the reliable way to keep track.

How the day runs in Oulad Dahmane

It starts in the dark, with Fajr at 5:33 am. The sun appears at 7:03 am, which ends the Fajr period. Dhuhr 12:25 pm, Asr 4:07 pm — the two that carry the middle of the day. Maghrib is prayed at 5:46 pm as the light goes, then Isha at 7:16 pm. Sunrise to sunset, today runs about 10 hours and 43 minutes.

The calculation behind them

The calculation used here is Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah. The disagreement between methods lives almost entirely in Fajr and Isha, where the sun is below the horizon and the chosen angle decides the time. For Asr this page uses the Hanafi position — later in the day than the majority view. If the mosque down the road announces something a few minutes different, pray with the mosque.

A few things worth knowing

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