Prayer Times in Takerbouzt, Algeria

What these times mean for Takerbouzt

Takerbouzt sits at 36.42° N, 4.34° E, and the timetable here is built from that position rather than a national average. Two towns an hour apart see the sun rise at different moments, and since Fajr and Maghrib follow the sun rather than the clock, those minutes carry straight through to the timetable.

A quirk of the timezone

True midday in Takerbouzt arrives some 26 minutes after what the clock reads. That is why Dhuhr sits at 12:26 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.

Method and madhab

The underlying method is Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah. Methods differ mainly over Fajr and Isha, because each authority settles on a slightly different angle of the sun below the horizon — a few minutes either way is normal. For Asr this page uses the Hanafi position — later in the day than the majority view. Where your local mosque differs, follow the mosque — that is the timetable the congregation keeps.

How the day runs in Takerbouzt

Fajr opens the day at 5:33 am, well before first light. The sun appears at 7:03 am, which ends the Fajr period. After the sun peaks, Dhuhr is prayed at 12:26 pm, and Asr at 4:11 pm. The sun goes down at Maghrib, 5:49 pm, and the day ends with Isha at 7:19 pm. That gives Takerbouzt roughly 10 hours and 46 minutes of daylight today.

Finding the qibla

From this city the direction is east-south-east, or 106° if you prefer the number. Makkah is around 3,806 kilometres (2,365 miles) away in a straight line. Worth remembering that a phone compass points to magnetic north, which can sit several degrees off true north depending on where you are.

If you are fasting

Suhoor closes at 5:33 am in Takerbouzt, with iftar at 5:49 pm. Roughly 12 hours and 16 minutes, going by today's figures. Scroll to the month view to see how the length changes as Ramadan progresses.

For tahajjud

From Isha to Fajr is around 10 hours and 14 minutes at the moment. The final third of the night carries particular weight in the tradition, and it is measured from Isha to Fajr rather than by the clock.

The yearly swing

Summer and winter look like different timetables entirely in Takerbouzt. The times can shift by several hours between the two ends of the year.

Questions people ask

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