City · Benguela Province
Prayer times in Catumbela
Muslims living in Catumbela can use this page to check the start of every prayer today. Catumbela is a city in Angola, in Benguela Province, with about 95,034 inhabitants. The timetable is calculated astronomically for this exact location and checked against the AlAdhan service, and you can change the calculation method or the Asr school in the settings.
Adhan times in Catumbela today
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Muslim World League method.
Prayer calendar for Catumbela
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Summer and winter prayer times in Catumbela
It helps to know how prayer times in Catumbela move with the seasons. Fajr varies between 4:19 AM on 21 December and 5:10 AM on 21 June, a difference of 51 minutes, while Maghrib moves between 5:49 PM and 6:30 PM. Daylight peaks at 12 h 52 min around the december solstice and falls to 11 h 24 min around the june solstice. These figures help to plan your day, your travel and your work around the prayers.
| Day | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 MarchMarch equinox | 4:59 AM | 6:10 AM | 12:13 PM | 3:31 PM | 6:17 PM | 7:23 PM |
| 21 JuneJune solstice | 5:10 AM | 6:26 AM | 12:08 PM | 3:24 PM | 5:49 PM | 7:01 PM |
| 23 SeptemberSeptember equinox | 4:45 AM | 5:55 AM | 11:58 AM | 3:16 PM | 6:02 PM | 7:08 PM |
| 21 DecemberDecember solstice | 4:19 AM | 5:38 AM | 12:04 PM | 3:30 PM | 6:30 PM | 7:44 PM |
Compared with Luanda, Dhuhr in Catumbela is called roughly 1 minute earlier than in Luanda, and on the 21 June Maghrib arrives 8 minutes earlier than in the capital. Catumbela is 401 km away from the capital, towards the south. For this reason we calculate each place separately rather than using one timetable for the whole country.
Finding the Qibla from Catumbela
Qibla direction for Catumbela: 37.5° (north-east). This is the angle between true north and the direction to the Kaaba, 4,733 km away. A well calibrated compass app is enough, and the mihrab of the nearest mosque in Catumbela is the easiest reference.
Suhoor and iftar times in Catumbela
Ramadan in Catumbela: according to astronomical calculation, Ramadan 1448 AH should start on 8 February 2027. At the start, suhoor ends (imsak) at 4:39 AM and the fast is broken at Maghrib, 6:37 PM, roughly 13 h 48 min of fasting. On the last day the fast lasts 13 h 26 min, shorter by 23 minutes. Imsak is shown ten minutes before Fajr as a precaution; the fast legally begins at true dawn (Fajr).
Where Catumbela is located
Catumbela is located at 12.4300° S, 13.5468° E, in Benguela Province, in Angola. The nearest administrative centre is Benguela, 23 km away. Nearby places include Lobito (7 km), Benguela (23 km), and Navegantes (25 km). We apply these coordinates directly to calculate the prayer times and the Qibla, taken from the open GeoNames database.
- Name
- Catumbela
- Type
- City
- Part of
- Benguela Province, Angola
- Population
- 95,034
- Coordinates
- -12.43002, 13.54677
- Time zone
- UTC+1
- Calculation method
- Muslim World League
- Qibla direction
- 37.5° (north-east)
- Distance to Makkah
- 4,733 km
Asr and Jumu‘ah in Catumbela
The default timetable uses the standard opinion (Shafi‘i, Maliki and Hanbali) for Asr. With the Hanafi method, Asr in Catumbela comes about 49 minutes later around the june solstice (4:13 PM instead of 3:24 PM). Jumu‘ah is prayed at Dhuhr time, about 12:13 PM around the march equinox, with small changes over the year.
The Prophet ﷺ said that the most beloved deed to Allah is prayer offered on time. May this page help you observe your prayers on time in Catumbela and organise your day around them.
Prayer times near Catumbela
- Lobito7 km · north
- Benguela23 km · south-west
- Navegantes25 km · south-west
- Baía Farta43 km · south-west
- Bocoio64 km · east
- Cubal do Lumbo64 km · east
- Dombe Grande75 km · south-west
- Cubal102 km · south-east
Prayer times in Catumbela: questions and answers
Which calculation method is used for Catumbela?
We use the Muslim World League method: Fajr at 18° and Isha when the sun is 17° below the horizon. You can change it in the settings of the prayer card.
What is the Qibla direction in Catumbela?
The Qibla in Catumbela is 37.5° from true north, towards the north-east. The Kaaba in Makkah is 4,733 km away.
When is Maghrib in Catumbela?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 5:49 PM on 21 June and 6:30 PM on 21 December. Today’s time is in the card above.
When is Fajr in Catumbela?
Fajr in Catumbela depends on the season: about 4:19 AM on 21 December and about 5:10 AM on 21 June. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.
How long is the fast in Catumbela during Ramadan?
Roughly 13 h 48 min at the start of Ramadan 1448 AH and 13 h 26 min at its end, according to astronomical calculation.