Capital: Porto-Novo · 66 cities
Prayer times in Benin
Check today’s prayer times in Benin: Fajr, Sunrise, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib and Isha for 66 cities, each calculated for its own coordinates. Benin is in Africa and uses a single time zone (UTC+1), so the time of the adhan changes from city to city. We use the Muslim World League method, which you can change in the settings of any page.
Prayer times in Porto-Novo today
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Muslim World League method.
Prayer times by region in Benin
Our pages in Benin are organised in 12 regions. Open your region, then your city: every page has its own coordinates, so the times differ by a few minutes from one place to the next, from east to west and from north to south.
- Atakora Department9 cities
- Atlantique Department8 cities
- Borgou Department8 cities
- Collines Department7 cities
- Ouémé Department6 cities
- Zou Department6 cities
- Plateau Department5 cities
- Kouffo Department5 cities
- Donga Department4 cities
- Alibori Department4 cities
- Mono Department3 cities
- Littoral Department1 city
How prayer times are calculated in Benin
Pages for Benin use the Muslim World League method: Fajr when the sun is 18° below the horizon and Isha when the sun is 17° below the horizon. Times are shown in local time (UTC+1). In the capital Porto-Novo, Fajr is around 5:20 AM and Maghrib 7:06 PM around 21 June, whereas around 21 December Fajr comes at 5:40 AM and Maghrib at 6:40 PM. Daylight there ranges from 11 h 45 min to 12 h 30 min.
Our cities in Benin stretch from Cobly in the west to Ségbana in the east, and from Malanville in the north to Ouidah in the south. With such a distance, the sun reaches its zenith in Ségbana about 11 minutes before Cobly, even though the clock is the same everywhere. Day length also varies between north and south, most of all in summer and winter, so the timetable of Porto-Novo is no substitute for that of your own city.
Monthly prayer timetable for Porto-Novo
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Qibla direction in Benin
From Porto-Novo, the Qibla is at 63.6° from true north, towards the north-east, and the Kaaba is 4,330 km away. The angle changes a little as you move across Benin, which is why each city page shows its own Qibla angle with a compass diagram.
Ramadan in Benin
During Ramadan 1448 AH (expected on 8 February 2027), the fast in Porto-Novo lasts about 13 h 04 min at the start of the month and 13 h 12 min at the end, with imsak at 5:46 AM and iftar at 7:00 PM on the first day. Times differ from one city to another, so open your city’s page for its exact Ramadan timetable.
To find your city quickly, type its name in the search box at the top of the page, or browse the regions above. On every page you will find today’s times with a countdown, a monthly timetable you can print and links to nearby cities.
Prayer times in Benin: frequently asked questions
Which calculation method is used in Benin?
We use the Muslim World League method: Fajr at 18° and Isha when the sun is 17° below the horizon. You can choose another method in the settings of any page.
Why do prayer times differ between cities in Benin?
Because the sun does not reach the same position at the same moment everywhere: every degree of longitude shifts the prayer times by about four minutes.
What is the Qibla direction in Porto-Novo?
63.6° from true north, towards the north-east. The distance to Makkah is 4,330 km.
When does Ramadan 1448 start in Benin?
Astronomically, Ramadan 1448 AH is expected to begin around 8 February 2027. The official date is announced after the sighting of the crescent.