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Prayer times in Cové
Looking for the prayer times in Cové? On this page you will find the five daily prayers for today, updated automatically every day, together with a full monthly calendar, seasonal times, the Qibla direction and the Ramadan schedule for Cové, Zou Department. Every figure is computed for 7.2210° N, 2.3402° E, which means the times match Cové itself rather than the nearest big city.
Salah times in Cové today
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Muslim World League method.
Cové prayer times for this month
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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How prayer times in Cové change through the year
Prayer times in Cové vary a lot over the year. Around the summer solstice (21 June) Fajr is at around 5:19 AM and Maghrib at 7:09 PM, for a day of 12 h 33 min. Around the winter solstice (21 December) Fajr moves to 5:42 AM and Maghrib to 6:40 PM, and the day is just 11 h 42 min. The difference 0 h 50 min between the longest and the shortest day, which explains why the adhan moves so much from month to month.
| Day | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 MarchSpring equinox | 5:46 AM | 6:55 AM | 12:58 PM | 4:10 PM | 7:01 PM | 8:07 PM |
| 21 JuneSummer solstice | 5:19 AM | 6:36 AM | 12:52 PM | 4:20 PM | 7:09 PM | 8:21 PM |
| 23 SeptemberAutumn equinox | 5:31 AM | 6:40 AM | 12:43 PM | 3:55 PM | 6:46 PM | 7:51 PM |
| 21 DecemberWinter solstice | 5:42 AM | 6:57 AM | 12:49 PM | 4:10 PM | 6:40 PM | 7:50 PM |
Compared with Porto-Novo, Dhuhr in Cové is called roughly 1 minute later than in Porto-Novo, and on the 21 June Maghrib arrives 2 minutes later than in the capital. Cové is 86 km away from the capital, towards the north. For this reason we calculate every city separately rather than using one timetable for the whole country.
Qibla in Cové and distance to Makkah
Qibla direction for Cové: 64.6° (north-east). This is the angle between true north and the direction to the Kaaba, 4,321 km away. A calibrated compass does the job, and the mihrab of the nearest mosque in Cové is the easiest reference.
Fasting hours in Cové during Ramadan
Ramadan in Cové: based on astronomical calculation, Ramadan 1448 AH should start on 8 February 2027. On the first day, suhoor ends (imsak) at 5:48 AM and the fast is broken at Maghrib, 7:01 PM, about 13 h 03 min of fasting. On the last day the fast lasts 13 h 11 min, longer by 9 minutes. Imsak is shown ten minutes before Fajr as a precaution; the fast legally begins at true dawn (Fajr).
About Cové
Cové lies at 7.2210° N, 2.3402° E, in Zou Department, in Benin. The nearest administrative centre is Ouinhi, 22 km away. Nearby places include Kpozoun (14 km), Ouinhi (22 km), and Bohicon (31 km). We apply these coordinates directly to calculate the prayer times and the Qibla, taken from the open GeoNames database.
- Name
- Cové
- Type
- City
- Part of
- Zou Department, Benin
- Population
- 43,554
- Coordinates
- 7.22097, 2.34017
- Time zone
- UTC+1
- Calculation method
- Muslim World League
- Qibla direction
- 64.6° (north-east)
- Distance to Makkah
- 4,321 km
Asr and Jumu‘ah in Cové
The default timetable uses the standard opinion (Shafi‘i, Maliki and Hanbali) for Asr. With the Hanafi method, Asr in Cové comes roughly 62 minutes later around the summer solstice (5:22 PM instead of 4:20 PM). Jumu‘ah is prayed at Dhuhr time, around 12:58 PM around the spring equinox, with small changes over the year.
If you are passing through Cové, look at the times here before you arrive and use the list of nearby cities to see the prayer times along your route.
Prayer times near Cové
Prayer times in Cové: questions and answers
When is Fajr in Cové?
Fajr in Cové changes with the seasons: about 5:19 AM on 21 June and about 5:42 AM on 21 December. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.
When is Maghrib in Cové?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 6:40 PM on 21 December and 7:09 PM on 21 June. Today’s time is in the card above.
Do prayer times in Cové differ from Porto-Novo?
Yes. Cové is 86 km from Porto-Novo, towards the north, and Dhuhr in Cové comes roughly 1 minute later than in Porto-Novo.
Which calculation method is used for Cové?
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 Cové?
The Qibla in Cové is 64.6° from true north, towards the north-east. The Kaaba in Makkah is 4,321 km away.