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Prayer times in Barra do Choça
Looking for the prayer times in Barra do Choça? Below 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 Barra do Choça, Estado de Bahia. Every figure is computed for 14.8811° S, 40.5794° W, so the times reflect Barra do Choça itself rather than the nearest big city.
Today’s prayer times in Barra do Choça
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Muslim World League method.
Barra do Choça prayer times for this month
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
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How prayer times in Barra do Choça change through the year
Prayer times in Barra do Choça vary a lot over the year. Around the december solstice (21 December) Fajr is at about 3:50 AM and Maghrib at 6:11 PM, giving a day of 13 h 01 min. Around the june solstice (21 June) Fajr moves to 4:50 AM and Maghrib to 5:21 PM, and the day is just 11 h 15 min. That is a difference of 1 h 46 min between the longest and the shortest day, which explains why the adhan moves noticeably from month to month.
| Day | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 MarchMarch equinox | 4:35 AM | 5:46 AM | 11:50 AM | 3:10 PM | 5:53 PM | 7:00 PM |
| 21 JuneJune solstice | 4:50 AM | 6:07 AM | 11:44 AM | 2:57 PM | 5:21 PM | 6:34 PM |
| 23 SeptemberSeptember equinox | 4:20 AM | 5:31 AM | 11:35 AM | 2:55 PM | 5:38 PM | 6:45 PM |
| 21 DecemberDecember solstice | 3:50 AM | 5:10 AM | 11:40 AM | 3:06 PM | 6:11 PM | 7:26 PM |
Barra do Choça does not use the same time zone as the capital Brasília: local time here is UTC−3. On the local clocks, Dhuhr in Barra do Choça comes about 29 minutes earlier than in Brasília, but the real solar difference depends on the 794 km that separate them.
Finding the Qibla from Barra do Choça
The Qibla in Barra do Choça is at 66.8° from true north, clockwise from north, which means approximately towards the north-east. The Kaaba in Makkah is 9,650 km away along the shortest path. To find the Qibla, hold your phone flat far from metal and electrical devices, then turn until the needle points to 66.8°.
Fasting hours in Barra do Choça during Ramadan
Fasting in Barra do Choça, Ramadan 1448 AH (expected on 8 February 2027) begins with iftar at 6:16 PM and imsak at 4:12 AM on the first day, 13 h 55 min of fasting. Towards the end of the month (9 March 2027) iftar moves to 6:01 PM and the fast lasts 13 h 28 min. These are astronomical estimates; the official start of the month is announced by the religious authorities in Brazil.
About Barra do Choça
The coordinates of Barra do Choça are 14.8811° S and 40.5794° W. The nearest cities on our site are Planalto (26 km), Vitória da Conquista (28 km), and Itambé (41 km). Wenceslau Guimarães, the nearest administrative centre, is 178 km away. Check the prayer times of these places to compare them, which helps when you travel around Estado de Bahia.
- Name
- Barra do Choça
- Type
- City
- Part of
- Estado de Bahia, Brazil
- Population
- 31,209
- Coordinates
- -14.88111, -40.57944
- Time zone
- UTC−3
- Calculation method
- Muslim World League
- Qibla direction
- 66.8° (north-east)
- Distance to Makkah
- 9,650 km
Asr and Jumu‘ah in Barra do Choça
Friday prayer (Jumu‘ah) in Barra do Choça is held at the time of Dhuhr, about 11:50 AM on 20 March. For Asr, the gap between the standard and the Hanafi calculation reaches 48 minutes around 21 June: 2:57 PM for the majority, 3:45 PM for the Hanafis. Choose the method your mosque follows in the settings.
Good to know: bookmark this page to check today’s times in one tap, and use the print button to get a paper copy of the monthly timetable for your home or your mosque.
Prayer times near Barra do Choça
- Planalto26 km · north-east
- Vitória da Conquista28 km · west
- Itambé41 km · south
- Poções45 km · north-east
- Itapetinga54 km · south-east
- Iguaí54 km · east
- Itororó61 km · south-east
- Ibicuí64 km · east
Frequently asked questions about prayer times in Barra do Choça
How long is the fast in Barra do Choça during Ramadan?
About 13 h 55 min at the start of Ramadan 1448 AH and 13 h 28 min at its end, according to astronomical calculation.
Do prayer times in Barra do Choça differ from Brasília?
Yes. Barra do Choça is 794 km from Brasília, towards the east, and Dhuhr in Barra do Choça is called roughly 29 minutes earlier than in Brasília.
What time is Fajr in Barra do Choça?
Fajr in Barra do Choça depends on the season: about 3:50 AM on 21 December and about 4:50 AM on 21 June. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.
What is the Qibla direction in Barra do Choça?
The Qibla in Barra do Choça is 66.8° from true north, towards the north-east. The Kaaba in Makkah is 9,650 km away.
When is Maghrib in Barra do Choça?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 5:21 PM on 21 June and 6:11 PM on 21 December. Today’s time is in the card above.