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Prayer times in Castro Alves
This page shows today’s salah times in Castro Alves, Estado de Bahia, worked out for the city’s exact coordinates. You will find the time of Fajr, Sunrise, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib and Isha, a countdown to the next prayer, a monthly timetable ready to print and the Qibla direction. The times use the Muslim World League method, which is the usual reference in Brazil.
Adhan times in Castro Alves today
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Muslim World League method.
Castro Alves prayer times for this month
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
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Prayer times in Castro Alves by season
It helps to know how prayer times in Castro Alves move with the seasons. Fajr varies between 3:50 AM on 21 December and 4:42 AM on 21 June, a shift of 52 minutes, while Maghrib moves between 5:21 PM and 6:02 PM. Daylight reaches 12 h 53 min in the december solstice and falls to 11 h 22 min in the june solstice. Use these figures to plan your day, your travel and your work around the prayers.
| Day | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 MarchMarch equinox | 4:31 AM | 5:42 AM | 11:45 AM | 3:04 PM | 5:49 PM | 6:55 PM |
| 21 JuneJune solstice | 4:42 AM | 5:58 AM | 11:40 AM | 2:55 PM | 5:21 PM | 6:32 PM |
| 23 SeptemberSeptember equinox | 4:16 AM | 5:27 AM | 11:30 AM | 2:48 PM | 5:34 PM | 6:40 PM |
| 21 DecemberDecember solstice | 3:50 AM | 5:09 AM | 11:36 AM | 3:02 PM | 6:02 PM | 7:16 PM |
Castro Alves is in a different time zone from the capital Brasília: local time here is UTC−3. On the local clocks, Dhuhr in Castro Alves is called roughly 34 minutes earlier than in Brasília, but the real solar difference depends on the 975 km between the two cities.
Qibla direction in Castro Alves
In Castro Alves you pray towards the north-east, at an angle of 66.7° from true north; the Kaaba is 9,443 km away. We computed this angle with spherical trigonometry from the coordinates of Castro Alves and those of the Kaaba (21.4225° N, 39.8262° E). Note that a compass points to magnetic north, which can differ by a few degrees from true north.
Fasting hours in Castro Alves during Ramadan
Ramadan 1448 AH is expected to begin around 8 February 2027, depending on the sighting of the crescent. On the first day, imsak in Castro Alves is at about 4:10 AM and iftar at 6:09 PM, for a fast of 13 h 49 min. At the end of the month (9 March 2027) imsak moves to 4:20 AM and iftar to 5:56 PM, for a fast of 13 h 26 min. The full Ramadan calendar appears in the monthly table above when the month arrives.
Castro Alves on the map
Castro Alves lies at 12.7656° S, 39.4283° W, in Estado de Bahia, in Brazil. The nearest administrative centre is Rafael Jambeiro, 41 km away. Close by you will find Muritiba (26 km), Sapeaçu (27 km), and Conceição do Almeida (28 km). We use these coordinates directly to calculate the prayer times and the Qibla, and they come from the open GeoNames database.
- Name
- Castro Alves
- Type
- City
- Part of
- Estado de Bahia, Brazil
- Population
- 24,712
- Coordinates
- -12.76556, -39.42833
- Time zone
- UTC−3
- Calculation method
- Muslim World League
- Qibla direction
- 66.7° (north-east)
- Distance to Makkah
- 9,443 km
Asr and Jumu‘ah in Castro Alves
Friday prayer (Jumu‘ah) in Castro Alves takes place at the time of Dhuhr, around 11:45 AM on 20 March. For Asr, the difference between the standard and the Hanafi calculation reaches 49 minutes around 21 June: 2:55 PM for the majority, 3:44 PM for the Hanafis. Select the method your mosque follows in the settings.
For the best results, make sure the clock of your phone is set correctly: the countdown depends on it. The prayer times themselves are always calculated in the local time of Castro Alves (UTC−3), wherever you are.
Prayer times near Castro Alves
- Muritiba26 km · south-east
- Sapeaçu27 km · east
- Conceição do Almeida28 km · east
- Santo Antônio de Jesus29 km · south-east
- Amargosa35 km · south-west
- Cabaceiras do Paraguaçu36 km · north-east
- Sobradinho36 km · east
- Cruz das Almas37 km · east
Frequently asked questions about prayer times in Castro Alves
When is Fajr in Castro Alves?
Fajr in Castro Alves depends on the season: about 3:50 AM on 21 December and about 4:42 AM on 21 June. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.
Do prayer times in Castro Alves differ from Brasília?
Yes. Castro Alves is 975 km from Brasília, towards the east, and Dhuhr in Castro Alves is called about 34 minutes earlier than in Brasília.
How long is the fast in Castro Alves during Ramadan?
About 13 h 49 min at the start of Ramadan 1448 AH and 13 h 26 min at its end, according to astronomical calculation.
When is Maghrib in Castro Alves?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 5:21 PM on 21 June and 6:02 PM on 21 December. Today’s time is in the card above.
What is the Qibla direction in Castro Alves?
The Qibla in Castro Alves is 66.7° from true north, towards the north-east. The Kaaba in Makkah is 9,443 km away.