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Prayer times in Santana
Muslims living in Santana can use this page to check when each prayer begins today. Santana is a city in Brazil, in Estado de Bahia, with about 24,755 inhabitants. The timetable is calculated from the position of the sun for its coordinates and checked against the AlAdhan service, and you can change the calculation method or the Asr school in the settings.
Adhan times in Santana today
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Muslim World League method.
Monthly prayer timetable for Santana
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Prayer times in Santana by season
Prayer times in Santana change noticeably between the seasons. Around the december solstice (21 December) Fajr is at around 4:08 AM and Maghrib at 6:21 PM, giving a day of 12 h 54 min. Around the june solstice (21 June) Fajr moves to 5:01 AM and Maghrib to 5:39 PM, and the day lasts only 11 h 22 min. That is a difference of 1 h 32 min between the longest and the shortest day, and it explains why the adhan moves noticeably from month to month.
| Day | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 MarchMarch equinox | 4:50 AM | 6:00 AM | 12:04 PM | 3:22 PM | 6:07 PM | 7:13 PM |
| 21 JuneJune solstice | 5:01 AM | 6:17 AM | 11:58 AM | 3:13 PM | 5:39 PM | 6:51 PM |
| 23 SeptemberSeptember equinox | 4:35 AM | 5:45 AM | 11:49 AM | 3:07 PM | 5:52 PM | 6:59 PM |
| 21 DecemberDecember solstice | 4:08 AM | 5:27 AM | 11:54 AM | 3:20 PM | 6:21 PM | 7:35 PM |
Santana is in a different time zone from the capital Brasília: local time here is UTC−3. On the local clocks, Dhuhr in Santana is called about 16 minutes earlier than in Brasília, but the real solar difference depends on the 521 km that separate them.
Qibla direction in Santana
From Santana you pray towards the east, at an angle of 67.8° from true north; the Kaaba is 9,914 km away. This bearing is calculated with spherical trigonometry from the coordinates of Santana and those of the Kaaba (21.4225° N, 39.8262° E). Remember that a compass points to magnetic north, which can differ by a few degrees from true north.
Ramadan timetable for Santana
Ramadan in Santana: according to astronomical calculation, Ramadan 1448 AH is expected to start on 8 February 2027. On the first day, suhoor ends (imsak) at 4:28 AM and the fast is broken at Maghrib, 6:28 PM, about 13 h 49 min of fasting. On the last day the fast lasts 13 h 26 min, shorter by 24 minutes. Imsak is shown ten minutes before Fajr as a precaution; what counts for the fast is true dawn (Fajr).
Where Santana is located
Santana is located at 12.9833° S, 44.0511° W, in Estado de Bahia, in Brazil. The nearest administrative centre is Serra Dourada, 27 km away. Nearby places include Serra Dourada (27 km), Santa Maria da Vitória (48 km), and São Félix do Coribe (49 km). We use these coordinates directly to calculate the prayer times and the Qibla, taken from the open GeoNames database.
- Name
- Santana
- Type
- City
- Part of
- Estado de Bahia, Brazil
- Population
- 24,755
- Coordinates
- -12.98333, -44.05111
- Time zone
- UTC−3
- Calculation method
- Muslim World League
- Qibla direction
- 67.8° (east)
- Distance to Makkah
- 9,914 km
Asr and Jumu‘ah in Santana
Friday prayer (Jumu‘ah) in Santana takes place at the time of Dhuhr, about 12:04 PM on 20 March. For Asr, the gap between the standard and the Hanafi calculation reaches 49 minutes around 21 June: 3:13 PM for the majority, 4:02 PM for the Hanafis. Choose the method your mosque follows in the settings.
Tip: add this page to your home screen 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 the mosque.
Prayer times near Santana
- Serra Dourada27 km · north-east
- Santa Maria da Vitória48 km · south
- São Félix do Coribe49 km · south
- Bom Jesus da Lapa75 km · south-east
- Correntina75 km · south-west
- Serra do Ramalho80 km · south-east
- Paratinga99 km · east
- São Desidério122 km · north-west
Frequently asked questions about prayer times in Santana
Do prayer times in Santana differ from Brasília?
Yes. Santana is 521 km from Brasília, towards the north-east, and Dhuhr in Santana comes roughly 16 minutes earlier than in Brasília.
What time is Fajr in Santana?
Fajr in Santana depends on the season: about 4:08 AM on 21 December and about 5:01 AM on 21 June. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.
How long is the fast in Santana 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 Santana?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 5:39 PM on 21 June and 6:21 PM on 21 December. Today’s time is in the card above.
What is the Qibla direction in Santana?
The Qibla in Santana is 67.8° from true north, towards the east. The Kaaba in Makkah is 9,914 km away.