City · Maranhão
Prayer times in Monção
Residents of and visitors to Monção can use this page to check when each prayer begins today. Monção is a city in Brazil, in Maranhão, with about 27,751 inhabitants. The timetable is calculated astronomically for its coordinates and checked against the AlAdhan service, and you can change the calculation method or the Asr school in the settings.
Today’s prayer times in Monção
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Muslim World League method.
Monção prayer times for this month
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Summer and winter prayer times in Monção
It is useful to know how prayer times in Monção move with the seasons. Fajr varies between 4:34 AM on 21 December and 4:50 AM on 21 June, a difference of 17 minutes, while Maghrib moves between 6:00 PM and 6:09 PM. Daylight peaks at 12 h 20 min around the december solstice and drops to 11 h 55 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 | 4:56 AM | 6:05 AM | 12:09 PM | 3:15 PM | 6:12 PM | 7:17 PM |
| 21 JuneJune solstice | 4:50 AM | 6:05 AM | 12:03 PM | 3:27 PM | 6:00 PM | 7:11 PM |
| 23 SeptemberSeptember equinox | 4:41 AM | 5:50 AM | 11:53 AM | 3:00 PM | 5:57 PM | 7:02 PM |
| 21 DecemberDecember solstice | 4:34 AM | 5:49 AM | 11:59 AM | 3:26 PM | 6:09 PM | 7:20 PM |
Monção does not use the same time zone as the capital Brasília: local time here is UTC−3. On the local clocks, Dhuhr in Monção comes about 11 minutes earlier than in Brasília, while the actual difference in the sun’s position depends on the 1,397 km between the two cities.
Qibla in Monção and distance to Makkah
Qibla from Monção: 68.3° (east). This is the angle between true north and the direction to the Kaaba, 9,641 km away. A calibrated compass does the job, and the mihrab of any mosque in Monção is the easiest reference.
Ramadan timetable for Monção
Ramadan 1448 AH is expected to begin on 8 February 2027, depending on the sighting of the crescent. On the first day, imsak in Monção is around 4:46 AM and iftar at 6:22 PM, for a fast of 13 h 26 min. At the end of the month (9 March 2027) imsak is around 4:48 AM and iftar to 6:16 PM, for a fast of 13 h 18 min. The daily timetable appears in the monthly table on this page when the month arrives.
About Monção
The coordinates of Monção are 3.4917° S and 45.2511° W. The nearest cities on our site are Pindaré-Mirim (17 km), Penalva (24 km), and Santa Inês (24 km). Turilândia, the nearest administrative centre, is 142 km away. Check the prayer times of these places and see how they differ, which is useful when you travel across Maranhão.
- Name
- Monção
- Type
- City
- Part of
- Maranhão, Brazil
- Population
- 27,751
- Coordinates
- -3.49167, -45.25111
- Time zone
- UTC−3
- Calculation method
- Muslim World League
- Qibla direction
- 68.3° (east)
- Distance to Makkah
- 9,641 km
Asr and Jumu‘ah in Monção
Friday prayer (Jumu‘ah) in Monção is held at the time of Dhuhr, around 12:09 PM on 20 March. For Asr, the gap between the standard and the Hanafi calculation is 54 minutes around 21 June: 3:27 PM for the majority, 4:21 PM for the Hanafis. Choose the method your mosque follows in the settings.
If you are travelling to Monção, 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 Monção
- Pindaré-Mirim17 km · south-west
- Penalva24 km · north
- Santa Inês24 km · south-west
- Cajari33 km · north-east
- Pio XII39 km · south
- Bom Jardim40 km · west
- Viana41 km · north-east
- Vitória do Mearim42 km · east
Prayer times in Monção: questions and answers
Which calculation method is used for Monção?
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.
When is Maghrib in Monção?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 6:00 PM on 21 June and 6:09 PM on 21 December. Today’s time is in the card above.
When is Fajr in Monção?
Fajr in Monção changes with the seasons: about 4:34 AM on 21 December and about 4:50 AM on 21 June. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.
How long is the fast in Monção during Ramadan?
About 13 h 26 min at the start of Ramadan 1448 AH and 13 h 18 min at its end, according to astronomical calculation.
Do prayer times in Monção differ from Brasília?
Yes. Monção is 1,397 km from Brasília, towards the north, and Dhuhr in Monção comes about 11 minutes earlier than in Brasília.