City · Mato Grosso do Sul
Prayer times in Caarapó
Residents of and visitors to Caarapó can use this page to check the start of every prayer today. Caarapó is a city in Brazil, in Mato Grosso do Sul, with about 30,612 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 Caarapó
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Muslim World League method.
Caarapó prayer times for this month
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Summer and winter prayer times in Caarapó
Prayer times in Caarapó change noticeably over the year. Around the december solstice (21 December) Fajr is at about 3:25 AM and Maghrib at 6:23 PM, for a day of 13 h 32 min. Around the june solstice (21 June) Fajr moves to 4:59 AM and Maghrib to 5:03 PM, and the day is just 10 h 45 min. That is a difference of 2 h 47 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 MarchMarch equinox | 4:28 AM | 5:43 AM | 11:47 AM | 3:12 PM | 5:50 PM | 7:01 PM |
| 21 JuneJune solstice | 4:59 AM | 6:19 AM | 11:41 AM | 2:43 PM | 5:03 PM | 6:19 PM |
| 23 SeptemberSeptember equinox | 4:13 AM | 5:28 AM | 11:32 AM | 2:57 PM | 5:36 PM | 6:46 PM |
| 21 DecemberDecember solstice | 3:25 AM | 4:52 AM | 11:37 AM | 2:56 PM | 6:23 PM | 7:44 PM |
Caarapó is in a different time zone from the capital Brasília: local time here is UTC−4. On the local clocks, Dhuhr in Caarapó comes roughly 32 minutes earlier than in Brasília, while the actual difference in the sun’s position comes from the 1,051 km that separate them.
Qibla in Caarapó and distance to Makkah
From Caarapó you face towards the east, at an angle of 71.6° from true north; the Kaaba is 11,357 km away. We computed this angle with spherical trigonometry from the coordinates of Caarapó 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.
Suhoor and iftar times in Caarapó
Ramadan in Caarapó: based on astronomical calculation, Ramadan 1448 AH should start on 8 February 2027. At the start, suhoor ends (imsak) at 3:54 AM and the fast is broken at Maghrib, 6:23 PM, roughly 14 h 18 min of fasting. On the last day the fast lasts 13 h 37 min, shorter by 41 minutes. Imsak is shown ten minutes before Fajr as a precaution; the fast legally begins at true dawn (Fajr).
Caarapó on the map
Caarapó is located at 22.6342° S, 54.8222° W, in Mato Grosso do Sul, in Brazil. The nearest administrative centre is Campo Grande, 244 km away. Nearby places include Fátima do Sul (43 km), Dourados (46 km), and Itaporã (62 km). We apply these coordinates directly to calculate the prayer times and the Qibla, and they come from the open GeoNames database.
- Name
- Caarapó
- Type
- City
- Part of
- Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
- Population
- 30,612
- Coordinates
- -22.63417, -54.82222
- Time zone
- UTC−4
- Calculation method
- Muslim World League
- Qibla direction
- 71.6° (east)
- Distance to Makkah
- 11,357 km
Asr and Jumu‘ah in Caarapó
The default timetable uses the standard opinion (Shafi‘i, Maliki and Hanbali) for Asr. With the Hanafi method, Asr in Caarapó comes roughly 45 minutes later around the june solstice (3:28 PM instead of 2:43 PM). Jumu‘ah is prayed at Dhuhr time, around 11:47 AM around the march equinox, with small changes over the year.
If you are passing through Caarapó, check the times here before you arrive and use the list of nearby cities to see the prayer times at each stop on your way.
Nearby cities to Caarapó
- Fátima do Sul43 km · north-east
- Dourados46 km · north
- Itaporã62 km · north
- Amambai67 km · south-west
- Naviraí81 km · south-east
- Ponta Porã93 km · west
- Rio Brilhante97 km · north
- Itaquiraí114 km · south-east
Frequently asked questions about prayer times in Caarapó
What is the Qibla direction in Caarapó?
The Qibla in Caarapó is 71.6° from true north, towards the east. The Kaaba in Makkah is 11,357 km away.
When is Fajr in Caarapó?
Fajr in Caarapó changes with the seasons: about 3:25 AM on 21 December and about 4:59 AM on 21 June. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.
Do prayer times in Caarapó differ from Brasília?
Yes. Caarapó is 1,051 km from Brasília, towards the south-west, and Dhuhr in Caarapó is called roughly 32 minutes earlier than in Brasília.
How long is the fast in Caarapó during Ramadan?
Roughly 14 h 18 min at the start of Ramadan 1448 AH and 13 h 37 min at its end, according to astronomical calculation.
When is Maghrib in Caarapó?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 5:03 PM on 21 June and 6:23 PM on 21 December. Today’s time is in the card above.