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Prayer times in Minas Gerais

This page gives today’s prayer times in Minas Gerais, a region of Brazil, together with links to the 239 cities of Minas Gerais that have their own page. The times shown in the card are those of Belo Horizonte; every city page below is calculated for its own coordinates, because the adhan can differ by several minutes across a region.

Adhan times in Minas Gerais today

  

  1. Fajr
  2. Sunrise
  3. Dhuhr
  4. Asr
  5. Maghrib
  6. Isha
Calculation settings

Calculated with the Muslim World League method.

The times in this card are calculated for Belo Horizonte, the main city of Minas Gerais. Open your own city’s page below for times that match its exact location.

Every country has its own usual method for the prayer times, and in Brazil we use the Muslim World League method (Fajr at 18°, Isha when the sun is 17° below the horizon). Times are shown in local time (UTC−3) and take daylight saving time into account where it is used. Small differences of a minute or two with the local mosque are normal, as some mosques add a few minutes of precaution.

Minas Gerais prayer times for this month

 
DayHijriFajrSunriseDhuhrAsrMaghribIsha
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How prayer times in Minas Gerais change through the year

It is useful to know how prayer times in Minas Gerais move with the seasons. Fajr varies between 3:50 AM on 21 December and 5:11 AM on 21 June, a difference of 1 h 22 min, while Maghrib moves between 5:25 PM and 6:34 PM. Daylight peaks at 13 h 20 min in the december solstice and falls to 10 h 56 min in the june solstice. Use these figures to plan your day, your travel and your work around the prayers.

Estimated prayer times in Minas Gerais (2027)
DayFajrSunriseDhuhrAsrMaghribIsha
20 MarchMarch equinox4:46 AM6:00 AM12:03 PM3:27 PM6:07 PM7:16 PM
21 JuneJune solstice5:11 AM6:30 AM11:58 AM3:04 PM5:25 PM6:40 PM
23 SeptemberSeptember equinox4:31 AM5:45 AM11:48 AM3:12 PM5:52 PM7:01 PM
21 DecemberDecember solstice3:50 AM5:14 AM11:54 AM3:15 PM6:34 PM7:53 PM

Compared with Brasília, Dhuhr in Minas Gerais is called roughly 16 minutes earlier than in Brasília, and on the 21 June Maghrib arrives 24 minutes earlier than in the capital. Minas Gerais is 625 km from the capital, towards the south-east. That is why we calculate every city separately rather than using one timetable for the whole country.

Finding the Qibla from Minas Gerais

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Qibla direction for Minas Gerais: 67.8° (east). This is the angle between true north and the line to the Kaaba, 10,195 km away. A calibrated compass is enough, and the mihrab of any mosque in Minas Gerais remains the simplest guide.

Fasting hours in Minas Gerais during Ramadan

Ramadan in Minas Gerais: based on astronomical calculation, Ramadan 1448 AH should start on 8 February 2027. On the first day, suhoor ends (imsak) at 4:16 AM and the fast is broken at Maghrib, 6:36 PM, roughly 14 h 10 min of fasting. On the last day the fast lasts 13 h 34 min, shorter by 36 minutes. Imsak is shown ten minutes before Fajr as a precaution; the fast legally begins at true dawn (Fajr).

Where Minas Gerais is located

Minas Gerais is one of the regions of Brazil. Its main city, Belo Horizonte, is at 19.9208° S, 43.9378° W. The region has 239 cities on our site, and the adhan time can differ by several minutes between its eastern and western parts. Regions nearby are listed below.

Name
Minas Gerais
Type
Region
Part of
Brazil
Coordinates
-19.92083, -43.93778
Time zone
UTC−3
Calculation method
Muslim World League
Qibla direction
67.8° (east)
Distance to Makkah
10,195 km

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Asr and Jumu‘ah in Minas Gerais

The default timetable uses the majority opinion (Shafi‘i, Maliki and Hanbali) for Asr. With the Hanafi method, Asr in Minas Gerais comes about 46 minutes later around the june solstice (3:50 PM instead of 3:04 PM). Jumu‘ah is prayed at Dhuhr time, about 12:03 PM around the march equinox, changing slightly over the year.

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Prayer times in Minas Gerais: questions and answers

Do prayer times in Minas Gerais differ from Brasília?

Yes. Minas Gerais is 625 km from Brasília, towards the south-east, and Dhuhr in Minas Gerais is called about 16 minutes earlier than in Brasília.

How long is the fast in Minas Gerais during Ramadan?

About 14 h 10 min at the start of Ramadan 1448 AH and 13 h 34 min at its end, according to astronomical calculation.

Which calculation method is used for Minas Gerais?

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.

What time is Fajr in Minas Gerais?

Fajr in Minas Gerais changes with the seasons: about 3:50 AM on 21 December and about 5:11 AM on 21 June. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.

What is the Qibla direction in Minas Gerais?

The Qibla in Minas Gerais is 67.8° from true north, towards the east. The Kaaba in Makkah is 10,195 km away.

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