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Prayer times in Poço Fundo
Muslims living in Poço Fundo can use this page to check the start of every prayer today. Poço Fundo is a city in Brazil, in Minas Gerais, with about 16,390 inhabitants. The timetable is calculated astronomically for this exact location and confirmed with the AlAdhan service, and you can change the calculation method or the Asr school in the settings.
Today’s prayer times in Poço Fundo
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Muslim World League method.
Monthly prayer timetable for Poço Fundo
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Summer and winter prayer times in Poço Fundo
It helps to know how prayer times in Poço Fundo move with the seasons. Fajr varies between 3:52 AM on 21 December and 5:22 AM on 21 June, a shift of 1 h 30 min, while Maghrib moves between 5:30 PM and 6:46 PM. Daylight peaks at 13 h 28 min around the december solstice and falls to 10 h 48 min around 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 | 4:53 AM | 6:08 AM | 12:11 PM | 3:36 PM | 6:15 PM | 7:25 PM |
| 21 JuneJune solstice | 5:22 AM | 6:42 AM | 12:06 PM | 3:09 PM | 5:30 PM | 6:45 PM |
| 23 SeptemberSeptember equinox | 4:39 AM | 5:53 AM | 11:56 AM | 3:21 PM | 6:00 PM | 7:10 PM |
| 21 DecemberDecember solstice | 3:52 AM | 5:18 AM | 12:02 PM | 3:21 PM | 6:46 PM | 8:06 PM |
Poço Fundo lies 699 km south of Brasília, so Dhuhr in Poço Fundo is called roughly 8 minutes earlier than in Brasília. This difference comes from longitude: every degree of longitude moves solar noon by about four minutes, which is why the timetable of the capital should not be used in Poço Fundo.
Qibla in Poço Fundo and distance to Makkah
In Poço Fundo you face towards the east, at an angle of 68.6° from true north; the Kaaba is 10,467 km away. This bearing is calculated with spherical trigonometry from the coordinates of Poço Fundo 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.
Ramadan timetable for Poço Fundo
Ramadan 1448 AH is expected to begin on 8 February 2027, subject to the sighting of the crescent. On the first day, imsak in Poço Fundo is at about 4:21 AM and iftar at 6:46 PM, so the fast lasts 14 h 16 min. At the end of the month (9 March 2027) imsak moves to 4:39 AM and iftar to 6:25 PM, for a fast of 13 h 36 min. The daily timetable appears in the monthly table above when the month arrives.
About Poço Fundo
Poço Fundo is located at 21.7808° S, 45.9650° W, in Minas Gerais, in Brazil. The nearest administrative centre is Poços de Caldas, 62 km away. Close by you will find Machado (13 km), Campestre (30 km), and Paraguaçu (35 km). We use these coordinates as they are to calculate the prayer times and the Qibla, and they come from the open GeoNames database.
- Name
- Poço Fundo
- Type
- City
- Part of
- Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Population
- 16,390
- Coordinates
- -21.78083, -45.96500
- Time zone
- UTC−3
- Calculation method
- Muslim World League
- Qibla direction
- 68.6° (east)
- Distance to Makkah
- 10,467 km
Asr and Jumu‘ah in Poço Fundo
The default timetable uses the majority opinion (Shafi‘i, Maliki and Hanbali) for Asr. With the Hanafi method, Asr in Poço Fundo comes about 45 minutes later around the june solstice (3:54 PM instead of 3:09 PM). Jumu‘ah is prayed at Dhuhr time, about 12:11 PM around the march equinox, changing slightly over the year.
If you are passing through Poço Fundo, look at the times here before setting off and use the list of nearby cities to see the prayer times along your route.
Nearby cities to Poço Fundo
- Machado13 km · north
- Campestre30 km · west
- Paraguaçu35 km · north-east
- Alfenas39 km · north
- São Gonçalo do Sapucaí40 km · east
- Elói Mendes45 km · north-east
- Pouso Alegre50 km · south
- Campanha59 km · east
Prayer times in Poço Fundo: questions and answers
Do prayer times in Poço Fundo differ from Brasília?
Yes. Poço Fundo is 699 km from Brasília, towards the south, and Dhuhr in Poço Fundo is called about 8 minutes earlier than in Brasília.
How long is the fast in Poço Fundo during Ramadan?
Roughly 14 h 16 min at the start of Ramadan 1448 AH and 13 h 36 min at its end, according to astronomical calculation.
What is the Qibla direction in Poço Fundo?
The Qibla in Poço Fundo is 68.6° from true north, towards the east. The Kaaba in Makkah is 10,467 km away.
What time is Fajr in Poço Fundo?
Fajr in Poço Fundo depends on the season: about 3:52 AM on 21 December and about 5:22 AM on 21 June. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.
When is Maghrib in Poço Fundo?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 5:30 PM on 21 June and 6:46 PM on 21 December. Today’s time is in the card above.