City · Piauí
Prayer times in Amarante
Residents of and visitors to Amarante can use this page to check the start of every prayer today. Amarante is a city in Brazil, in Piauí, with about 17,234 inhabitants. The timetable is calculated from the position of the sun for this exact location and checked against the AlAdhan service, and you can change the calculation method or the Asr school in the settings.
Adhan times in Amarante today
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Muslim World League method.
Amarante prayer times for this month
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Summer and winter prayer times in Amarante
Prayer times in Amarante vary a lot between the seasons. Around the december solstice (21 December) Fajr is at about 4:18 AM and Maghrib at 6:04 PM, giving a day of 12 h 29 min. Around the june solstice (21 June) Fajr moves to 4:45 AM and Maghrib to 5:46 PM, and the day is just 11 h 46 min. That is a difference of 0 h 44 min between the longest and the shortest day, and it explains why the adhan moves so much from month to month.
| Day | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 MarchMarch equinox | 4:46 AM | 5:56 AM | 11:59 AM | 3:09 PM | 6:02 PM | 7:07 PM |
| 21 JuneJune solstice | 4:45 AM | 6:00 AM | 11:53 AM | 3:15 PM | 5:46 PM | 6:57 PM |
| 23 SeptemberSeptember equinox | 4:31 AM | 5:40 AM | 11:44 AM | 2:54 PM | 5:47 PM | 6:52 PM |
| 21 DecemberDecember solstice | 4:18 AM | 5:35 AM | 11:49 AM | 3:17 PM | 6:04 PM | 7:16 PM |
Amarante is in a different time zone from the capital Brasília: local time here is UTC−3. On the local clocks, Dhuhr in Amarante comes roughly 20 minutes earlier than in Brasília, but the real solar difference comes from the 1,197 km that separate them.
Qibla direction in Amarante
From Amarante you face towards the east, at an angle of 67.8° from true north; the Kaaba is 9,508 km away. We computed this angle with spherical trigonometry from the coordinates of Amarante 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.
Suhoor and iftar times in Amarante
Ramadan in Amarante: according to astronomical calculation, Ramadan 1448 AH should start on 8 February 2027. On the first day, suhoor ends (imsak) at 4:33 AM and the fast is broken at Maghrib, 6:16 PM, roughly 13 h 32 min of fasting. On the last day the fast lasts 13 h 20 min, shorter by 12 minutes. Imsak is shown ten minutes before Fajr as a precaution; what counts for the fast is true dawn (Fajr).
About Amarante
Amarante is located at 6.2432° S, 42.8454° W, in Piauí, in Brazil. The nearest administrative centre is Floriano, 61 km away. Close by you will find Regeneração (18 km), Água Branca (45 km), and Barão de Grajaú (60 km). We use these coordinates directly to calculate the prayer times and the Qibla, taken from the open GeoNames database.
- Name
- Amarante
- Type
- City
- Part of
- Piauí, Brazil
- Population
- 17,234
- Coordinates
- -6.24316, -42.84544
- Time zone
- UTC−3
- Calculation method
- Muslim World League
- Qibla direction
- 67.8° (east)
- Distance to Makkah
- 9,508 km
Friday prayer and Asr time in Amarante
The default timetable uses the standard opinion (Shafi‘i, Maliki and Hanbali) for Asr. With the Hanafi method, Asr in Amarante comes about 52 minutes later around the june solstice (4:07 PM instead of 3:15 PM). Jumu‘ah is prayed at Dhuhr time, around 11:59 AM around the march equinox, with small changes over the year.
If you are travelling to Amarante, look at the times here before you arrive and use the list of nearby cities to see the prayer times along your route.
Nearby cities to Amarante
- Regeneração18 km · east
- Água Branca45 km · north-east
- Barão de Grajaú60 km · south
- Floriano61 km · south
- Estreito68 km · north-west
- Parnarama68 km · north-west
- Matões90 km · north-west
- São João dos Patos99 km · west
Prayer times in Amarante: questions and answers
When is Fajr in Amarante?
Fajr in Amarante depends on the season: about 4:18 AM on 21 December and about 4:45 AM on 21 June. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.
Do prayer times in Amarante differ from Brasília?
Yes. Amarante is 1,197 km from Brasília, towards the north-east, and Dhuhr in Amarante is called roughly 20 minutes earlier than in Brasília.
How long is the fast in Amarante during Ramadan?
About 13 h 32 min at the start of Ramadan 1448 AH and 13 h 20 min at its end, according to astronomical calculation.
Which calculation method is used for Amarante?
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 Amarante?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 5:46 PM on 21 June and 6:04 PM on 21 December. Today’s time is in the card above.