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Prayer times in Palhoça
Looking for the prayer times in Palhoça? On this page you will find the five daily prayers for today, refreshed every day without any setting, together with a full monthly calendar, seasonal times, the Qibla direction and the Ramadan schedule for Palhoça, Santa Catarina. Every figure is computed for 27.6453° S, 48.6678° W, which means the times match Palhoça itself rather than the nearest big city.
Today’s prayer times in Palhoça
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Muslim World League method.
Prayer calendar for Palhoça
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Summer and winter prayer times in Palhoça
It is useful to know how prayer times in Palhoça move with the seasons. Fajr ranges between 3:43 AM on 21 December and 5:41 AM on 21 June, a difference of 1 h 58 min, while Maghrib moves between 5:28 PM and 7:10 PM. Daylight reaches 13 h 54 min around the december solstice and falls to 10 h 24 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 | 5:00 AM | 6:18 AM | 12:22 PM | 3:49 PM | 6:26 PM | 7:39 PM |
| 21 JuneJune solstice | 5:41 AM | 7:05 AM | 12:16 PM | 3:09 PM | 5:28 PM | 6:47 PM |
| 23 SeptemberSeptember equinox | 4:45 AM | 6:03 AM | 12:07 PM | 3:34 PM | 6:11 PM | 7:25 PM |
| 21 DecemberDecember solstice | 3:43 AM | 5:16 AM | 12:13 PM | 3:42 PM | 7:10 PM | 8:37 PM |
Palhoça lies 1,322 km south of Brasília, so Dhuhr in Palhoça comes roughly 3 minutes later than in Brasília. This difference comes from longitude: each degree shifts solar noon by about four minutes, and that is why the timetable of the capital should not be used in Palhoça.
Finding the Qibla from Palhoça
The Qibla in Palhoça is at 70.2° from true north, clockwise from north, which means roughly towards the east. The Kaaba in Makkah is 10,953 km away along the shortest path. To face the Qibla, hold your phone flat away from metal and electrical devices, then turn until the needle shows 70.2°.
Fasting hours in Palhoça during Ramadan
Ramadan in Palhoça: based on astronomical calculation, Ramadan 1448 AH is expected to start on 8 February 2027. On the first day, suhoor ends (imsak) at 4:18 AM and the fast is broken at Maghrib, 7:05 PM, about 14 h 36 min of fasting. On the last day the fast lasts 13 h 45 min, shorter by 51 minutes. Imsak is shown ten minutes before Fajr as a precaution; the fast legally begins at true dawn (Fajr).
Where Palhoça is located
Palhoça is located at 27.6453° S, 48.6678° W, in Santa Catarina, in Brazil. The nearest administrative centre is Florianópolis, 13 km away. Close by you will find São José (5 km), Campinas (8 km), and Santo Amaro da Imperatriz (12 km). We apply these coordinates as they are to calculate the prayer times and the Qibla, and they come from the open GeoNames database.
- Name
- Palhoça
- Type
- City
- Part of
- Santa Catarina, Brazil
- Population
- 222,598
- Coordinates
- -27.64528, -48.66778
- Time zone
- UTC−3
- Calculation method
- Muslim World League
- Qibla direction
- 70.2° (east)
- Distance to Makkah
- 10,953 km
Asr and Jumu‘ah in Palhoça
Friday prayer (Jumu‘ah) in Palhoça takes place at the time of Dhuhr, around 12:22 PM on 20 March. For Asr, the gap between the standard and the Hanafi calculation reaches 43 minutes around 21 June: 3:09 PM for the majority, 3:52 PM for the Hanafis. Select the method your mosque follows in the settings.
If you are travelling to Palhoça, check the times here before you arrive and use the list of nearby cities to know the prayer times at each stop on your way.
Nearby cities to Palhoça
- São José5 km · north-east
- Campinas8 km · north-east
- Santo Amaro da Imperatriz12 km · south-west
- Florianópolis13 km · north-east
- Freguesia do Ribeirao da Ilha13 km · south-east
- Ribeirão da Ilha15 km · south-east
- Trindade16 km · north-east
- Biguaçu17 km · north
Prayer times in Palhoça: questions and answers
When is Maghrib in Palhoça?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 5:28 PM on 21 June and 7:10 PM on 21 December. Today’s time is in the card above.
Which calculation method is used for Palhoça?
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.
Do prayer times in Palhoça differ from Brasília?
Yes. Palhoça is 1,322 km from Brasília, towards the south, and Dhuhr in Palhoça is called roughly 3 minutes later than in Brasília.
What is the Qibla direction in Palhoça?
The Qibla in Palhoça is 70.2° from true north, towards the east. The Kaaba in Makkah is 10,953 km away.
When is Fajr in Palhoça?
Fajr in Palhoça depends on the season: about 3:43 AM on 21 December and about 5:41 AM on 21 June. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.