City · Norte de Santander Department
Prayer times in Puerto Santander
Residents of and visitors to Puerto Santander can use this page to check when each prayer begins today. Puerto Santander is a city in Colombia, in Norte de Santander Department, with about 16,275 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 Puerto Santander today
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Muslim World League method.
Monthly prayer timetable for Puerto Santander
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Summer and winter prayer times in Puerto Santander
It is useful to know how prayer times in Puerto Santander move with the seasons. Fajr ranges between 4:16 AM on 21 June and 4:43 AM on 21 December, a shift of 27 minutes, while Maghrib moves between 5:37 PM and 6:10 PM. Daylight reaches 12 h 37 min around the summer solstice and falls to 11 h 38 min around the winter solstice. These figures help to plan your day, your travel and your work around the prayers.
| Day | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 MarchSpring equinox | 4:44 AM | 5:54 AM | 11:57 AM | 3:11 PM | 6:00 PM | 7:06 PM |
| 21 JuneSummer solstice | 4:16 AM | 5:33 AM | 11:51 AM | 3:19 PM | 6:10 PM | 7:22 PM |
| 23 SeptemberAutumn equinox | 4:29 AM | 5:39 AM | 11:42 AM | 2:56 PM | 5:45 PM | 6:50 PM |
| 21 DecemberWinter solstice | 4:43 AM | 5:58 AM | 11:48 AM | 3:08 PM | 5:37 PM | 6:48 PM |
Compared with Bogotá, Dhuhr in Puerto Santander is called roughly 7 minutes earlier than in Bogotá, and on the 21 June Maghrib comes at almost the same minute in both places. Puerto Santander is 457 km from the capital, towards the north-east. For this reason we calculate every city with its own coordinates rather than using one timetable for the whole country.
Qibla direction in Puerto Santander
In Puerto Santander you pray towards the north-east, at an angle of 64.4° from true north; the Kaaba is 11,918 km away. This bearing is calculated with spherical trigonometry from the coordinates of Puerto Santander 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.
Fasting hours in Puerto Santander during Ramadan
For those fasting in Puerto Santander, Ramadan 1448 AH (expected around 8 February 2027) begins with iftar at 5:58 PM and imsak at 4:48 AM on the first day, 13 h 01 min of fasting. Towards the end of the month (9 March 2027) Maghrib is at 6:01 PM for a fast of 13 h 11 min. These are astronomical estimates; the official start of the month is announced by the religious authorities in Colombia.
Puerto Santander on the map
The coordinates of Puerto Santander are 8.3636° N and 72.4063° W. The closest places on our site are Cúcuta (52 km), El Zulia (53 km), and Villa del Rosario (59 km). Cúcuta, the nearest administrative centre, is 52 km away. Check the prayer times of these places and see how they differ, which helps when you travel around Norte de Santander Department.
- Name
- Puerto Santander
- Type
- City
- Part of
- Norte de Santander Department, Colombia
- Population
- 16,275
- Coordinates
- 8.36361, -72.40630
- Time zone
- UTC−5
- Calculation method
- Muslim World League
- Qibla direction
- 64.4° (north-east)
- Distance to Makkah
- 11,918 km
Friday prayer and Asr time in Puerto Santander
The default timetable uses the majority opinion (Shafi‘i, Maliki and Hanbali) for Asr. With the Hanafi method, Asr in Puerto Santander comes roughly 63 minutes later around the summer solstice (4:22 PM instead of 3:19 PM). Jumu‘ah is prayed at Dhuhr time, around 11:57 AM around the spring equinox, changing slightly over the year.
To get the most accurate countdown, make sure the clock of your phone is set correctly: the countdown depends on it. The prayer times themselves are always calculated in the local time of Puerto Santander (UTC−5), whatever your location.
Nearby cities to Puerto Santander
- Cúcuta52 km · south
- El Zulia53 km · south-west
- Villa del Rosario59 km · south
- Los Patios59 km · south
- Ocaña105 km · west
- Pamplona113 km · south
- San Martín128 km · west
- Aguachica133 km · west
Prayer times in Puerto Santander: questions and answers
When is Maghrib in Puerto Santander?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 5:37 PM on 21 December and 6:10 PM on 21 June. Today’s time is in the card above.
Do prayer times in Puerto Santander differ from Bogotá?
Yes. Puerto Santander is 457 km from Bogotá, towards the north-east, and Dhuhr in Puerto Santander comes roughly 7 minutes earlier than in Bogotá.
How long is the fast in Puerto Santander during Ramadan?
Roughly 13 h 01 min at the start of Ramadan 1448 AH and 13 h 11 min at its end, according to astronomical calculation.
What time is Fajr in Puerto Santander?
Fajr in Puerto Santander changes with the seasons: about 4:16 AM on 21 June and about 4:43 AM on 21 December. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.
Which calculation method is used for Puerto Santander?
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.