Regional capital · Moravian-Silesian Region
Prayer times in Ostrava
Residents of and visitors to Ostrava can use this page to check the start of every prayer today. Ostrava is a regional capital in the Czechia, in Moravian-Silesian Region, with about 280,853 inhabitants. The timetable is calculated from the position of the sun for its coordinates and checked against the AlAdhan service, and you can change the calculation method or the Asr school in the settings.
Salah times in Ostrava today
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Muslim World League method.
Monthly prayer timetable for Ostrava
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Prayer times in Ostrava by season
Prayer times in Ostrava change noticeably over the year. Around the summer solstice (21 June) Fajr is at around 2:21 AM and Maghrib at 8:59 PM, giving a day of 16 h 21 min. Around the winter solstice (21 December) Fajr moves to 5:43 AM and Maghrib to 3:48 PM, and the day lasts only 8 h 06 min. The difference 8 h 14 min between the longest and the shortest day, which explains why the adhan moves so much from month to month.
| Day | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 MarchSpring equinox | 4:01 AM | 5:51 AM | 11:54 AM | 3:13 PM | 5:59 PM | 7:42 PM |
| 21 JuneSummer solstice | 2:21 AM | 4:38 AM | 12:49 PM | 5:08 PM | 8:59 PM | 11:09 PM |
| 23 SeptemberAutumn equinox | 4:45 AM | 6:34 AM | 12:39 PM | 3:58 PM | 6:44 PM | 8:26 PM |
| 21 DecemberWinter solstice | 5:43 AM | 7:42 AM | 11:45 AM | 1:31 PM | 3:48 PM | 5:40 PM |
Ostrava lies 278 km east of Prague, so Dhuhr in Ostrava is called roughly 15 minutes earlier than in Prague. The gap is due to 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 Ostrava.
Qibla in Ostrava and distance to Makkah
Qibla from Ostrava: 141.3° (south-east). This is the angle between true north and the direction to the Kaaba, 3,682 km away. A well calibrated compass app does the job, and the mihrab of the nearest mosque in Ostrava is the easiest reference.
Ramadan timetable for Ostrava
Fasting in Ostrava, Ramadan 1448 AH (expected on 8 February 2027) starts with iftar at 4:53 PM and imsak at 5:10 AM on the first day, 11 h 33 min of fasting. By the end of the month (9 March 2027) iftar moves to 5:42 PM for a fast of 13 h 15 min. These are astronomical estimates; the official start of the month is announced by the religious authorities in the Czechia.
Where Ostrava is located
Ostrava is located at 49.8347° N, 18.2820° E, in Moravian-Silesian Region, in the Czechia. Close by you will find Bohumín (9 km), Orlová (11 km), and Havířov (13 km). We apply these coordinates directly to calculate the prayer times and the Qibla, taken from the open GeoNames database.
- Name
- Ostrava
- Type
- Regional capital
- Part of
- Moravian-Silesian Region, Czechia
- Population
- 280,853
- Coordinates
- 49.83465, 18.28204
- Time zone
- UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
- Calculation method
- Muslim World League
- Qibla direction
- 141.3° (south-east)
- Distance to Makkah
- 3,682 km
Asr and Jumu‘ah in Ostrava
Friday prayer (Jumu‘ah) in Ostrava is held at the time of Dhuhr, around 11:54 AM on 20 March. For Asr, the gap between the standard and the Hanafi calculation is 74 minutes around 21 June: 5:08 PM for the majority, 6:22 PM for the Hanafis. Choose the method your mosque follows in the settings.
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 Ostrava (UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer), wherever you are.
Nearby cities to Ostrava
- Bohumín9 km · north-east
- Orlová11 km · east
- Havířov13 km · south-east
- Frýdek-Místek18 km · south
- Fryštát19 km · east
- Český Těšín27 km · east
- Kopřivnice28 km · south
- Opava30 km · north-west
Prayer times in Ostrava: questions and answers
Do prayer times in Ostrava differ from Prague?
Yes. Ostrava is 278 km from Prague, towards the east, and Dhuhr in Ostrava comes roughly 15 minutes earlier than in Prague.
When is Maghrib in Ostrava?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 3:48 PM on 21 December and 8:59 PM on 21 June. Today’s time is in the card above.
What time is Fajr in Ostrava?
Fajr in Ostrava depends on the season: about 2:21 AM on 21 June and about 5:43 AM on 21 December. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.
Which calculation method is used for Ostrava?
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.
How long is the fast in Ostrava during Ramadan?
About 11 h 33 min at the start of Ramadan 1448 AH and 13 h 15 min at its end, according to astronomical calculation.