Regional capital · Tshopo
Prayer times in Kisangani
This page shows today’s salah times in Kisangani, Tshopo, calculated for the city’s exact coordinates. You will find the time of Fajr, Sunrise, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib and Isha, a countdown to the next prayer, a monthly timetable ready to print and the Qibla direction. The times use the Muslim World League method, which is the usual reference in the DR Congo.
Salah times in Kisangani today
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Muslim World League method.
Monthly prayer timetable for Kisangani
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Summer and winter prayer times in Kisangani
It is useful to know how prayer times in Kisangani move with the seasons. Fajr varies between 5:01 AM on 21 June and 4:59 AM on 21 December, a difference of 2 minutes, while Maghrib moves between 6:20 PM and 6:26 PM. Daylight reaches 12 h 09 min in the june solstice and drops to 12 h 06 min around the december 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 | 5:15 AM | 6:24 AM | 12:27 PM | 3:28 PM | 6:30 PM | 7:35 PM |
| 21 JuneJune solstice | 5:01 AM | 6:16 AM | 12:21 PM | 3:47 PM | 6:26 PM | 7:36 PM |
| 23 SeptemberSeptember equinox | 5:00 AM | 6:08 AM | 12:12 PM | 3:13 PM | 6:15 PM | 7:20 PM |
| 21 DecemberDecember solstice | 4:59 AM | 6:14 AM | 12:17 PM | 3:43 PM | 6:20 PM | 7:31 PM |
Kisangani is in a different time zone from the capital Kinshasa: local time here is UTC+2. Comparing the two clocks, Dhuhr in Kisangani is called about 20 minutes later than in Kinshasa, but the real solar difference comes from the 1,222 km between the two cities.
Qibla in Kisangani and distance to Makkah
Qibla from Kisangani: 33.4° (north-east). This is the angle between true north and the line to the Kaaba, 2,815 km away. A calibrated compass does the job, and the mihrab of the nearest mosque in Kisangani remains the simplest guide.
Fasting hours in Kisangani during Ramadan
Fasting in Kisangani, Ramadan 1448 AH (expected around 8 February 2027) begins with iftar at 6:36 PM and imsak at 5:09 AM on the first day, 13 h 17 min of fasting. By the end of the month (9 March 2027) iftar moves to 6:33 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 DR Congo.
Kisangani on the map
Kisangani lies at 0.5153° N, 25.1910° E, in Tshopo, in the DR Congo. Nearby places include Yangambi (88 km), Basoko (193 km), and Babamba (258 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
- Kisangani
- Type
- Regional capital
- Part of
- Tshopo, DR Congo
- Population
- 1,602,144
- Coordinates
- 0.51528, 25.19099
- Time zone
- UTC+2
- Calculation method
- Muslim World League
- Qibla direction
- 33.4° (north-east)
- Distance to Makkah
- 2,815 km
Friday prayer and Asr time in Kisangani
Friday prayer (Jumu‘ah) in Kisangani is held at the time of Dhuhr, around 12:27 PM on 20 March. For Asr, the difference between the standard and the Hanafi calculation reaches 57 minutes around 21 June: 3:47 PM for the majority, 4:44 PM for the Hanafis. Select the method your mosque follows in the settings.
If you are travelling to Kisangani, look at the times here before setting off and use the list of nearby cities to know the prayer times at each stop on your way.
Prayer times near Kisangani
Prayer times in Kisangani: questions and answers
Do prayer times in Kisangani differ from Kinshasa?
Yes. Kisangani is 1,222 km from Kinshasa, towards the north-east, and Dhuhr in Kisangani is called roughly 20 minutes later than in Kinshasa.
Which calculation method is used for Kisangani?
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 Kisangani?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 6:20 PM on 21 December and 6:26 PM on 21 June. Today’s time is in the card above.
What time is Fajr in Kisangani?
Fajr in Kisangani depends on the season: about 5:01 AM on 21 June and about 4:59 AM on 21 December. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.
What is the Qibla direction in Kisangani?
The Qibla in Kisangani is 33.4° from true north, towards the north-east. The Kaaba in Makkah is 2,815 km away.