City · El Oro
Prayer times in Piñas
Muslims living in Piñas can use this page to check when each prayer begins today. Piñas is a city in Ecuador, in El Oro, with about 16,981 inhabitants. The timetable is calculated astronomically 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 Piñas today
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Muslim World League method.
Prayer calendar for Piñas
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Prayer times in Piñas by season
It is useful to know how prayer times in Piñas move with the seasons. Fajr ranges between 4:51 AM on 21 December and 5:08 AM on 21 June, a shift of 17 minutes, while Maghrib moves between 6:18 PM and 6:27 PM. Daylight peaks at 12 h 20 min around the december solstice and falls to 11 h 55 min in the june solstice. These figures help to plan your day, your travel and your work around the prayers.
| Day | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 MarchMarch equinox | 5:14 AM | 6:23 AM | 12:26 PM | 3:33 PM | 6:29 PM | 7:34 PM |
| 21 JuneJune solstice | 5:08 AM | 6:23 AM | 12:21 PM | 3:44 PM | 6:18 PM | 7:28 PM |
| 23 SeptemberSeptember equinox | 4:59 AM | 6:08 AM | 12:11 PM | 3:17 PM | 6:14 PM | 7:19 PM |
| 21 DecemberDecember solstice | 4:51 AM | 6:07 AM | 12:17 PM | 3:44 PM | 6:27 PM | 7:38 PM |
Piñas is located 405 km south of Quito, so Dhuhr in Piñas is called about 5 minutes later than in Quito. The gap is due to longitude: each degree moves solar noon by about four minutes, which is why the timetable of the capital is not accurate in Piñas.
Qibla direction in Piñas
Qibla from Piñas: 67.5° (east). This is the angle between true north and the direction to the Kaaba, 13,205 km away. A calibrated compass is enough, and the mihrab of any mosque in Piñas remains the simplest guide.
Fasting hours in Piñas during Ramadan
Ramadan in Piñas: according to astronomical calculation, Ramadan 1448 AH should start on 8 February 2027. At the start, suhoor ends (imsak) at 5:04 AM and the fast is broken at Maghrib, 6:40 PM, about 13 h 26 min of fasting. On the last day the fast lasts 13 h 18 min, shorter by 8 minutes. Imsak is shown ten minutes before Fajr as a precaution; the fast legally begins at true dawn (Fajr).
Where Piñas is located
Piñas lies at 3.6802° S, 79.6817° W, in El Oro, in Ecuador. The nearest administrative centre is Santa Rosa, 40 km away. Close by you will find Santa Rosa (40 km), Pasaje (42 km), and Arenillas (45 km). We apply these coordinates directly to calculate the prayer times and the Qibla, taken from the open GeoNames database.
- Name
- Piñas
- Type
- City
- Part of
- El Oro, Ecuador
- Population
- 16,981
- Coordinates
- -3.68017, -79.68169
- Time zone
- UTC−5
- Calculation method
- Muslim World League
- Qibla direction
- 67.5° (east)
- Distance to Makkah
- 13,205 km
Friday prayer and Asr time in Piñas
Friday prayer (Jumu‘ah) in Piñas takes place at the time of Dhuhr, about 12:26 PM on 20 March. For Asr, the difference between the standard and the Hanafi calculation reaches 54 minutes around 21 June: 3:44 PM for the majority, 4:38 PM for the Hanafis. Select the method your mosque follows in the settings.
If you are passing through Piñas, 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 Piñas
- Santa Rosa40 km · north-west
- Pasaje42 km · north
- Arenillas45 km · west
- Catamayo50 km · south-east
- El Guabo51 km · north
- Machala56 km · north-west
- Loja63 km · south-east
- Huaquillas65 km · west
Prayer times in Piñas: questions and answers
Do prayer times in Piñas differ from Quito?
Yes. Piñas is 405 km from Quito, towards the south, and Dhuhr in Piñas comes roughly 5 minutes later than in Quito.
When is Fajr in Piñas?
Fajr in Piñas changes with the seasons: about 4:51 AM on 21 December and about 5:08 AM on 21 June. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.
What is the Qibla direction in Piñas?
The Qibla in Piñas is 67.5° from true north, towards the east. The Kaaba in Makkah is 13,205 km away.
How long is the fast in Piñas during Ramadan?
About 13 h 26 min at the start of Ramadan 1448 AH and 13 h 18 min at its end, according to astronomical calculation.
When is Maghrib in Piñas?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 6:18 PM on 21 June and 6:27 PM on 21 December. Today’s time is in the card above.