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Prayer times in Sohag Governorate
This page gives today’s prayer times in Sohag Governorate, a region of Egypt, together with links to the 12 cities and towns of Sohag Governorate that have their own page. The times shown in the card are those of Sohag Governorate; every city page below is calculated for its own coordinates, because the adhan can differ by several minutes across a region.
Prayer times in Sohag Governorate today
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Egyptian General Authority of Survey method.
Prayer calendar for Sohag Governorate
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
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Prayer times in Sohag Governorate by season
It is useful to know how prayer times in Sohag Governorate move with the seasons. Fajr ranges between 4:17 AM on 21 June and 5:06 AM on 21 December, a shift of 48 minutes, while Maghrib moves between 5:03 PM and 7:48 PM. Daylight reaches 13 h 50 min around the summer solstice and drops to 10 h 27 min in the winter solstice. Use these figures to plan your day, your travel and your work around the prayers.
| Day | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 MarchSpring equinox | 4:32 AM | 5:56 AM | 11:59 AM | 3:26 PM | 6:02 PM | 7:17 PM |
| 21 JuneSummer solstice | 4:17 AM | 5:58 AM | 12:53 PM | 4:20 PM | 7:48 PM | 9:17 PM |
| 23 SeptemberAutumn equinox | 5:16 AM | 6:40 AM | 12:44 PM | 4:10 PM | 6:47 PM | 8:02 PM |
| 21 DecemberWinter solstice | 5:06 AM | 6:36 AM | 11:49 AM | 2:44 PM | 5:03 PM | 6:23 PM |
Sohag Governorate is located 359 km south of Cairo, so Dhuhr in Sohag Governorate is called about 4 minutes earlier than in Cairo. This difference comes from longitude: each degree moves solar noon by about four minutes, and that is why the timetable of the capital is not accurate in Sohag Governorate.
Finding the Qibla from Sohag Governorate
Qibla from Sohag Governorate: 126.6° (south-east). This is the angle between true north and the line to the Kaaba, 988 km away. A well calibrated compass app is enough, and the mihrab of any mosque in Sohag Governorate is the easiest reference.
Ramadan timetable for Sohag Governorate
Ramadan in Sohag Governorate: according to astronomical calculation, Ramadan 1448 AH is expected to start on 8 February 2027. On the first day, suhoor ends (imsak) at 4:57 AM and the fast is broken at Maghrib, 5:38 PM, about 12 h 31 min of fasting. On the last day the fast lasts 13 h 13 min, longer by 42 minutes. Imsak is shown ten minutes before Fajr as a precaution; the fast legally begins at true dawn (Fajr).
Where Sohag Governorate is located
Sohag Governorate is one of the regions of Egypt. Its main city, Sohag Governorate, is at 26.9167° N, 32.1667° E. The region has 12 cities on our site, and prayer times can differ by several minutes between its eastern and western ends. Regions nearby are listed below.
- Name
- Sohag Governorate
- Local name
- Muḩāfaz̧at Sūhāj
- Type
- Region
- Part of
- Egypt
- Coordinates
- 26.91667, 32.16667
- Time zone
- UTC+2, UTC+3 in summer
- Calculation method
- Egyptian General Authority of Survey
- Qibla direction
- 126.6° (south-east)
- Distance to Makkah
- 988 km
Asr and Jumu‘ah in Sohag Governorate
The default timetable uses the majority opinion (Shafi‘i, Maliki and Hanbali) for Asr. Following the Hanafi method, Asr in Sohag Governorate comes roughly 80 minutes later around the summer solstice (5:40 PM instead of 4:20 PM). Jumu‘ah is prayed at Dhuhr time, about 11:59 AM around the spring equinox, with small changes over the year.
If you are passing through Sohag Governorate, look at the times here before you arrive and use the list of nearby cities to know the prayer times at each stop on your way.
Prayer times in the cities of Sohag Governorate
- Prayer times in Sohag266,944
- Akhmīm151,430
- Salah times Jirja151,256
- Ţahţā134,314
- Prayer times in Ţimā101,130
- Al Minshāh91,149
- Salah times Juhaynah76,555
- Al Balyanā68,413
- Prayer times in Al Marāghah53,643
- Dār as Salām38,008
- Salah times Sāqultah34,273
- Tūnis19,495
Prayer times near Sohag Governorate
- Asyut Governorate42 km · north-west
- Qena Governorate137 km · south-east
- Red Sea163 km · east
- Minya Governorate174 km · north-west
- Luxor Governorate177 km · south
- Beni Suweif Governorate258 km · north-west
Prayer times in Sohag Governorate: questions and answers
How long is the fast in Sohag Governorate during Ramadan?
Roughly 12 h 31 min at the start of Ramadan 1448 AH and 13 h 13 min at its end, according to astronomical calculation.
What is the Qibla direction in Sohag Governorate?
The Qibla in Sohag Governorate is 126.6° from true north, towards the south-east. The Kaaba in Makkah is 988 km away.
When is Maghrib in Sohag Governorate?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 5:03 PM on 21 December and 7:48 PM on 21 June. Today’s time is in the card above.
Do prayer times in Sohag Governorate differ from Cairo?
Yes. Sohag Governorate is 359 km from Cairo, towards the south, and Dhuhr in Sohag Governorate is called roughly 4 minutes earlier than in Cairo.
When is Fajr in Sohag Governorate?
Fajr in Sohag Governorate depends on the season: about 4:17 AM on 21 June and about 5:06 AM on 21 December. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.