City · Amhara
Prayer times in Dembech’a
Residents of and visitors to Dembech’a can use this page to check when each prayer begins today. Dembech’a is a city in Ethiopia, in Amhara, with about 29,800 inhabitants. The timetable is calculated astronomically for its coordinates and checked against the AlAdhan service, and you can change the calculation method or the Asr school in the settings.
Adhan times in Dembech’a today
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Muslim World League method.
Monthly prayer timetable for Dembech’a
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
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Prayer times in Dembech’a by season
It helps to know how prayer times in Dembech’a move with the seasons. Fajr varies between 4:52 AM on 21 June and 5:27 AM on 21 December, a difference of 36 minutes, while Maghrib moves between 6:13 PM and 6:54 PM. Daylight reaches 12 h 45 min around the summer solstice and drops to 11 h 31 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 | 5:25 AM | 6:35 AM | 12:38 PM | 3:54 PM | 6:41 PM | 7:47 PM |
| 21 JuneSummer solstice | 4:52 AM | 6:10 AM | 12:32 PM | 3:59 PM | 6:54 PM | 8:07 PM |
| 23 SeptemberAutumn equinox | 5:09 AM | 6:19 AM | 12:23 PM | 3:39 PM | 6:26 PM | 7:32 PM |
| 21 DecemberWinter solstice | 5:27 AM | 6:43 AM | 12:28 PM | 3:46 PM | 6:13 PM | 7:24 PM |
Dembech’a lies 219 km north-west of Addis Ababa, so Dhuhr in Dembech’a comes roughly 5 minutes later than in Addis Ababa. The gap is due to longitude: every degree of longitude shifts solar noon by about four minutes, and that is why the timetable of the capital is not accurate in Dembech’a.
Finding the Qibla from Dembech’a
In Dembech’a you face towards the north, at an angle of 11.4° from true north; the Kaaba is 1,235 km away. We computed this angle with spherical trigonometry from the coordinates of Dembech’a and those of the Kaaba (21.4225° N, 39.8262° E). Note that a compass points to magnetic north, which can differ by a few degrees from true north.
Suhoor and iftar times in Dembech’a
Fasting in Dembech’a, Ramadan 1448 AH (expected around 8 February 2027) begins with iftar at 6:36 PM and imsak at 5:30 AM on the first day, 12 h 56 min of fasting. Towards the end of the month (9 March 2027) Maghrib is at 6:41 PM for a fast of 13 h 10 min. These are astronomical estimates; the official start of the month is announced by the religious authorities in Ethiopia.
Dembech’a on the map
Dembech’a lies at 10.5500° N, 37.4833° E, in Amhara, in Ethiopia. The nearest administrative centre is Bahir Dar, 116 km away. Nearby places include Finote Selam (29 km), Debre Mark’os (35 km), and Burē (48 km). We apply these coordinates directly to calculate the prayer times and the Qibla, and they come from the open GeoNames database.
- Name
- Dembech’a
- Type
- City
- Part of
- Amhara, Ethiopia
- Population
- 29,800
- Coordinates
- 10.55000, 37.48333
- Time zone
- UTC+3
- Calculation method
- Muslim World League
- Qibla direction
- 11.4° (north)
- Distance to Makkah
- 1,235 km
Friday prayer and Asr time in Dembech’a
The default timetable uses the majority opinion (Shafi‘i, Maliki and Hanbali) for Asr. Following the Hanafi method, Asr in Dembech’a comes about 65 minutes later around the summer solstice (5:04 PM instead of 3:59 PM). Jumu‘ah is prayed at Dhuhr time, around 12:38 PM around the spring equinox, with small changes over the year.
If you are passing through Dembech’a, 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 Dembech’a
- Finote Selam29 km · north-west
- Debre Mark’os35 km · south-east
- Burē48 km · west
- Lumamē59 km · south-east
- Shendi59 km · west
- Tīlīlī61 km · north-west
- Mot’a73 km · north-east
- Ginja Bet73 km · north-west
Frequently asked questions about prayer times in Dembech’a
How long is the fast in Dembech’a during Ramadan?
Roughly 12 h 56 min at the start of Ramadan 1448 AH and 13 h 10 min at its end, according to astronomical calculation.
When is Maghrib in Dembech’a?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 6:13 PM on 21 December and 6:54 PM on 21 June. Today’s time is in the card above.
What is the Qibla direction in Dembech’a?
The Qibla in Dembech’a is 11.4° from true north, towards the north. The Kaaba in Makkah is 1,235 km away.
What time is Fajr in Dembech’a?
Fajr in Dembech’a depends on the season: about 4:52 AM on 21 June and about 5:27 AM on 21 December. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.
Do prayer times in Dembech’a differ from Addis Ababa?
Yes. Dembech’a is 219 km from Addis Ababa, towards the north-west, and Dhuhr in Dembech’a is called roughly 5 minutes later than in Addis Ababa.