Regional capital · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Prayer times in Lyon
Residents of and visitors to Lyon can use this page to check the start of every prayer today. Lyon is a regional capital in France, in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, with about 520,774 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.
Namaz times in Lyon today
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Union of Islamic Organisations of France (UOIF) method.
Monthly prayer timetable for Lyon
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Prayer times in Lyon by season
Prayer times in Lyon vary a lot between the seasons. Around the summer solstice (21 June) Fajr is at about 4:21 AM and Maghrib at 9:34 PM, for a day of 15 h 43 min. Around the winter solstice (21 December) Fajr moves to 7:06 AM and Maghrib to 4:59 PM, and the day lasts only 8 h 40 min. The difference 7 h 03 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 | 5:40 AM | 6:44 AM | 12:48 PM | 4:10 PM | 6:53 PM | 7:57 PM |
| 21 JuneSummer solstice | 4:21 AM | 5:51 AM | 1:42 PM | 5:53 PM | 9:34 PM | 11:04 PM |
| 23 SeptemberAutumn equinox | 6:24 AM | 7:28 AM | 1:33 PM | 4:55 PM | 7:37 PM | 8:41 PM |
| 21 DecemberWinter solstice | 7:06 AM | 8:18 AM | 12:39 PM | 2:41 PM | 4:59 PM | 6:11 PM |
Compared with Paris, Dhuhr in Lyon comes roughly 10 minutes earlier than in Paris, and on the 21 June Maghrib is called 24 minutes earlier than in the capital. Lyon is 393 km from the capital, towards the south-east. That is why we calculate each place with its own coordinates instead of using one timetable for the whole country.
Finding the Qibla from Lyon
From Lyon you pray towards the south-east, at an angle of 118.6° from true north; the Kaaba is 4,164 km away. We computed this angle with spherical trigonometry from the coordinates of Lyon and those of the Kaaba (21.4225° N, 39.8262° E). Remember that a compass points to magnetic north, which can differ by a few degrees from true north.
Ramadan timetable for Lyon
Ramadan 1448 AH is expected to begin around 8 February 2027, depending on the sighting of the crescent. On the first day, imsak in Lyon is around 6:37 AM and iftar at 5:56 PM, so the fast lasts 11 h 09 min. At the end of the month (9 March 2027) imsak is around 5:51 AM and iftar to 6:38 PM, so the fast lasts 12 h 37 min. The daily timetable appears in the monthly table above when the month arrives.
Lyon on the map
Lyon is located at 45.7491° N, 4.8479° E, in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, in France. Close by you will find Villeurbanne (3 km), Saint-Fons (5 km), and Tassin-la-Demi-Lune (5 km). We apply these coordinates as they are to calculate the prayer times and the Qibla, taken from the open GeoNames database.
- Name
- Lyon
- Type
- Regional capital
- Part of
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
- Population
- 520,774
- Coordinates
- 45.74906, 4.84789
- Time zone
- UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
- Calculation method
- Union of Islamic Organisations of France (UOIF)
- Qibla direction
- 118.6° (south-east)
- Distance to Makkah
- 4,164 km
Friday prayer and Asr time in Lyon
The default timetable uses the standard opinion (Shafi‘i, Maliki and Hanbali) for Asr. With the Hanafi method, Asr in Lyon comes roughly 74 minutes later around the summer solstice (7:07 PM instead of 5:53 PM). Jumu‘ah is prayed at Dhuhr time, about 12:48 PM around the spring equinox, changing slightly over the year.
Good to know: bookmark this page to check today’s times in one tap, and use the print button to get a paper copy of the monthly timetable for your home or the mosque.
Prayer times near Lyon
- Villeurbanne3 km · north-east
- Saint-Fons5 km · south
- Tassin-la-Demi-Lune5 km · west
- Oullins5 km · south-west
- Caluire-et-Cuire5 km · north
- Bron5 km · east
- Écully6 km · north-west
- Vénissieux6 km · south-east
Prayer times in Lyon: questions and answers
What time is Fajr in Lyon?
Fajr in Lyon changes with the seasons: about 4:21 AM on 21 June and about 7:06 AM on 21 December. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.
How long is the fast in Lyon during Ramadan?
Roughly 11 h 09 min at the start of Ramadan 1448 AH and 12 h 37 min at its end, according to astronomical calculation.
What is the Qibla direction in Lyon?
The Qibla in Lyon is 118.6° from true north, towards the south-east. The Kaaba in Makkah is 4,164 km away.
Do prayer times in Lyon differ from Paris?
Yes. Lyon is 393 km from Paris, towards the south-east, and Dhuhr in Lyon comes about 10 minutes earlier than in Paris.
When is Maghrib in Lyon?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 4:59 PM on 21 December and 9:34 PM on 21 June. Today’s time is in the card above.