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Prayer times in Saintes
This page shows today’s salah times in Saintes, New Aquitaine, worked out 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 you can print and the Qibla direction. The times follow the Union of Islamic Organisations of France (UOIF) method, which is the usual reference in France.
Salah times in Saintes today
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Union of Islamic Organisations of France (UOIF) method.
Saintes prayer times for this month
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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How prayer times in Saintes change through the year
Prayer times in Saintes change noticeably over the year. Around the summer solstice (21 June) Fajr is at around 4:43 AM and Maghrib at 9:56 PM, giving a day of 15 h 43 min. Around the winter solstice (21 December) Fajr moves to 7:28 AM and Maghrib to 5:21 PM, and the day lasts only 8 h 40 min. That is a difference of 7 h 03 min between the longest and the shortest day, and it explains why the adhan moves noticeably from month to month.
| Day | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 MarchSpring equinox | 6:02 AM | 7:06 AM | 1:10 PM | 4:32 PM | 7:15 PM | 8:19 PM |
| 21 JuneSummer solstice | 4:43 AM | 6:13 AM | 2:04 PM | 6:15 PM | 9:56 PM | 11:26 PM |
| 23 SeptemberAutumn equinox | 6:46 AM | 7:50 AM | 1:55 PM | 5:17 PM | 7:59 PM | 9:03 PM |
| 21 DecemberWinter solstice | 7:28 AM | 8:40 AM | 1:00 PM | 3:03 PM | 5:21 PM | 6:33 PM |
Saintes is located 412 km south-west of Paris, so Dhuhr in Saintes is called about 12 minutes later than in Paris. The gap is due to longitude: each degree shifts solar noon by about four minutes, and that is why the timetable of the capital is not accurate in Saintes.
Finding the Qibla from Saintes
From Saintes you face towards the south-east, at an angle of 112.7° from true north; the Kaaba is 4,548 km away. This bearing is calculated with spherical trigonometry from the coordinates of Saintes 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 Saintes
For those fasting in Saintes, Ramadan 1448 AH (expected on 8 February 2027) begins with iftar at 6:18 PM and imsak at 6:59 AM on the first day, 11 h 09 min of fasting. Towards the end of the month (9 March 2027) Maghrib is at 7:00 PM for a fast of 12 h 37 min. These are astronomical estimates; the official start of the month is announced by the religious authorities in France.
Where Saintes is located
Saintes is located at 45.7474° N, 0.6349° W, in New Aquitaine, in France. The nearest administrative centre is Cognac, 24 km away. Close by you will find Cognac (24 km), Royan (34 km), and Rochefort (34 km). We use these coordinates directly to calculate the prayer times and the Qibla, taken from the open GeoNames database.
- Name
- Saintes
- Type
- City
- Part of
- New Aquitaine, France
- Population
- 29,512
- Coordinates
- 45.74742, -0.63489
- Time zone
- UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
- Calculation method
- Union of Islamic Organisations of France (UOIF)
- Qibla direction
- 112.7° (south-east)
- Distance to Makkah
- 4,548 km
Asr and Jumu‘ah in Saintes
The default timetable uses the standard opinion (Shafi‘i, Maliki and Hanbali) for Asr. Following the Hanafi method, Asr in Saintes comes about 74 minutes later around the summer solstice (7:29 PM instead of 6:15 PM). Jumu‘ah is prayed at Dhuhr time, around 1:10 PM around the spring equinox, changing slightly over the year.
The Prophet ﷺ said that the most beloved deed to Allah is prayer offered on time. Let this page help you observe your prayers on time in Saintes and organise your day around them.
Nearby cities to Saintes
- Cognac24 km · east
- Royan34 km · south-west
- Rochefort34 km · north-west
- La Rochelle61 km · north-west
- Angoulême62 km · east
- Niort65 km · north
- Fontenay-le-Comte81 km · north
- Blanquefort93 km · south
Prayer times in Saintes: questions and answers
Do prayer times in Saintes differ from Paris?
Yes. Saintes is 412 km from Paris, towards the south-west, and Dhuhr in Saintes is called roughly 12 minutes later than in Paris.
When is Maghrib in Saintes?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 5:21 PM on 21 December and 9:56 PM on 21 June. Today’s time is in the card above.
How long is the fast in Saintes 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 Saintes?
The Qibla in Saintes is 112.7° from true north, towards the south-east. The Kaaba in Makkah is 4,548 km away.
When is Fajr in Saintes?
Fajr in Saintes depends on the season: about 4:43 AM on 21 June and about 7:28 AM on 21 December. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.