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Prayer times in Octeville
Residents of and visitors to Octeville can use this page to check the start of every prayer today. Octeville is a city in France, in Normandy, with about 16,951 inhabitants. The timetable is calculated astronomically for this exact location and confirmed with the AlAdhan service, and you can change the calculation method or the Asr school in the settings.
Adhan times in Octeville today
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Union of Islamic Organisations of France (UOIF) method.
Octeville prayer times for this month
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Prayer times in Octeville by season
Prayer times in Octeville vary a lot between the seasons. Around the summer solstice (21 June) Fajr is at about 4:27 AM and Maghrib at 10:18 PM, giving a day of 16 h 18 min. Around the winter solstice (21 December) Fajr moves to 7:41 AM and Maghrib to 5:09 PM, and the day lasts only 8 h 08 min. The difference 8 h 10 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 | 6:01 AM | 7:10 AM | 1:14 PM | 4:33 PM | 7:19 PM | 8:29 PM |
| 21 JuneSummer solstice | 4:27 AM | 5:59 AM | 2:08 PM | 6:27 PM | 10:18 PM | 11:50 PM |
| 23 SeptemberAutumn equinox | 6:44 AM | 7:54 AM | 1:59 PM | 5:18 PM | 8:03 PM | 9:13 PM |
| 21 DecemberWinter solstice | 7:41 AM | 9:01 AM | 1:05 PM | 2:52 PM | 5:09 PM | 6:28 PM |
Compared with Paris, Dhuhr in Octeville is called roughly 16 minutes later than in Paris, and on the 21 June Maghrib arrives 20 minutes later than in the capital. Octeville is 302 km away from the capital, towards the west. That is why we calculate each place separately rather than using one timetable for the whole country.
Qibla in Octeville and distance to Makkah
Qibla direction for Octeville: 115.6° (south-east). This is the angle between true north and the line to the Kaaba, 4,793 km away. A well calibrated compass app does the job, and the mihrab of the nearest mosque in Octeville is the easiest reference.
Ramadan timetable for Octeville
Ramadan 1448 AH is expected to begin around 8 February 2027, depending on the sighting of the crescent. On the first day, imsak in Octeville is around 7:07 AM and iftar at 6:13 PM, for a fast of 10 h 56 min. At the end of the month (9 March 2027) imsak is around 6:15 AM and iftar to 7:02 PM, so the fast lasts 12 h 37 min. The full Ramadan calendar appears in the monthly table on this page when the month arrives.
About Octeville
Octeville is located at 49.6261° N, 1.6435° W, in Normandy, in France. The nearest administrative centre is Cherbourg, 2 km away. Nearby places include Cherbourg (2 km), Équeurdreville-Hainneville (3 km), and Tourlaville (6 km). We use these coordinates directly to calculate the prayer times and the Qibla, and they come from the open GeoNames database.
- Name
- Octeville
- Type
- City
- Part of
- Normandy, France
- Population
- 16,951
- Coordinates
- 49.62612, -1.64349
- Time zone
- UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
- Calculation method
- Union of Islamic Organisations of France (UOIF)
- Qibla direction
- 115.6° (south-east)
- Distance to Makkah
- 4,793 km
Friday prayer and Asr time in Octeville
Friday prayer (Jumu‘ah) in Octeville takes place at the time of Dhuhr, about 1:14 PM on 20 March. For Asr, the difference between the standard and the Hanafi calculation is 74 minutes around 21 June: 6:27 PM for the majority, 7:42 PM for the Hanafis. Select the method your mosque follows in the settings.
If you are travelling to Octeville, look at the times here before setting off and use the list of nearby cities to see the prayer times at each stop on your way.
Nearby cities to Octeville
- Cherbourg2 km · north-east
- Équeurdreville-Hainneville3 km · north
- Tourlaville6 km · east
- Saint-Lô69 km · south-east
- Bayeux78 km · south-east
- Caen105 km · south-east
- Hérouville-Saint-Clair107 km · south-east
- St-Malo112 km · south
Prayer times in Octeville: questions and answers
How long is the fast in Octeville during Ramadan?
Roughly 10 h 56 min at the start of Ramadan 1448 AH and 12 h 37 min at its end, according to astronomical calculation.
Do prayer times in Octeville differ from Paris?
Yes. Octeville is 302 km from Paris, towards the west, and Dhuhr in Octeville is called about 16 minutes later than in Paris.
Which calculation method is used for Octeville?
We use the Union of Islamic Organisations of France (UOIF) method: Fajr at 12° and Isha when the sun is 12° below the horizon. You can change it in the settings of the prayer card.
What is the Qibla direction in Octeville?
The Qibla in Octeville is 115.6° from true north, towards the south-east. The Kaaba in Makkah is 4,793 km away.
When is Fajr in Octeville?
Fajr in Octeville changes with the seasons: about 4:27 AM on 21 June and about 7:41 AM on 21 December. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.