Regional capital · Upper River Division
Prayer times in Basse Santa Su
Muslims living in Basse Santa Su can use this page to check when each prayer begins today. Basse Santa Su is a regional capital in the Gambia, in Upper River Division, with about 14,380 inhabitants. The timetable is calculated from the position of the sun for this exact location and checked against the AlAdhan service, and you can change the calculation method or the Asr school in the settings.
Namaz times in Basse Santa Su today
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Muslim World League method.
Basse Santa Su prayer times for this month
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Summer and winter prayer times in Basse Santa Su
Prayer times in Basse Santa Su change noticeably over the year. Around the summer solstice (21 June) Fajr is at around 5:12 AM and Maghrib at 7:26 PM, giving a day of 12 h 55 min. Around the winter solstice (21 December) Fajr moves to 5:58 AM and Maghrib to 6:35 PM, and the day is just 11 h 21 min. The difference 1 h 34 min between the longest and the shortest day, and it explains why the adhan moves so much from month to month.
| Day | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 MarchSpring equinox | 5:51 AM | 7:01 AM | 1:04 PM | 4:23 PM | 7:08 PM | 8:14 PM |
| 21 JuneSummer solstice | 5:12 AM | 6:31 AM | 12:59 PM | 4:25 PM | 7:26 PM | 8:41 PM |
| 23 SeptemberAutumn equinox | 5:35 AM | 6:46 AM | 12:49 PM | 4:08 PM | 6:52 PM | 7:59 PM |
| 21 DecemberWinter solstice | 5:58 AM | 7:14 AM | 12:55 PM | 4:10 PM | 6:35 PM | 7:47 PM |
Basse Santa Su is located 256 km east of Banjul, so Dhuhr in Basse Santa Su is called about 9 minutes earlier than in Banjul. This difference comes from 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 Basse Santa Su.
Qibla direction in Basse Santa Su
Qibla direction for Basse Santa Su: 73.1° (east). This is the angle between true north and the line to the Kaaba, 5,779 km away. A well calibrated compass app does the job, and the mihrab of any mosque in Basse Santa Su is the easiest reference.
Suhoor and iftar times in Basse Santa Su
Ramadan 1448 AH is expected to begin around 8 February 2027, depending on the sighting of the crescent. On the first day, imsak in Basse Santa Su is around 5:59 AM and iftar at 7:00 PM, for a fast of 12 h 51 min. At the end of the month (9 March 2027) imsak moves to 5:48 AM and iftar to 7:07 PM, for a fast of 13 h 09 min. The full Ramadan calendar appears in the monthly table on this page when the month arrives.
Where Basse Santa Su is located
Basse Santa Su lies at 13.3100° N, 14.2137° W, in Upper River Division, in the Gambia. Close by you will find Farato (10 km), Janjanbureh (65 km), and Soma (143 km). We use these coordinates as they are to calculate the prayer times and the Qibla, and they come from the open GeoNames database.
- Name
- Basse Santa Su
- Type
- Regional capital
- Part of
- Upper River Division, Gambia
- Population
- 14,380
- Coordinates
- 13.30995, -14.21373
- Time zone
- UTC
- Calculation method
- Muslim World League
- Qibla direction
- 73.1° (east)
- Distance to Makkah
- 5,779 km
Friday prayer and Asr time in Basse Santa Su
The default timetable uses the standard opinion (Shafi‘i, Maliki and Hanbali) for Asr. Following the Hanafi method, Asr in Basse Santa Su comes roughly 68 minutes later around the summer solstice (5:33 PM instead of 4:25 PM). Jumu‘ah is prayed at Dhuhr time, around 1:04 PM around the spring equinox, with small changes over the year.
If you are passing through Basse Santa Su, look at the times here before you arrive and use the list of nearby cities to see the prayer times at each stop on your way.
Prayer times near Basse Santa Su
- Farato10 km · north
- Janjanbureh65 km · north-west
- Soma143 km · west
- Mansa Konko144 km · west
- Farafenni153 km · west
- Nema Kunku181 km · west
- Kerewan204 km · west
- Lamin240 km · west
Prayer times in Basse Santa Su: questions and answers
How long is the fast in Basse Santa Su during Ramadan?
About 12 h 51 min at the start of Ramadan 1448 AH and 13 h 09 min at its end, according to astronomical calculation.
What is the Qibla direction in Basse Santa Su?
The Qibla in Basse Santa Su is 73.1° from true north, towards the east. The Kaaba in Makkah is 5,779 km away.
Do prayer times in Basse Santa Su differ from Banjul?
Yes. Basse Santa Su is 256 km from Banjul, towards the east, and Dhuhr in Basse Santa Su comes about 9 minutes earlier than in Banjul.
What time is Fajr in Basse Santa Su?
Fajr in Basse Santa Su depends on the season: about 5:12 AM on 21 June and about 5:58 AM on 21 December. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.
Which calculation method is used for Basse Santa Su?
We use the Muslim World League method: Fajr at 18° and Isha when the sun is 17° below the horizon. You can change it in the settings of the prayer card.