Regional capital · Abkhazia
Prayer times in Sukhumi
Muslims living in Sukhumi can use this page to check the start of every prayer today. Sukhumi is a regional capital in Georgia, in Abkhazia, with about 65,439 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.
Salah times in Sukhumi today
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Muslim World League method.
Sukhumi prayer times for this month
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Summer and winter prayer times in Sukhumi
Prayer times in Sukhumi vary a lot over the year. Around the summer solstice (21 June) Fajr is at about 2:18 AM and Maghrib at 7:59 PM, for a day of 15 h 22 min. Around the winter solstice (21 December) Fajr moves to 6:01 AM and Maghrib to 4:44 PM, and the day lasts only 9 h. That is a difference of 6 h 22 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 | 4:45 AM | 6:20 AM | 12:24 PM | 3:47 PM | 6:28 PM | 7:57 PM |
| 21 JuneSummer solstice | 2:18 AM | 4:37 AM | 12:18 PM | 4:23 PM | 7:59 PM | 10:06 PM |
| 23 SeptemberAutumn equinox | 4:28 AM | 6:04 AM | 12:09 PM | 3:33 PM | 6:12 PM | 7:42 PM |
| 21 DecemberWinter solstice | 6:01 AM | 7:44 AM | 12:14 PM | 2:27 PM | 4:44 PM | 6:21 PM |
Sukhumi does not use the same time zone as the capital Tbilisi: local time here is UTC+3. Comparing the two clocks, Dhuhr in Sukhumi is called roughly 45 minutes earlier than in Tbilisi, while the actual difference in the sun’s position comes from the 348 km that separate them.
Qibla direction in Sukhumi
In Sukhumi you pray towards the south, at an angle of 182.9° from true north; the Kaaba is 2,403 km away. This bearing is calculated with spherical trigonometry from the coordinates of Sukhumi 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.
Ramadan timetable for Sukhumi
Fasting in Sukhumi, Ramadan 1448 AH (expected on 8 February 2027) begins with iftar at 5:37 PM and imsak at 5:37 AM on the first day, 11 h 50 min of fasting. Towards the end of the month (9 March 2027) Maghrib is at 6:15 PM and the fast lasts 13 h 09 min. These are astronomical estimates; the official start of the month is announced by the religious authorities in Georgia.
Where Sukhumi is located
Sukhumi lies at 43.0070° N, 40.9893° E, in Abkhazia, in Georgia. Close by you will find Stantsiya Novyy Afon (15 km), Zugdidi (91 km), and Poti (111 km). We apply these coordinates as they are to calculate the prayer times and the Qibla, and they come from the open GeoNames database.
- Name
- Sukhumi
- Local name
- Sokhumi
- Type
- Regional capital
- Part of
- Abkhazia, Georgia
- Population
- 65,439
- Coordinates
- 43.00697, 40.98930
- Time zone
- UTC+3
- Calculation method
- Muslim World League
- Qibla direction
- 182.9° (south)
- Distance to Makkah
- 2,403 km
Friday prayer and Asr time in Sukhumi
Friday prayer (Jumu‘ah) in Sukhumi is held at the time of Dhuhr, around 12:24 PM on 20 March. For Asr, the gap between the standard and the Hanafi calculation is 74 minutes around 21 June: 4:23 PM for the majority, 5:37 PM for the Hanafis. Choose the method your mosque follows in the settings.
If you are passing through Sukhumi, 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 Sukhumi
- Stantsiya Novyy Afon15 km · north-west
- Zugdidi91 km · south-east
- Poti111 km · south-east
- Samtredia145 km · south-east
- K'obulet'i146 km · south-east
- Ozurget'i147 km · south-east
- Batumi161 km · south
- Kutaisi162 km · south-east
Prayer times in Sukhumi: questions and answers
Do prayer times in Sukhumi differ from Tbilisi?
Yes. Sukhumi is 348 km from Tbilisi, towards the north-west, and Dhuhr in Sukhumi comes roughly 45 minutes earlier than in Tbilisi.
What time is Fajr in Sukhumi?
Fajr in Sukhumi changes with the seasons: about 2:18 AM on 21 June and about 6:01 AM on 21 December. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.
How long is the fast in Sukhumi during Ramadan?
About 11 h 50 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 Sukhumi?
The Qibla in Sukhumi is 182.9° from true north, towards the south. The Kaaba in Makkah is 2,403 km away.
When is Maghrib in Sukhumi?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 4:44 PM on 21 December and 7:59 PM on 21 June. Today’s time is in the card above.