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Prayer times in Bad Essen
This page shows today’s salah times in Bad Essen, Lower Saxony, 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 ready to print and the Qibla direction. The times use the Muslim World League method, which is the usual reference in Germany.
Today’s prayer times in Bad Essen
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Muslim World League method.
Monthly prayer timetable for Bad Essen
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Summer and winter prayer times in Bad Essen
It is useful to know how prayer times in Bad Essen move with the seasons. Fajr ranges between 2:55 AM on 21 June and 6:27 AM on 21 December, a difference of 3 h 32 min, while Maghrib moves between 4:15 PM and 9:52 PM. Daylight reaches 16 h 48 min around the summer solstice and falls to 7 h 41 min in the winter solstice. Use these figures to plan your day, your travel and your work around the prayers.
| Day | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 MarchSpring equinox | 4:34 AM | 6:30 AM | 12:34 PM | 3:50 PM | 6:39 PM | 8:28 PM |
| 21 JuneSummer solstice | 2:55 AM | 5:05 AM | 1:28 PM | 5:53 PM | 9:52 PM | 11:55 PM |
| 23 SeptemberAutumn equinox | 5:18 AM | 7:14 AM | 1:19 PM | 4:36 PM | 7:24 PM | 9:12 PM |
| 21 DecemberWinter solstice | 6:27 AM | 8:34 AM | 12:25 PM | 2:00 PM | 4:15 PM | 6:16 PM |
Compared with Berlin, Dhuhr in Bad Essen is called about 20 minutes later than in Berlin, and on the 21 June Maghrib is called 19 minutes later than in the capital. Bad Essen is 345 km from the capital, towards the west. That is why we calculate every city separately rather than using one timetable for the whole country.
Qibla in Bad Essen and distance to Makkah
In Bad Essen you pray towards the south-east, at an angle of 129.8° from true north; the Kaaba is 4,365 km away. We computed this angle with spherical trigonometry from the coordinates of Bad Essen 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.
Fasting hours in Bad Essen during Ramadan
Ramadan 1448 AH is expected to begin around 8 February 2027, depending on the sighting of the crescent. On the first day, imsak in Bad Essen is around 5:51 AM and iftar at 5:26 PM, so the fast lasts 11 h 26 min. At the end of the month (9 March 2027) imsak is around 4:52 AM and iftar to 6:20 PM, for a fast of 13 h 18 min. The full Ramadan calendar appears in the monthly table above when the month arrives.
Where Bad Essen is located
Bad Essen is located at 52.3167° N, 8.3333° E, in Lower Saxony, in Germany. The nearest administrative centre is Osnabrück, 20 km away. Close by you will find Melle (13 km), Lübbecke (19 km), and Osnabrück (20 km). We apply these coordinates as they are to calculate the prayer times and the Qibla, taken from the open GeoNames database.
- Name
- Bad Essen
- Type
- City
- Part of
- Lower Saxony, Germany
- Population
- 15,732
- Coordinates
- 52.31667, 8.33333
- Time zone
- UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
- Calculation method
- Muslim World League
- Qibla direction
- 129.8° (south-east)
- Distance to Makkah
- 4,365 km
Asr and Jumu‘ah in Bad Essen
The default timetable uses the standard opinion (Shafi‘i, Maliki and Hanbali) for Asr. With the Hanafi method, Asr in Bad Essen comes roughly 75 minutes later around the summer solstice (7:08 PM instead of 5:53 PM). Jumu‘ah is prayed at Dhuhr time, around 12:34 PM around the spring equinox, changing slightly over the year.
Good to know: add this page to your home screen to see the prayer times of Bad Essen in one tap, and use the print button to get a paper copy of the monthly timetable for your home or the mosque.
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Prayer times in Bad Essen: questions and answers
When is Maghrib in Bad Essen?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 4:15 PM on 21 December and 9:52 PM on 21 June. Today’s time is in the card above.
Which calculation method is used for Bad Essen?
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.
How long is the fast in Bad Essen during Ramadan?
About 11 h 26 min at the start of Ramadan 1448 AH and 13 h 18 min at its end, according to astronomical calculation.
Do prayer times in Bad Essen differ from Berlin?
Yes. Bad Essen is 345 km from Berlin, towards the west, and Dhuhr in Bad Essen comes about 20 minutes later than in Berlin.
What time is Fajr in Bad Essen?
Fajr in Bad Essen depends on the season: about 2:55 AM on 21 June and about 6:27 AM on 21 December. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.