City · Lower Saxony
Prayer times in Bassum
Residents of and visitors to Bassum can use this page to check the start of every prayer today. Bassum is a city in Germany, in Lower Saxony, with about 16,191 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.
Adhan times in Bassum today
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Muslim World League method.
Prayer calendar for Bassum
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Prayer times in Bassum by season
It helps to know how prayer times in Bassum move with the seasons. Fajr varies between 2:52 AM on 21 June and 6:26 AM on 21 December, a difference of 3 h 34 min, while Maghrib moves between 4:11 PM and 9:54 PM. Daylight reaches 16 h 54 min around the summer solstice and falls to 7 h 36 min around 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 | 4:31 AM | 6:28 AM | 12:33 PM | 3:48 PM | 6:38 PM | 8:28 PM |
| 21 JuneSummer solstice | 2:52 AM | 5:00 AM | 1:27 PM | 5:53 PM | 9:54 PM | 11:55 PM |
| 23 SeptemberAutumn equinox | 5:14 AM | 7:12 AM | 1:18 PM | 4:33 PM | 7:22 PM | 9:12 PM |
| 21 DecemberWinter solstice | 6:26 AM | 8:35 AM | 12:23 PM | 1:56 PM | 4:11 PM | 6:13 PM |
Bassum is located 318 km west of Berlin, so Dhuhr in Bassum comes roughly 19 minutes later than in Berlin. The gap is due to longitude: every degree of longitude shifts solar noon by about four minutes, which is why the timetable of the capital is not accurate in Bassum.
Qibla direction in Bassum
The Qibla in Bassum is at 130.8° from true north, measured clockwise, that is roughly towards the south-east. The Kaaba in Makkah is 4,383 km away on the great circle. To face the Qibla, hold your phone flat away from metal and electrical devices, then turn until the needle points to 130.8°.
Ramadan timetable for Bassum
For those fasting in Bassum, Ramadan 1448 AH (expected on 8 February 2027) starts with iftar at 5:23 PM and imsak at 5:49 AM on the first day, 11 h 24 min of fasting. By the end of the month (9 March 2027) iftar moves to 6:18 PM for a fast of 13 h 18 min. These are astronomical estimates; the official start of the month is announced by the religious authorities in Germany.
Bassum on the map
The coordinates of Bassum are 52.8506° N and 8.7279° E. The nearest cities on our site are Syke (9 km), Wildeshausen (20 km), and Stuhr (20 km). Wildeshausen, the nearest administrative centre, is 20 km away. Open the prayer times of these places and see how they differ, which is useful when you travel across Lower Saxony.
- Name
- Bassum
- Type
- City
- Part of
- Lower Saxony, Germany
- Population
- 16,191
- Coordinates
- 52.85059, 8.72791
- Time zone
- UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
- Calculation method
- Muslim World League
- Qibla direction
- 130.8° (south-east)
- Distance to Makkah
- 4,383 km
Friday prayer and Asr time in Bassum
The default timetable uses the standard opinion (Shafi‘i, Maliki and Hanbali) for Asr. With the Hanafi method, Asr in Bassum comes about 75 minutes later around the summer solstice (7:08 PM instead of 5:53 PM). Jumu‘ah is prayed at Dhuhr time, around 12:33 PM around the spring equinox, with small changes over the year.
If you are travelling to Bassum, 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.
Nearby cities to Bassum
- Syke9 km · north-east
- Wildeshausen20 km · west
- Stuhr20 km · north
- Delmenhorst23 km · north
- Ganderkesee24 km · north-west
- Bremen26 km · north
- Achim27 km · north-east
- Oyten30 km · north-east
Prayer times in Bassum: questions and answers
When is Maghrib in Bassum?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 4:11 PM on 21 December and 9:54 PM on 21 June. Today’s time is in the card above.
What is the Qibla direction in Bassum?
The Qibla in Bassum is 130.8° from true north, towards the south-east. The Kaaba in Makkah is 4,383 km away.
Do prayer times in Bassum differ from Berlin?
Yes. Bassum is 318 km from Berlin, towards the west, and Dhuhr in Bassum is called roughly 19 minutes later than in Berlin.
Which calculation method is used for Bassum?
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 Bassum during Ramadan?
Roughly 11 h 24 min at the start of Ramadan 1448 AH and 13 h 18 min at its end, according to astronomical calculation.