City · North Rhine-Westphalia
Prayer times in Ahlen
Residents of and visitors to Ahlen can use this page to check the start of every prayer today. Ahlen is a city in Germany, in North Rhine-Westphalia, with about 55,280 inhabitants. The timetable is calculated astronomically 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 Ahlen today
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Muslim World League method.
Prayer calendar for Ahlen
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Prayer times in Ahlen by season
Prayer times in Ahlen vary a lot between the seasons. Around the summer solstice (21 June) Fajr is at around 2:58 AM and Maghrib at 9:51 PM, for a day of 16 h 41 min. Around the winter solstice (21 December) Fajr moves to 6:28 AM and Maghrib to 4:20 PM, and the day is just 7 h 47 min. That is a difference of 8 h 54 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 | 4:38 AM | 6:32 AM | 12:36 PM | 3:53 PM | 6:41 PM | 8:28 PM |
| 21 JuneSummer solstice | 2:58 AM | 5:10 AM | 1:30 PM | 5:54 PM | 9:51 PM | 11:55 PM |
| 23 SeptemberAutumn equinox | 5:21 AM | 7:16 AM | 1:21 PM | 4:38 PM | 7:25 PM | 9:13 PM |
| 21 DecemberWinter solstice | 6:28 AM | 8:33 AM | 12:26 PM | 2:04 PM | 4:20 PM | 6:18 PM |
Ahlen is located 386 km west of Berlin, so Dhuhr in Ahlen is called roughly 22 minutes later than in Berlin. The gap is due to longitude: each degree moves solar noon by about four minutes, which is why the timetable of the capital should not be used in Ahlen.
Qibla direction in Ahlen
The Qibla in Ahlen is at 128.7° from true north, clockwise from north, which means roughly towards the south-east. The Kaaba in Makkah is 4,350 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 128.7°.
Fasting hours in Ahlen during Ramadan
Ramadan 1448 AH is expected to begin around 8 February 2027, subject to the sighting of the crescent. On the first day, imsak in Ahlen is at about 5:52 AM and iftar at 5:30 PM, for a fast of 11 h 27 min. At the end of the month (9 March 2027) imsak moves to 4:55 AM and iftar to 6:22 PM, for a fast of 13 h 17 min. The full Ramadan calendar appears in the monthly table above when the month arrives.
Ahlen on the map
Ahlen lies at 51.7634° N, 7.8887° E, in North Rhine-Westphalia, in Germany. The nearest administrative centre is Ascheberg, 19 km away. Close by you will find Hamm (10 km), Beckum (10 km), and Drensteinfurt (11 km). We apply these coordinates directly to calculate the prayer times and the Qibla, taken from the open GeoNames database.
- Name
- Ahlen
- Type
- City
- Part of
- North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- Population
- 55,280
- Coordinates
- 51.76338, 7.88870
- Time zone
- UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
- Calculation method
- Muslim World League
- Qibla direction
- 128.7° (south-east)
- Distance to Makkah
- 4,350 km
Friday prayer and Asr time in Ahlen
The default timetable uses the standard opinion (Shafi‘i, Maliki and Hanbali) for Asr. Following the Hanafi method, Asr in Ahlen comes about 75 minutes later around the summer solstice (7:08 PM instead of 5:54 PM). Jumu‘ah is prayed at Dhuhr time, around 12:36 PM around the spring equinox, with small changes over the year.
For the best results, make sure the clock of your phone is set correctly: the countdown relies on it. The prayer times themselves are always calculated in the local time of Ahlen (UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer), wherever you are.
Prayer times near Ahlen
- Hamm10 km · south-west
- Beckum10 km · east
- Drensteinfurt11 km · west
- Ennigerloh13 km · north-east
- Ascheberg19 km · west
- Oelde19 km · east
- Bönen20 km · south-west
- Werne21 km · south-west
Prayer times in Ahlen: questions and answers
Which calculation method is used for Ahlen?
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.
When is Maghrib in Ahlen?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 4:20 PM on 21 December and 9:51 PM on 21 June. Today’s time is in the card above.
How long is the fast in Ahlen during Ramadan?
Roughly 11 h 27 min at the start of Ramadan 1448 AH and 13 h 17 min at its end, according to astronomical calculation.
What is the Qibla direction in Ahlen?
The Qibla in Ahlen is 128.7° from true north, towards the south-east. The Kaaba in Makkah is 4,350 km away.
What time is Fajr in Ahlen?
Fajr in Ahlen depends on the season: about 2:58 AM on 21 June and about 6:28 AM on 21 December. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.