City · North Rhine-Westphalia
Prayer times in Cologne
Residents of and visitors to Cologne can use this page to check the start of every prayer today. Cologne is a city in Germany, in North Rhine-Westphalia, with about 1,024,621 inhabitants. The timetable is calculated from the position of the sun for its coordinates and checked against the AlAdhan service, and you can change the calculation method or the Asr school in the settings.
Prayer times in Cologne today
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Muslim World League method.
Monthly prayer timetable for Cologne
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Prayer times in Cologne by season
Prayer times in Cologne vary a lot between the seasons. Around the summer solstice (21 June) Fajr is at around 3:04 AM and Maghrib at 9:50 PM, giving a day of 16 h 32 min. Around the winter solstice (21 December) Fajr moves to 6:30 AM and Maghrib to 4:28 PM, and the day is just 7 h 56 min. That is a difference of 8 h 37 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 | 4:44 AM | 6:36 AM | 12:40 PM | 3:58 PM | 6:45 PM | 8:30 PM |
| 21 JuneSummer solstice | 3:04 AM | 5:18 AM | 1:34 PM | 5:56 PM | 9:50 PM | 11:57 PM |
| 23 SeptemberAutumn equinox | 5:27 AM | 7:19 AM | 1:25 PM | 4:42 PM | 7:29 PM | 9:14 PM |
| 21 DecemberWinter solstice | 6:30 AM | 8:32 AM | 12:30 PM | 2:12 PM | 4:28 PM | 6:24 PM |
Cologne is located 479 km west of Berlin, so Dhuhr in Cologne comes about 26 minutes later than in Berlin. The gap is due to 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 Cologne.
Qibla direction in Cologne
From Cologne you pray towards the south-east, at an angle of 126.7° from true north; the Kaaba is 4,345 km away. This bearing is calculated with spherical trigonometry from the coordinates of Cologne 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.
Ramadan timetable for Cologne
Ramadan 1448 AH is expected to begin around 8 February 2027, depending on the sighting of the crescent. On the first day, imsak in Cologne is at about 5:56 AM and iftar at 5:36 PM, for a fast of 11 h 30 min. At the end of the month (9 March 2027) imsak moves to 5:00 AM and iftar to 6:26 PM, so the fast lasts 13 h 16 min. The daily timetable appears in the monthly table on this page when the month arrives.
Cologne on the map
The coordinates of Cologne are 50.9333° N and 6.9500° E. The nearest cities on our site are Hürth (9 km), Frechen (10 km), and Leverkusen (11 km). Hürth, the nearest administrative centre, is 9 km away. Open the prayer times of these places and see how they differ, which helps when you travel across North Rhine-Westphalia.
- Name
- Cologne
- Local name
- Köln
- Type
- City
- Part of
- North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- Population
- 1,024,621
- Coordinates
- 50.93333, 6.95000
- Time zone
- UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
- Calculation method
- Muslim World League
- Qibla direction
- 126.7° (south-east)
- Distance to Makkah
- 4,345 km
Asr and Jumu‘ah in Cologne
The default timetable uses the standard opinion (Shafi‘i, Maliki and Hanbali) for Asr. With the Hanafi method, Asr in Cologne comes roughly 75 minutes later around the summer solstice (7:10 PM instead of 5:56 PM). Jumu‘ah is prayed at Dhuhr time, about 12:40 PM around the spring equinox, with small changes over the year.
Good to know: add this page to your home screen to check today’s times in one tap, and use the print button to get a paper copy of the monthly timetable for your home or your mosque.
Prayer times near Cologne
- Hürth9 km · south-west
- Frechen10 km · west
- Leverkusen11 km · north
- Wesseling12 km · south
- Brühl12 km · south
- Pulheim12 km · north-west
- Bergisch Gladbach14 km · north-east
- Niederkassel15 km · south-east
Prayer times in Cologne: questions and answers
Do prayer times in Cologne differ from Berlin?
Yes. Cologne is 479 km from Berlin, towards the west, and Dhuhr in Cologne is called about 26 minutes later than in Berlin.
What is the Qibla direction in Cologne?
The Qibla in Cologne is 126.7° from true north, towards the south-east. The Kaaba in Makkah is 4,345 km away.
When is Maghrib in Cologne?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 4:28 PM on 21 December and 9:50 PM on 21 June. Today’s time is in the card above.
What time is Fajr in Cologne?
Fajr in Cologne depends on the season: about 3:04 AM on 21 June and about 6:30 AM on 21 December. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.
Which calculation method is used for Cologne?
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.