City · North Rhine-Westphalia
Prayer times in Datteln
Muslims living in Datteln can use this page to check the start of every prayer today. Datteln is a city in Germany, in North Rhine-Westphalia, with about 36,338 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.
Adhan times in Datteln today
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Muslim World League method.
Prayer calendar for Datteln
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Summer and winter prayer times in Datteln
Prayer times in Datteln vary a lot over the year. Around the summer solstice (21 June) Fajr is at around 3:00 AM and Maghrib at 9:52 PM, for a day of 16 h 40 min. Around the winter solstice (21 December) Fajr moves to 6:30 AM and Maghrib to 4:23 PM, and the day lasts only 7 h 48 min. The difference 8 h 52 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 | 4:40 AM | 6:34 AM | 12:38 PM | 3:55 PM | 6:43 PM | 8:30 PM |
| 21 JuneSummer solstice | 3:00 AM | 5:12 AM | 1:32 PM | 5:56 PM | 9:52 PM | 11:57 PM |
| 23 SeptemberAutumn equinox | 5:24 AM | 7:18 AM | 1:23 PM | 4:40 PM | 7:27 PM | 9:14 PM |
| 21 DecemberWinter solstice | 6:30 AM | 8:34 AM | 12:29 PM | 2:07 PM | 4:23 PM | 6:21 PM |
Compared with Berlin, Dhuhr in Datteln is called about 24 minutes later than in Berlin, and on the 21 June Maghrib arrives 19 minutes later than in the capital. Datteln is 425 km away from the capital, towards the west. That is why we calculate each place with its own coordinates instead of using one timetable for the whole country.
Qibla in Datteln and distance to Makkah
From Datteln you face towards the south-east, at an angle of 127.9° from true north; the Kaaba is 4,372 km away. We computed this angle with spherical trigonometry from the coordinates of Datteln 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 Datteln during Ramadan
Ramadan 1448 AH is expected to begin on 8 February 2027, subject to the sighting of the crescent. On the first day, imsak in Datteln is around 5:54 AM and iftar at 5:32 PM, for a fast of 11 h 28 min. At the end of the month (9 March 2027) imsak is around 4:57 AM and iftar to 6:24 PM, for a fast of 13 h 17 min. The full Ramadan calendar appears in the monthly table on this page when the month arrives.
Where Datteln is located
Datteln is located at 51.6560° N, 7.3453° E, in North Rhine-Westphalia, in Germany. The nearest administrative centre is Recklinghausen, 11 km away. Nearby places include Waltrop (6 km), Oer-Erkenschwick (6 km), and Selm (10 km). We use these coordinates as they are to calculate the prayer times and the Qibla, taken from the open GeoNames database.
- Name
- Datteln
- Type
- City
- Part of
- North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- Population
- 36,338
- Coordinates
- 51.65598, 7.34530
- Time zone
- UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
- Calculation method
- Muslim World League
- Qibla direction
- 127.9° (south-east)
- Distance to Makkah
- 4,372 km
Asr and Jumu‘ah in Datteln
Friday prayer (Jumu‘ah) in Datteln is held at the time of Dhuhr, about 12:38 PM on 20 March. For Asr, the difference between the standard and the Hanafi calculation is 75 minutes around 21 June: 5:56 PM for the majority, 7:10 PM for the Hanafis. Select the method your mosque follows in the settings.
It is reported in the Sahihayn that the most beloved deed to Allah is prayer at its proper time. May this page help you keep your prayers on time in Datteln and organise your day around them.
Prayer times near Datteln
- Waltrop6 km · south-east
- Oer-Erkenschwick6 km · west
- Selm10 km · north-east
- Recklinghausen11 km · south-west
- Castrop-Rauxel11 km · south
- Lünen13 km · east
- Lüdinghausen14 km · north-east
- Haltern am See15 km · north-west
Prayer times in Datteln: questions and answers
Which calculation method is used for Datteln?
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 Fajr in Datteln?
Fajr in Datteln changes with the seasons: about 3:00 AM on 21 June and about 6:30 AM on 21 December. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.
What is the Qibla direction in Datteln?
The Qibla in Datteln is 127.9° from true north, towards the south-east. The Kaaba in Makkah is 4,372 km away.
How long is the fast in Datteln during Ramadan?
Roughly 11 h 28 min at the start of Ramadan 1448 AH and 13 h 17 min at its end, according to astronomical calculation.
When is Maghrib in Datteln?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 4:23 PM on 21 December and 9:52 PM on 21 June. Today’s time is in the card above.