City · North Rhine-Westphalia
Prayer times in Hörstel
Muslims living in Hörstel can use this page to check the start of every prayer today. Hörstel is a city in Germany, in North Rhine-Westphalia, with about 19,894 inhabitants. The timetable is calculated from the position of the sun for this exact location and confirmed with the AlAdhan service, and you can change the calculation method or the Asr school in the settings.
Adhan times in Hörstel today
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Muslim World League method.
Prayer calendar for Hörstel
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Summer and winter prayer times in Hörstel
It helps to know how prayer times in Hörstel move with the seasons. Fajr ranges between 2:58 AM on 21 June and 6:30 AM on 21 December, a difference of 3 h 32 min, while Maghrib moves between 4:18 PM and 9:55 PM. Daylight peaks at 16 h 47 min around the summer solstice and falls to 7 h 42 min around the winter solstice. These figures help to plan your day, your travel and your work around the prayers.
| Day | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 MarchSpring equinox | 4:37 AM | 6:33 AM | 12:37 PM | 3:54 PM | 6:42 PM | 8:31 PM |
| 21 JuneSummer solstice | 2:58 AM | 5:08 AM | 1:31 PM | 5:56 PM | 9:55 PM | 11:58 PM |
| 23 SeptemberAutumn equinox | 5:21 AM | 7:17 AM | 1:22 PM | 4:39 PM | 7:27 PM | 9:15 PM |
| 21 DecemberWinter solstice | 6:30 AM | 8:37 AM | 12:28 PM | 2:03 PM | 4:18 PM | 6:19 PM |
Hörstel lies 396 km west of Berlin, so Dhuhr in Hörstel comes about 23 minutes later than in Berlin. This difference comes from longitude: every degree of longitude shifts solar noon by about four minutes, which is why the timetable of the capital is not accurate in Hörstel.
Finding the Qibla from Hörstel
Qibla from Hörstel: 128.8° (south-east). This is the angle between true north and the line to the Kaaba, 4,403 km away. A calibrated compass does the job, and the mihrab of the nearest mosque in Hörstel is the easiest reference.
Ramadan timetable for Hörstel
Ramadan 1448 AH is expected to begin around 8 February 2027, depending on the sighting of the crescent. On the first day, imsak in Hörstel is at about 5:53 AM and iftar at 5:29 PM, so the fast lasts 11 h 26 min. At the end of the month (9 March 2027) imsak is around 4:55 AM and iftar to 6:23 PM, for a fast of 13 h 18 min. The full Ramadan calendar appears in the monthly table on this page when the month arrives.
Hörstel on the map
Hörstel is located at 52.2980° N, 7.5854° E, in North Rhine-Westphalia, in Germany. The nearest administrative centre is Ibbenbueren, 9 km away. Nearby places include Ibbenbueren (9 km), Rheine (10 km), and Emsdetten (14 km). We use these coordinates directly to calculate the prayer times and the Qibla, taken from the open GeoNames database.
- Name
- Hörstel
- Type
- City
- Part of
- North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- Population
- 19,894
- Coordinates
- 52.29801, 7.58544
- Time zone
- UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
- Calculation method
- Muslim World League
- Qibla direction
- 128.8° (south-east)
- Distance to Makkah
- 4,403 km
Asr and Jumu‘ah in Hörstel
The default timetable uses the standard opinion (Shafi‘i, Maliki and Hanbali) for Asr. Following the Hanafi method, Asr in Hörstel comes roughly 75 minutes later around the summer solstice (7:11 PM instead of 5:56 PM). Jumu‘ah is prayed at Dhuhr time, around 12:37 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 depends on it. The prayer times themselves are always calculated in the local time of Hörstel (UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer), wherever you are.
Prayer times near Hörstel
Prayer times in Hörstel: questions and answers
Do prayer times in Hörstel differ from Berlin?
Yes. Hörstel is 396 km from Berlin, towards the west, and Dhuhr in Hörstel is called roughly 23 minutes later than in Berlin.
When is Maghrib in Hörstel?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 4:18 PM on 21 December and 9:55 PM on 21 June. Today’s time is in the card above.
Which calculation method is used for Hörstel?
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 Hörstel during Ramadan?
Roughly 11 h 26 min at the start of Ramadan 1448 AH and 13 h 18 min at its end, according to astronomical calculation.
What is the Qibla direction in Hörstel?
The Qibla in Hörstel is 128.8° from true north, towards the south-east. The Kaaba in Makkah is 4,403 km away.