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Prayer times in Blankenburg
Looking for the prayer times in Blankenburg? Below you will find the five daily prayers for today, updated automatically every day, together with a full monthly calendar, seasonal times, the Qibla direction and the Ramadan schedule for Blankenburg, Saxony-Anhalt. Every figure is computed for 51.7903° N, 10.9551° E, so the times reflect Blankenburg itself rather than the nearest big city.
Today’s prayer times in Blankenburg
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Muslim World League method.
Monthly prayer timetable for Blankenburg
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Summer and winter prayer times in Blankenburg
It helps to know how prayer times in Blankenburg move with the seasons. Fajr varies between 2:46 AM on 21 June and 6:15 AM on 21 December, a shift of 3 h 30 min, while Maghrib moves between 4:08 PM and 9:39 PM. Daylight peaks at 16 h 42 min around the summer solstice and drops to 7 h 47 min in 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 | 4:25 AM | 6:20 AM | 12:24 PM | 3:41 PM | 6:29 PM | 8:16 PM |
| 21 JuneSummer solstice | 2:46 AM | 4:57 AM | 1:18 PM | 5:41 PM | 9:39 PM | 11:43 PM |
| 23 SeptemberAutumn equinox | 5:09 AM | 7:03 AM | 1:09 PM | 4:26 PM | 7:13 PM | 9:00 PM |
| 21 DecemberWinter solstice | 6:15 AM | 8:21 AM | 12:14 PM | 1:52 PM | 4:08 PM | 6:06 PM |
Blankenburg is located 186 km south-west of Berlin, so Dhuhr in Blankenburg comes about 10 minutes later than in Berlin. This difference comes from longitude: every degree of longitude moves solar noon by about four minutes, and that is why the timetable of the capital should not be used in Blankenburg.
Qibla in Blankenburg and distance to Makkah
Qibla from Blankenburg: 132.7° (south-east). This is the angle between true north and the direction to the Kaaba, 4,192 km away. A well calibrated compass app does the job, and the mihrab of the nearest mosque in Blankenburg remains the simplest guide.
Fasting hours in Blankenburg during Ramadan
Ramadan 1448 AH is expected to begin around 8 February 2027, depending on the sighting of the crescent. On the first day, imsak in Blankenburg is at about 5:40 AM and iftar at 5:17 PM, so the fast lasts 11 h 27 min. At the end of the month (9 March 2027) imsak is around 4:43 AM and iftar to 6:10 PM, so the fast lasts 13 h 17 min. The daily timetable appears in the monthly table on this page when the month arrives.
Where Blankenburg is located
Blankenburg lies at 51.7903° N, 10.9551° E, in Saxony-Anhalt, in Germany. The nearest administrative centre is Halberstadt, 14 km away. Nearby places include Wernigerode (13 km), Quedlinburg (13 km), and Halberstadt (14 km). We use these coordinates as they are to calculate the prayer times and the Qibla, taken from the open GeoNames database.
- Name
- Blankenburg
- Type
- City
- Part of
- Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
- Population
- 15,963
- Coordinates
- 51.79025, 10.95509
- Time zone
- UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
- Calculation method
- Muslim World League
- Qibla direction
- 132.7° (south-east)
- Distance to Makkah
- 4,192 km
Asr and Jumu‘ah in Blankenburg
Friday prayer (Jumu‘ah) in Blankenburg takes place at the time of Dhuhr, around 12:24 PM on 20 March. For Asr, the gap between the standard and the Hanafi calculation is 75 minutes around 21 June: 5:41 PM for the majority, 6:56 PM for the Hanafis. Choose the method your mosque follows in the settings.
Tip: bookmark this page to see the prayer times of Blankenburg in one tap, and use the print button to get a paper copy of the monthly timetable for your home or your mosque.
Nearby cities to Blankenburg
- Wernigerode13 km · north-west
- Quedlinburg13 km · east
- Halberstadt14 km · north-east
- Bad Harzburg29 km · west
- Oschersleben33 km · north-east
- Nordhausen34 km · south
- Aschersleben35 km · east
- Goslar38 km · west
Prayer times in Blankenburg: questions and answers
Do prayer times in Blankenburg differ from Berlin?
Yes. Blankenburg is 186 km from Berlin, towards the south-west, and Dhuhr in Blankenburg is called roughly 10 minutes later than in Berlin.
When is Maghrib in Blankenburg?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 4:08 PM on 21 December and 9:39 PM on 21 June. Today’s time is in the card above.
How long is the fast in Blankenburg 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.
When is Fajr in Blankenburg?
Fajr in Blankenburg changes with the seasons: about 2:46 AM on 21 June and about 6:15 AM on 21 December. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.
Which calculation method is used for Blankenburg?
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.