City · Saxony
Prayer times in Bautzen
Muslims living in Bautzen can use this page to check when each prayer begins today. Bautzen is a city in Germany, in Saxony, with about 41,972 inhabitants. The timetable is calculated from the position of the sun 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 Bautzen today
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Muslim World League method.
Bautzen prayer times for this month
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Summer and winter prayer times in Bautzen
Prayer times in Bautzen vary a lot over the year. Around the summer solstice (21 June) Fajr is at about 2:33 AM and Maghrib at 9:21 PM, giving a day of 16 h 35 min. Around the winter solstice (21 December) Fajr moves to 6:00 AM and Maghrib to 3:57 PM, and the day lasts only 7 h 53 min. That is a difference of 8 h 42 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 | 4:13 AM | 6:06 AM | 12:10 PM | 3:27 PM | 6:15 PM | 8:01 PM |
| 21 JuneSummer solstice | 2:33 AM | 4:47 AM | 1:04 PM | 5:26 PM | 9:21 PM | 11:28 PM |
| 23 SeptemberAutumn equinox | 4:56 AM | 6:49 AM | 12:55 PM | 4:12 PM | 6:59 PM | 8:45 PM |
| 21 DecemberWinter solstice | 6:00 AM | 8:04 AM | 12:00 PM | 1:41 PM | 3:57 PM | 5:53 PM |
Compared with Berlin, Dhuhr in Bautzen is called roughly 4 minutes earlier than in Berlin, and on the 21 June Maghrib arrives 12 minutes earlier than in the capital. Bautzen is 165 km away from the capital, towards the south-east. For this reason we calculate every city separately rather than using one timetable for the whole country.
Qibla in Bautzen and distance to Makkah
The Qibla in Bautzen is at 136.9° from true north, measured clockwise, that is roughly towards the south-east. The Kaaba in Makkah is 3,973 km away along the shortest path. To face the Qibla, place your compass on a flat surface far from metal and electrical devices, then turn until the needle points to 136.9°.
Suhoor and iftar times in Bautzen
Ramadan 1448 AH is expected to begin on 8 February 2027, depending on the sighting of the crescent. On the first day, imsak in Bautzen is around 5:26 AM and iftar at 5:05 PM, so the fast lasts 11 h 29 min. At the end of the month (9 March 2027) imsak moves to 4:30 AM and iftar to 5:56 PM, so the fast lasts 13 h 16 min. The daily timetable appears in the monthly table above when the month arrives.
Bautzen on the map
Bautzen is located at 51.1804° N, 14.4349° E, in Saxony, in Germany. The nearest administrative centre is Görlitz, 39 km away. Close by you will find Löbau (19 km), Kamenz (26 km), and Hoyerswerda (32 km). We use these coordinates directly to calculate the prayer times and the Qibla, and they come from the open GeoNames database.
- Name
- Bautzen
- Type
- City
- Part of
- Saxony, Germany
- Population
- 41,972
- Coordinates
- 51.18035, 14.43494
- Time zone
- UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
- Calculation method
- Muslim World League
- Qibla direction
- 136.9° (south-east)
- Distance to Makkah
- 3,973 km
Asr and Jumu‘ah in Bautzen
The default timetable uses the standard opinion (Shafi‘i, Maliki and Hanbali) for Asr. With the Hanafi method, Asr in Bautzen comes about 75 minutes later around the summer solstice (6:41 PM instead of 5:26 PM). Jumu‘ah is prayed at Dhuhr time, around 12:10 PM around the spring equinox, with small changes over the year.
Tip: add this page to your home screen to see the prayer times of Bautzen 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 Bautzen
- Löbau19 km · south-east
- Kamenz26 km · west
- Hoyerswerda32 km · north-west
- Radeberg37 km · west
- Görlitz39 km · east
- Weißwasser39 km · north
- Zittau41 km · south-east
- Pirna43 km · south-west
Prayer times in Bautzen: questions and answers
When is Maghrib in Bautzen?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 3:57 PM on 21 December and 9:21 PM on 21 June. Today’s time is in the card above.
Which calculation method is used for Bautzen?
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.
What is the Qibla direction in Bautzen?
The Qibla in Bautzen is 136.9° from true north, towards the south-east. The Kaaba in Makkah is 3,973 km away.
What time is Fajr in Bautzen?
Fajr in Bautzen changes with the seasons: about 2:33 AM on 21 June and about 6:00 AM on 21 December. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.
Do prayer times in Bautzen differ from Berlin?
Yes. Bautzen is 165 km from Berlin, towards the south-east, and Dhuhr in Bautzen comes about 4 minutes earlier than in Berlin.