City · Copán Department
Prayer times in Cucuyagua
This page shows today’s prayer times in Cucuyagua, Copán Department, worked out for the city’s exact coordinates. You will find the time of Fajr, Sunrise, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib and Isha, a countdown to the next prayer, a monthly timetable ready to print and the Qibla direction. The times follow the Muslim World League method, which is the usual reference in Honduras.
Salah times in Cucuyagua today
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Muslim World League method.
Prayer calendar for Cucuyagua
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
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Prayer times in Cucuyagua by season
It is useful to know how prayer times in Cucuyagua move with the seasons. Fajr varies between 4:07 AM on 21 June and 4:59 AM on 21 December, a shift of 52 minutes, while Maghrib moves between 5:31 PM and 6:27 PM. Daylight reaches 13 h around the summer solstice and falls to 11 h 16 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 | 4:49 AM | 6:00 AM | 12:03 PM | 3:23 PM | 6:06 PM | 7:13 PM |
| 21 JuneSummer solstice | 4:07 AM | 5:27 AM | 11:57 AM | 3:23 PM | 6:27 PM | 7:42 PM |
| 23 SeptemberAutumn equinox | 4:34 AM | 5:45 AM | 11:48 AM | 3:08 PM | 5:51 PM | 6:58 PM |
| 21 DecemberWinter solstice | 4:59 AM | 6:16 AM | 11:54 AM | 3:07 PM | 5:31 PM | 6:44 PM |
Cucuyagua lies 190 km west of Tegucigalpa, so Dhuhr in Cucuyagua is called roughly 7 minutes later than in Tegucigalpa. The gap is due to longitude: each degree moves solar noon by about four minutes, and that is why the timetable of the capital is not accurate in Cucuyagua.
Finding the Qibla from Cucuyagua
From Cucuyagua you pray towards the north-east, at an angle of 55.4° from true north; the Kaaba is 13,130 km away. This bearing is calculated with spherical trigonometry from the coordinates of Cucuyagua and those of the Kaaba (21.4225° N, 39.8262° E). Note that a compass points to magnetic north, which can differ by a few degrees from true north.
Ramadan timetable for Cucuyagua
Ramadan 1448 AH is expected to begin around 8 February 2027, subject to the sighting of the crescent. On the first day, imsak in Cucuyagua is around 4:59 AM and iftar at 5:57 PM, for a fast of 12 h 48 min. At the end of the month (9 March 2027) imsak is around 4:46 AM and iftar to 6:05 PM, so the fast lasts 13 h 09 min. The full Ramadan calendar appears in the monthly table above when the month arrives.
Cucuyagua on the map
The coordinates of Cucuyagua are 14.6478° N and 88.8739° W. The closest places on our site are San Pedro de Copán (4 km), Corquín (9 km), and Santa Rosa de Copán (18 km). Santa Rosa de Copán, the nearest administrative centre, is 18 km away. Check the prayer times of these places to compare them, which helps when you travel around Copán Department.
- Name
- Cucuyagua
- Type
- City
- Part of
- Copán Department, Honduras
- Population
- 16,707
- Coordinates
- 14.64777, -88.87385
- Time zone
- UTC−6
- Calculation method
- Muslim World League
- Qibla direction
- 55.4° (north-east)
- Distance to Makkah
- 13,130 km
Friday prayer and Asr time in Cucuyagua
The default timetable uses the majority opinion (Shafi‘i, Maliki and Hanbali) for Asr. With the Hanafi method, Asr in Cucuyagua comes about 70 minutes later around the summer solstice (4:33 PM instead of 3:23 PM). Jumu‘ah is prayed at Dhuhr time, around 12:03 PM around the spring equinox, changing slightly over the year.
If you are passing through Cucuyagua, look at the times here before you arrive and use the list of nearby cities to see the prayer times at each stop on your way.
Nearby cities to Cucuyagua
- San Pedro de Copán4 km · south
- Corquín9 km · south
- Santa Rosa de Copán18 km · north-east
- Belén Gualcho20 km · south-east
- Gracias32 km · east
- Lepaera34 km · north-east
- Nueva Ocotepeque41 km · south-west
- La Iguala44 km · east
Prayer times in Cucuyagua: questions and answers
How long is the fast in Cucuyagua during Ramadan?
Roughly 12 h 48 min at the start of Ramadan 1448 AH and 13 h 09 min at its end, according to astronomical calculation.
What is the Qibla direction in Cucuyagua?
The Qibla in Cucuyagua is 55.4° from true north, towards the north-east. The Kaaba in Makkah is 13,130 km away.
When is Maghrib in Cucuyagua?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 5:31 PM on 21 December and 6:27 PM on 21 June. Today’s time is in the card above.
Do prayer times in Cucuyagua differ from Tegucigalpa?
Yes. Cucuyagua is 190 km from Tegucigalpa, towards the west, and Dhuhr in Cucuyagua is called about 7 minutes later than in Tegucigalpa.
When is Fajr in Cucuyagua?
Fajr in Cucuyagua depends on the season: about 4:07 AM on 21 June and about 4:59 AM on 21 December. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.