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Prayer times in Makueni County
This page gives today’s prayer times in Makueni County, a region of Kenya, together with links to the 4 cities of Makueni County that have their own page. The times shown in the card are those of Wote; every city page below is calculated for its own coordinates, because the adhan can differ by several minutes across a region.
Prayer times in Makueni County today
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Muslim World League method.
Prayer calendar for Makueni County
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Summer and winter prayer times in Makueni County
It is useful to know how prayer times in Makueni County move with the seasons. Fajr varies between 5:05 AM on 21 December and 5:16 AM on 21 June, a difference of 11 minutes, while Maghrib moves between 6:32 PM and 6:34 PM. Daylight peaks at 12 h 14 min in the december solstice and falls to 12 h 01 min in the june solstice. These figures help to plan your day, your travel and your work around the prayers.
| Day | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 MarchMarch equinox | 5:25 AM | 6:34 AM | 12:37 PM | 3:40 PM | 6:40 PM | 7:45 PM |
| 21 JuneJune solstice | 5:16 AM | 6:31 AM | 12:31 PM | 3:56 PM | 6:32 PM | 7:42 PM |
| 23 SeptemberSeptember equinox | 5:10 AM | 6:19 AM | 12:22 PM | 3:25 PM | 6:25 PM | 7:30 PM |
| 21 DecemberDecember solstice | 5:05 AM | 6:21 AM | 12:27 PM | 3:54 PM | 6:34 PM | 7:45 PM |
Makueni County is located 106 km south-east of Nairobi, so Dhuhr in Makueni County is called roughly 3 minutes earlier than in Nairobi. The gap is due to longitude: every degree of longitude shifts solar noon by about four minutes, which is why the timetable of the capital should not be used in Makueni County.
Qibla in Makueni County and distance to Makkah
In Makueni County you pray towards the north, at an angle of 5.2° from true north; the Kaaba is 2,591 km away. We computed this angle with spherical trigonometry from the coordinates of Makueni County 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.
Ramadan timetable for Makueni County
Ramadan 1448 AH is expected to begin on 8 February 2027, subject to the sighting of the crescent. On the first day, imsak in Makueni County is around 5:17 AM and iftar at 6:49 PM, so the fast lasts 13 h 22 min. At the end of the month (9 March 2027) imsak is around 5:17 AM and iftar to 6:44 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 Makueni County is located
Makueni County is one of the regions of Kenya. Its main city, Wote, is at 1.7808° S, 37.6288° E. The region has 4 cities on our site, and prayer times can differ by several minutes between its eastern and western ends. Regions nearby are listed below.
- Name
- Makueni County
- Type
- Region
- Part of
- Kenya
- Coordinates
- -1.78079, 37.62882
- Time zone
- UTC+3
- Calculation method
- Muslim World League
- Qibla direction
- 5.2° (north)
- Distance to Makkah
- 2,591 km
Asr and Jumu‘ah in Makueni County
Friday prayer (Jumu‘ah) in Makueni County is held at the time of Dhuhr, about 12:37 PM on 20 March. For Asr, the difference between the standard and the Hanafi calculation reaches 55 minutes around 21 June: 3:56 PM for the majority, 4:51 PM for the Hanafis. Choose the method your mosque follows in the settings.
To get the most accurate countdown, 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 Makueni County (UTC+3), wherever you are.
Prayer times in the cities of Makueni County
- Prayer times in Makueni Boma20,681
- Wote19,725
- Salah times Emali18,325
- Makindu15,038
Prayer times near Makueni County
- Machakos County50 km · north-west
- Kitui County63 km · north-east
- Kajiado County95 km · west
- Nairobi County106 km · north-west
- Kiambu County111 km · north-west
- Murang'A129 km · north-west
Prayer times in Makueni County: questions and answers
How long is the fast in Makueni County during Ramadan?
About 13 h 22 min at the start of Ramadan 1448 AH and 13 h 17 min at its end, according to astronomical calculation.
When is Maghrib in Makueni County?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 6:32 PM on 21 June and 6:34 PM on 21 December. Today’s time is in the card above.
Do prayer times in Makueni County differ from Nairobi?
Yes. Makueni County is 106 km from Nairobi, towards the south-east, and Dhuhr in Makueni County is called about 3 minutes earlier than in Nairobi.
What is the Qibla direction in Makueni County?
The Qibla in Makueni County is 5.2° from true north, towards the north. The Kaaba in Makkah is 2,591 km away.
What time is Fajr in Makueni County?
Fajr in Makueni County changes with the seasons: about 5:05 AM on 21 December and about 5:16 AM on 21 June. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.