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Prayer times in Balvi Municipality
This page gives today’s prayer times in Balvi Municipality, a region of Latvia, together with links to the 1 cities and towns of Balvi Municipality that have their own page. The times shown in the card are those of Balvi; every city page below is calculated for its own coordinates, because the adhan can differ by several minutes across a region.
Adhan times in Balvi Municipality today
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Muslim World League method.
Monthly prayer timetable for Balvi Municipality
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Summer and winter prayer times in Balvi Municipality
Prayer times in Balvi Municipality vary a lot between the seasons. Around the summer solstice (21 June) Fajr is at around 2:26 AM and Maghrib at 10:10 PM, giving a day of 17 h 56 min. Around the winter solstice (21 December) Fajr moves to 6:20 AM and Maghrib to 3:29 PM, and the day lasts only 6 h 41 min. That is a difference of 11 h 15 min between the longest and the shortest day, and it explains why the adhan moves noticeably from month to month.
| Day | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 MarchSpring equinox | 4:02 AM | 6:14 AM | 12:18 PM | 3:29 PM | 6:24 PM | 8:28 PM |
| 21 JuneSummer solstice | 2:26 AM | 4:15 AM | 1:13 PM | 5:48 PM | 10:10 PM | 11:54 PM |
| 23 SeptemberAutumn equinox | 4:44 AM | 6:57 AM | 1:03 PM | 4:14 PM | 7:08 PM | 9:13 PM |
| 21 DecemberWinter solstice | 6:20 AM | 8:48 AM | 12:09 PM | 1:19 PM | 3:29 PM | 5:50 PM |
Compared with Riga, Dhuhr in Balvi Municipality is called about 13 minutes earlier than in Riga, and on the 21 June Maghrib arrives 11 minutes earlier than in the capital. Balvi Municipality is 192 km away from the capital, towards the east. For this reason we calculate every city separately instead of using one timetable for the whole country.
Qibla in Balvi Municipality and distance to Makkah
In Balvi Municipality you pray towards the south, at an angle of 160.3° from true north; the Kaaba is 4,101 km away. This bearing is calculated with spherical trigonometry from the coordinates of Balvi Municipality 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.
Fasting hours in Balvi Municipality during Ramadan
Ramadan 1448 AH is expected to begin on 8 February 2027, depending on the sighting of the crescent. On the first day, imsak in Balvi Municipality is around 5:35 AM and iftar at 4:55 PM, for a fast of 11 h 09 min. At the end of the month (9 March 2027) imsak moves to 4:26 AM and iftar to 6:00 PM, so the fast lasts 13 h 25 min. The full Ramadan calendar appears in the monthly table on this page when the month arrives.
Where Balvi Municipality is located
Balvi Municipality is one of the regions of Latvia. Its main city, Balvi, lies at 57.1313° N, 27.2658° E. The region has 1 cities and towns on our site, and prayer times can differ by several minutes between its eastern and western ends. Neighbouring regions are listed below.
- Name
- Balvi Municipality
- Type
- Region
- Part of
- Latvia
- Coordinates
- 57.13130, 27.26583
- Time zone
- UTC+2, UTC+3 in summer
- Calculation method
- Muslim World League
- Qibla direction
- 160.3° (south)
- Distance to Makkah
- 4,101 km
Friday prayer and Asr time in Balvi Municipality
The default timetable uses the majority opinion (Shafi‘i, Maliki and Hanbali) for Asr. Following the Hanafi method, Asr in Balvi Municipality comes about 77 minutes later around the summer solstice (7:05 PM instead of 5:48 PM). Jumu‘ah is prayed at Dhuhr time, around 12:18 PM around the spring equinox, with small changes over the year.
If you are travelling to Balvi Municipality, 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.
Prayer times in the cities of Balvi Municipality
Prayer times near Balvi Municipality
- Gulbene Municipality31 km · west
- Alūksne Municipality35 km · north
- Varakļāni Municipality66 km · south-west
- Rēzekne69 km · south
- Madonas novads71 km · south-west
- Ludza Municipality72 km · south-east
Prayer times in Balvi Municipality: questions and answers
When is Fajr in Balvi Municipality?
Fajr in Balvi Municipality changes with the seasons: about 2:26 AM on 21 June and about 6:20 AM on 21 December. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.
Which calculation method is used for Balvi Municipality?
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 Balvi Municipality?
The Qibla in Balvi Municipality is 160.3° from true north, towards the south. The Kaaba in Makkah is 4,101 km away.
When is Maghrib in Balvi Municipality?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 3:29 PM on 21 December and 10:10 PM on 21 June. Today’s time is in the card above.
How long is the fast in Balvi Municipality during Ramadan?
About 11 h 09 min at the start of Ramadan 1448 AH and 13 h 25 min at its end, according to astronomical calculation.