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Prayer times in Maxixe
Looking for the adhan times in Maxixe? 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 Maxixe, Inhambane Province. Every figure is computed for 23.8597° S, 35.3472° E, which means the times match Maxixe itself rather than the nearest big city.
Salah times in Maxixe today
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Muslim World League method.
Maxixe prayer times for this month
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
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Prayer times in Maxixe by season
It helps to know how prayer times in Maxixe move with the seasons. Fajr varies between 3:20 AM on 21 December and 5:00 AM on 21 June, a shift of 1 h 39 min, while Maghrib moves between 5:00 PM and 6:25 PM. Daylight reaches 13 h 37 min around the december solstice and falls to 10 h 40 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 | 4:27 AM | 5:42 AM | 11:46 AM | 3:12 PM | 5:50 PM | 7:01 PM |
| 21 JuneJune solstice | 5:00 AM | 6:20 AM | 11:40 AM | 2:40 PM | 5:00 PM | 6:16 PM |
| 23 SeptemberSeptember equinox | 4:12 AM | 5:28 AM | 11:31 AM | 2:57 PM | 5:35 PM | 6:46 PM |
| 21 DecemberDecember solstice | 3:20 AM | 4:48 AM | 11:37 AM | 2:55 PM | 6:25 PM | 7:47 PM |
Maxixe lies 364 km north-east of Maputo, so Dhuhr in Maxixe is called roughly 11 minutes earlier than in Maputo. The gap is due to longitude: each degree shifts solar noon by about four minutes, and that is why the timetable of the capital is not accurate in Maxixe.
Qibla in Maxixe and distance to Makkah
From Maxixe you pray towards the north, at an angle of 5.9° from true north; the Kaaba is 5,058 km away. We computed this angle with spherical trigonometry from the coordinates of Maxixe 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.
Fasting hours in Maxixe during Ramadan
Ramadan in Maxixe: based on astronomical calculation, Ramadan 1448 AH should start on 8 February 2027. On the first day, suhoor ends (imsak) at 3:51 AM and the fast is broken at Maghrib, 6:24 PM, about 14 h 23 min of fasting. On the last day the fast lasts 13 h 39 min, shorter by 43 minutes. Imsak is shown ten minutes before Fajr as a precaution; what counts for the fast is true dawn (Fajr).
Maxixe on the map
The coordinates of Maxixe are 23.8597° S and 35.3472° E. The closest places on our site are Inhambane (4 km), Massinga (59 km), and Chibuto (206 km). Inhambane, the nearest administrative centre, is 4 km away. Check the prayer times of these places to compare them, which helps when you travel around Inhambane Province.
- Name
- Maxixe
- Type
- City
- Part of
- Inhambane Province, Mozambique
- Population
- 126,408
- Coordinates
- -23.85972, 35.34722
- Time zone
- UTC+2
- Calculation method
- Muslim World League
- Qibla direction
- 5.9° (north)
- Distance to Makkah
- 5,058 km
Friday prayer and Asr time in Maxixe
The default timetable uses the standard opinion (Shafi‘i, Maliki and Hanbali) for Asr. With the Hanafi method, Asr in Maxixe comes about 44 minutes later around the june solstice (3:24 PM instead of 2:40 PM). Jumu‘ah is prayed at Dhuhr time, around 11:46 AM around the march equinox, with small changes over the year.
If you are passing through Maxixe, check the times here before setting off and use the list of nearby cities to see the prayer times along your route.
Prayer times near Maxixe
Frequently asked questions about prayer times in Maxixe
Do prayer times in Maxixe differ from Maputo?
Yes. Maxixe is 364 km from Maputo, towards the north-east, and Dhuhr in Maxixe is called roughly 11 minutes earlier than in Maputo.
When is Maghrib in Maxixe?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 5:00 PM on 21 June and 6:25 PM on 21 December. Today’s time is in the card above.
How long is the fast in Maxixe during Ramadan?
About 14 h 23 min at the start of Ramadan 1448 AH and 13 h 39 min at its end, according to astronomical calculation.
What is the Qibla direction in Maxixe?
The Qibla in Maxixe is 5.9° from true north, towards the north. The Kaaba in Makkah is 5,058 km away.
When is Fajr in Maxixe?
Fajr in Maxixe changes with the seasons: about 3:20 AM on 21 December and about 5:00 AM on 21 June. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.