City · Otjozondjupa Region
Prayer times in Grootfontein
Muslims living in Grootfontein can use this page to check the start of every prayer today. Grootfontein is a city in Namibia, in Otjozondjupa Region, with about 24,099 inhabitants. The timetable is calculated from the position of the sun for this exact location and confirmed with the AlAdhan service, and you can change the calculation method or the Asr school in the settings.
Today’s prayer times in Grootfontein
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Muslim World League method.
Monthly prayer timetable for Grootfontein
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Prayer times in Grootfontein by season
Prayer times in Grootfontein change noticeably between the seasons. Around the december solstice (21 December) Fajr is at about 4:42 AM and Maghrib at 7:25 PM, giving a day of 13 h 19 min. Around the june solstice (21 June) Fajr moves to 6:02 AM and Maghrib to 6:18 PM, and the day lasts only 10 h 57 min. The difference 2 h 22 min between the longest and the shortest day, which explains why the adhan moves so much from month to month.
| Day | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 MarchMarch equinox | 5:38 AM | 6:51 AM | 12:55 PM | 4:19 PM | 6:59 PM | 8:07 PM |
| 21 JuneJune solstice | 6:02 AM | 7:21 AM | 12:49 PM | 3:56 PM | 6:18 PM | 7:32 PM |
| 23 SeptemberSeptember equinox | 5:24 AM | 6:37 AM | 12:40 PM | 4:04 PM | 6:44 PM | 7:53 PM |
| 21 DecemberDecember solstice | 4:42 AM | 6:06 AM | 12:46 PM | 4:07 PM | 7:25 PM | 8:44 PM |
Grootfontein is located 348 km north of Windhoek, so Dhuhr in Grootfontein comes about 4 minutes earlier than in Windhoek. The gap is due to longitude: each degree moves solar noon by about four minutes, and that is why the timetable of the capital should not be used in Grootfontein.
Finding the Qibla from Grootfontein
Qibla from Grootfontein: 28.5° (north-east). This is the angle between true north and the direction to the Kaaba, 5,134 km away. A well calibrated compass app does the job, and the mihrab of any mosque in Grootfontein is the easiest reference.
Ramadan timetable for Grootfontein
Ramadan in Grootfontein: based on astronomical calculation, Ramadan 1448 AH should start on 8 February 2027. At the start, suhoor ends (imsak) at 5:08 AM and the fast is broken at Maghrib, 7:27 PM, roughly 14 h 09 min of fasting. On the last day the fast lasts 13 h 34 min, shorter by 35 minutes. Imsak is shown ten minutes before Fajr as a precaution; what counts for the fast is true dawn (Fajr).
About Grootfontein
Grootfontein lies at 19.5733° S, 18.1003° E, in Otjozondjupa Region, in Namibia. The nearest administrative centre is Otjiwarongo, 181 km away. Nearby places include Tsumeb (54 km), Otjiwarongo (181 km), and Omuthiya (209 km). We use these coordinates as they are to calculate the prayer times and the Qibla, taken from the open GeoNames database.
- Name
- Grootfontein
- Type
- City
- Part of
- Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
- Population
- 24,099
- Coordinates
- -19.57328, 18.10030
- Time zone
- UTC+2
- Calculation method
- Muslim World League
- Qibla direction
- 28.5° (north-east)
- Distance to Makkah
- 5,134 km
Asr and Jumu‘ah in Grootfontein
Friday prayer (Jumu‘ah) in Grootfontein is held at the time of Dhuhr, around 12:55 PM on 20 March. For Asr, the difference between the standard and the Hanafi calculation reaches 46 minutes around 21 June: 3:56 PM for the majority, 4:42 PM for the Hanafis. Choose the method your mosque follows in the settings.
If you are passing through Grootfontein, look at the times here before setting off and use the list of nearby cities to see the prayer times at each stop on your way.
Nearby cities to Grootfontein
- Tsumeb54 km · north-west
- Otjiwarongo181 km · south-west
- Omuthiya209 km · north-west
- Nkurenkuru222 km · north
- Rundu255 km · north-east
- Ondangwa290 km · north-west
- Okahandja295 km · south-west
- Eenhana298 km · north-west
Frequently asked questions about prayer times in Grootfontein
When is Maghrib in Grootfontein?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 6:18 PM on 21 June and 7:25 PM on 21 December. Today’s time is in the card above.
Do prayer times in Grootfontein differ from Windhoek?
Yes. Grootfontein is 348 km from Windhoek, towards the north, and Dhuhr in Grootfontein is called roughly 4 minutes earlier than in Windhoek.
How long is the fast in Grootfontein during Ramadan?
About 14 h 09 min at the start of Ramadan 1448 AH and 13 h 34 min at its end, according to astronomical calculation.
What is the Qibla direction in Grootfontein?
The Qibla in Grootfontein is 28.5° from true north, towards the north-east. The Kaaba in Makkah is 5,134 km away.
When is Fajr in Grootfontein?
Fajr in Grootfontein changes with the seasons: about 4:42 AM on 21 December and about 6:02 AM on 21 June. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.