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Prayer times in Urk
Looking for the prayer times in Urk? Below you will find the five daily prayers for today, refreshed every day without any setting, together with a full monthly calendar, seasonal times, the Qibla direction and the Ramadan schedule for Urk, Flevoland. Every figure is computed for 52.6625° N, 5.6014° E, which means the times match Urk itself rather than the nearest big city.
Today’s prayer times in Urk
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Muslim World League method.
Prayer calendar for Urk
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Prayer times in Urk by season
Prayer times in Urk vary a lot over the year. Around the summer solstice (21 June) Fajr is at around 3:05 AM and Maghrib at 10:05 PM, giving a day of 16 h 52 min. Around the winter solstice (21 December) Fajr moves to 6:38 AM and Maghrib to 4:24 PM, and the day is just 7 h 38 min. The difference 9 h 14 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 | 4:44 AM | 6:41 AM | 12:45 PM | 4:01 PM | 6:50 PM | 8:40 PM |
| 21 JuneSummer solstice | 3:05 AM | 5:13 AM | 1:39 PM | 6:05 PM | 10:05 PM | 12:07 AM |
| 23 SeptemberAutumn equinox | 5:27 AM | 7:25 AM | 1:30 PM | 4:46 PM | 7:34 PM | 9:24 PM |
| 21 DecemberWinter solstice | 6:38 AM | 8:47 AM | 12:36 PM | 2:09 PM | 4:24 PM | 6:26 PM |
Urk is located 58 km north-east of Amsterdam, so Dhuhr in Urk is called roughly 3 minutes earlier than in Amsterdam. The gap is due to longitude: each degree shifts solar noon by about four minutes, which is why the timetable of the capital is not accurate in Urk.
Qibla direction in Urk
Qibla from Urk: 126.7° (south-east). This is the angle between true north and the direction to the Kaaba, 4,534 km away. A well calibrated compass app is enough, and the mihrab of any mosque in Urk is the easiest reference.
Suhoor and iftar times in Urk
Ramadan 1448 AH is expected to begin around 8 February 2027, subject to the sighting of the crescent. On the first day, imsak in Urk is around 6:01 AM and iftar at 5:36 PM, for a fast of 11 h 25 min. At the end of the month (9 March 2027) imsak moves to 5:02 AM and iftar to 6:31 PM, for a fast of 13 h 18 min. The full Ramadan calendar appears in the monthly table on this page when the month arrives.
Where Urk is located
Urk lies at 52.6625° N, 5.6014° E, in Flevoland, in the Netherlands. The nearest administrative centre is Lelystad, 19 km away. Close by you will find Emmeloord (11 km), Dronten (17 km), and Lelystad (19 km). We apply these coordinates directly to calculate the prayer times and the Qibla, taken from the open GeoNames database.
- Name
- Urk
- Type
- City
- Part of
- Flevoland, Netherlands
- Population
- 22,173
- Coordinates
- 52.66250, 5.60139
- Time zone
- UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
- Calculation method
- Muslim World League
- Qibla direction
- 126.7° (south-east)
- Distance to Makkah
- 4,534 km
Asr and Jumu‘ah in Urk
The default timetable uses the standard opinion (Shafi‘i, Maliki and Hanbali) for Asr. Following the Hanafi method, Asr in Urk comes roughly 75 minutes later around the summer solstice (7:20 PM instead of 6:05 PM). Jumu‘ah is prayed at Dhuhr time, about 12:45 PM around the spring equinox, with small changes over the year.
Good to know: bookmark this page to check today’s times in one tap, and use the print button to get a paper copy of the monthly timetable for your home or your mosque.
Prayer times near Urk
Frequently asked questions about prayer times in Urk
Do prayer times in Urk differ from Amsterdam?
Yes. Urk is 58 km from Amsterdam, towards the north-east, and Dhuhr in Urk comes about 3 minutes earlier than in Amsterdam.
When is Maghrib in Urk?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 4:24 PM on 21 December and 10:05 PM on 21 June. Today’s time is in the card above.
Which calculation method is used for Urk?
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 time is Fajr in Urk?
Fajr in Urk changes with the seasons: about 3:05 AM on 21 June and about 6:38 AM on 21 December. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.
How long is the fast in Urk during Ramadan?
Roughly 11 h 25 min at the start of Ramadan 1448 AH and 13 h 18 min at its end, according to astronomical calculation.