City · North Brabant
Prayer times in Boxtel
Residents of and visitors to Boxtel can use this page to check the start of every prayer today. Boxtel is a city in the Netherlands, in North Brabant, with about 29,511 inhabitants. The timetable is calculated from the position of the sun for this exact location and checked against the AlAdhan service, and you can change the calculation method or the Asr school in the settings.
Today’s prayer times in Boxtel
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Muslim World League method.
Prayer calendar for Boxtel
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Prayer times in Boxtel by season
Prayer times in Boxtel change noticeably between the seasons. Around the summer solstice (21 June) Fajr is at about 3:09 AM and Maghrib at 10:00 PM, for a day of 16 h 39 min. Around the winter solstice (21 December) Fajr moves to 6:38 AM and Maghrib to 4:31 PM, and the day lasts only 7 h 49 min. That is a difference of 8 h 50 min between the longest and the shortest day, and it explains why the adhan moves so much from month to month.
| Day | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 MarchSpring equinox | 4:49 AM | 6:42 AM | 12:46 PM | 4:03 PM | 6:51 PM | 8:38 PM |
| 21 JuneSummer solstice | 3:09 AM | 5:21 AM | 1:40 PM | 6:03 PM | 10:00 PM | 12:05 AM |
| 23 SeptemberAutumn equinox | 5:32 AM | 7:26 AM | 1:31 PM | 4:48 PM | 7:35 PM | 9:22 PM |
| 21 DecemberWinter solstice | 6:38 AM | 8:42 AM | 12:37 PM | 2:15 PM | 4:31 PM | 6:29 PM |
Compared with Amsterdam, Dhuhr in Boxtel comes about 2 minutes earlier than in Amsterdam, and on the 21 June Maghrib is called 6 minutes earlier than in the capital. Boxtel is 92 km from the capital, towards the south. For this reason we calculate each place with its own coordinates instead of using one timetable for the whole country.
Qibla direction in Boxtel
The Qibla in Boxtel is at 125.4° from true north, measured clockwise, which means approximately towards the south-east. The Kaaba in Makkah is 4,479 km away along the shortest path. To face the Qibla, hold your phone flat far from metal and electrical devices, then turn until the needle shows 125.4°.
Suhoor and iftar times in Boxtel
Ramadan 1448 AH is expected to begin on 8 February 2027, depending on the sighting of the crescent. On the first day, imsak in Boxtel is around 6:02 AM and iftar at 5:40 PM, so the fast lasts 11 h 28 min. At the end of the month (9 March 2027) imsak moves to 5:06 AM and iftar to 6:32 PM, for a fast of 13 h 17 min. The daily timetable appears in the monthly table on this page when the month arrives.
About Boxtel
Boxtel lies at 51.5908° N, 5.3292° E, in North Brabant, in the Netherlands. The nearest administrative centre is 's-Hertogenbosch, 12 km away. Close by you will find Vught (8 km), Schijndel (8 km), and Sint-Oedenrode (9 km). We apply these coordinates directly to calculate the prayer times and the Qibla, and they come from the open GeoNames database.
- Name
- Boxtel
- Type
- City
- Part of
- North Brabant, Netherlands
- Population
- 29,511
- Coordinates
- 51.59083, 5.32917
- Time zone
- UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
- Calculation method
- Muslim World League
- Qibla direction
- 125.4° (south-east)
- Distance to Makkah
- 4,479 km
Asr and Jumu‘ah in Boxtel
The default timetable uses the majority opinion (Shafi‘i, Maliki and Hanbali) for Asr. With the Hanafi method, Asr in Boxtel comes roughly 75 minutes later around the summer solstice (7:18 PM instead of 6:03 PM). Jumu‘ah is prayed at Dhuhr time, about 12:46 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.
Nearby cities to Boxtel
- Vught8 km · north
- Schijndel8 km · north-east
- Sint-Oedenrode9 km · east
- Oisterwijk10 km · west
- Best10 km · south-east
- 's-Hertogenbosch12 km · north
- Veghel15 km · east
- Tilburg17 km · west
Prayer times in Boxtel: questions and answers
Do prayer times in Boxtel differ from Amsterdam?
Yes. Boxtel is 92 km from Amsterdam, towards the south, and Dhuhr in Boxtel is called about 2 minutes earlier than in Amsterdam.
What time is Fajr in Boxtel?
Fajr in Boxtel changes with the seasons: about 3:09 AM on 21 June and about 6:38 AM on 21 December. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.
What is the Qibla direction in Boxtel?
The Qibla in Boxtel is 125.4° from true north, towards the south-east. The Kaaba in Makkah is 4,479 km away.
How long is the fast in Boxtel during Ramadan?
About 11 h 28 min at the start of Ramadan 1448 AH and 13 h 17 min at its end, according to astronomical calculation.
When is Maghrib in Boxtel?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 4:31 PM on 21 December and 10:00 PM on 21 June. Today’s time is in the card above.