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Prayer times in Rijswijk
Residents of and visitors to Rijswijk can use this page to check the start of every prayer today. Rijswijk is a city in the Netherlands, in South Holland, with about 47,299 inhabitants. The timetable is calculated astronomically for its coordinates and checked against the AlAdhan service, and you can change the calculation method or the Asr school in the settings.
Adhan times in Rijswijk today
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Muslim World League method.
Prayer calendar for Rijswijk
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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How prayer times in Rijswijk change through the year
Prayer times in Rijswijk change noticeably over the year. Around the summer solstice (21 June) Fajr is at around 3:12 AM and Maghrib at 10:07 PM, giving a day of 16 h 44 min. Around the winter solstice (21 December) Fajr moves to 6:42 AM and Maghrib to 4:33 PM, and the day lasts only 7 h 44 min. That is a difference of 9 h 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 | 4:51 AM | 6:46 AM | 12:50 PM | 4:07 PM | 6:55 PM | 8:43 PM |
| 21 JuneSummer solstice | 3:12 AM | 5:22 AM | 1:44 PM | 6:08 PM | 10:07 PM | 12:10 AM |
| 23 SeptemberAutumn equinox | 5:34 AM | 7:30 AM | 1:35 PM | 4:52 PM | 7:40 PM | 9:27 PM |
| 21 DecemberWinter solstice | 6:42 AM | 8:48 AM | 12:41 PM | 2:17 PM | 4:33 PM | 6:32 PM |
Rijswijk lies 54 km south-west of Amsterdam, so Dhuhr in Rijswijk is called roughly 2 minutes later than in Amsterdam. This difference comes from longitude: each degree moves solar noon by about four minutes, and that is why the timetable of the capital is not accurate in Rijswijk.
Finding the Qibla from Rijswijk
In Rijswijk you pray towards the south-east, at an angle of 124.6° from true north; the Kaaba is 4,564 km away. We computed this angle with spherical trigonometry from the coordinates of Rijswijk 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.
Ramadan timetable for Rijswijk
Ramadan 1448 AH is expected to begin around 8 February 2027, depending on the sighting of the crescent. On the first day, imsak in Rijswijk is around 6:06 AM and iftar at 5:43 PM, so the fast lasts 11 h 27 min. At the end of the month (9 March 2027) imsak is around 5:09 AM and iftar to 6:36 PM, for a fast of 13 h 17 min. The full Ramadan calendar appears in the monthly table above when the month arrives.
Rijswijk on the map
The coordinates of Rijswijk are 52.0363° N and 4.3250° E. The nearest cities on our site are Ypenburg (3 km), Delft (4 km), and Voorburg (5 km). Haarlem, the nearest administrative centre, is 44 km away. Check the prayer times of these places to compare them, which is useful when you travel around South Holland.
- Name
- Rijswijk
- Type
- City
- Part of
- South Holland, Netherlands
- Population
- 47,299
- Coordinates
- 52.03634, 4.32501
- Time zone
- UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
- Calculation method
- Muslim World League
- Qibla direction
- 124.6° (south-east)
- Distance to Makkah
- 4,564 km
Asr and Jumu‘ah in Rijswijk
Friday prayer (Jumu‘ah) in Rijswijk takes place at the time of Dhuhr, around 12:50 PM on 20 March. For Asr, the difference between the standard and the Hanafi calculation reaches 75 minutes around 21 June: 6:08 PM for the majority, 7:23 PM for the Hanafis. Select the method your mosque follows in the settings.
It is reported in the Sahihayn that the most beloved deed to Allah is prayer at its proper time. Let this page help you observe your prayers on time in Rijswijk and organise your day around them.
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Prayer times in Rijswijk: questions and answers
What is the Qibla direction in Rijswijk?
The Qibla in Rijswijk is 124.6° from true north, towards the south-east. The Kaaba in Makkah is 4,564 km away.
How long is the fast in Rijswijk during Ramadan?
About 11 h 27 min at the start of Ramadan 1448 AH and 13 h 17 min at its end, according to astronomical calculation.
Do prayer times in Rijswijk differ from Amsterdam?
Yes. Rijswijk is 54 km from Amsterdam, towards the south-west, and Dhuhr in Rijswijk comes about 2 minutes later than in Amsterdam.
When is Maghrib in Rijswijk?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 4:33 PM on 21 December and 10:07 PM on 21 June. Today’s time is in the card above.
Which calculation method is used for Rijswijk?
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.