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Prayer times in Waddinxveen
Looking for the prayer times in Waddinxveen? On this page 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 Waddinxveen, South Holland. Every figure is computed for 52.0450° N, 4.6514° E, so the times reflect Waddinxveen itself rather than the nearest big city.
Adhan times in Waddinxveen today
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Muslim World League method.
Monthly prayer timetable for Waddinxveen
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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How prayer times in Waddinxveen change through the year
Prayer times in Waddinxveen vary a lot between the seasons. Around the summer solstice (21 June) Fajr is at about 3:10 AM and Maghrib at 10:05 PM, giving a day of 16 h 45 min. Around the winter solstice (21 December) Fajr moves to 6:41 AM and Maghrib to 4:31 PM, and the day is just 7 h 44 min. That is a difference of 9 h 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 MarchSpring equinox | 4:50 AM | 6:45 AM | 12:49 PM | 4:06 PM | 6:54 PM | 8:42 PM |
| 21 JuneSummer solstice | 3:10 AM | 5:21 AM | 1:43 PM | 6:07 PM | 10:05 PM | 12:09 AM |
| 23 SeptemberAutumn equinox | 5:33 AM | 7:28 AM | 1:34 PM | 4:51 PM | 7:38 PM | 9:26 PM |
| 21 DecemberWinter solstice | 6:41 AM | 8:47 AM | 12:39 PM | 2:16 PM | 4:31 PM | 6:31 PM |
Compared with Amsterdam, Dhuhr in Waddinxveen is called about 1 minute later than in Amsterdam, and on the 21 June Maghrib arrives 1 minute earlier than in the capital. Waddinxveen is 40 km from the capital, towards the south-west. That is why we calculate every city separately rather than using one timetable for the whole country.
Qibla direction in Waddinxveen
From Waddinxveen you pray towards the south-east, at an angle of 125.0° from true north; the Kaaba is 4,547 km away. This bearing is calculated with spherical trigonometry from the coordinates of Waddinxveen 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.
Ramadan timetable for Waddinxveen
Ramadan 1448 AH is expected to begin around 8 February 2027, subject to the sighting of the crescent. On the first day, imsak in Waddinxveen is at about 6:05 AM and iftar at 5:42 PM, for a fast of 11 h 27 min. At the end of the month (9 March 2027) imsak is around 5:07 AM and iftar to 6:35 PM, so the fast lasts 13 h 17 min. The daily timetable appears in the monthly table above when the month arrives.
Waddinxveen on the map
Waddinxveen lies at 52.0450° N, 4.6514° E, in South Holland, in the Netherlands. The nearest administrative centre is Utrecht, 33 km away. Nearby places include Boskoop (3 km), Gouda (5 km), and Bodegraven (8 km). We use these coordinates directly to calculate the prayer times and the Qibla, taken from the open GeoNames database.
- Name
- Waddinxveen
- Type
- City
- Part of
- South Holland, Netherlands
- Population
- 25,338
- Coordinates
- 52.04500, 4.65139
- Time zone
- UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
- Calculation method
- Muslim World League
- Qibla direction
- 125.0° (south-east)
- Distance to Makkah
- 4,547 km
Asr and Jumu‘ah in Waddinxveen
The default timetable uses the majority opinion (Shafi‘i, Maliki and Hanbali) for Asr. With the Hanafi method, Asr in Waddinxveen comes about 75 minutes later around the summer solstice (7:22 PM instead of 6:07 PM). Jumu‘ah is prayed at Dhuhr time, about 12:49 PM around the spring equinox, changing slightly over the year.
The Prophet ﷺ said that the most beloved deed to Allah is prayer at its proper time. May this page help you keep your prayers on time in Waddinxveen and organise your day around them.
Prayer times near Waddinxveen
- Boskoop3 km · north
- Gouda5 km · south-east
- Bodegraven8 km · north-east
- Benthuizen8 km · north-west
- Alphen aan den Rijn9 km · north
- Zoetermeer11 km · west
- Bergschenhoek12 km · south-west
- Berkel en Rodenrijs13 km · south-west
Prayer times in Waddinxveen: questions and answers
Do prayer times in Waddinxveen differ from Amsterdam?
Yes. Waddinxveen is 40 km from Amsterdam, towards the south-west, and Dhuhr in Waddinxveen is called roughly 1 minute later than in Amsterdam.
When is Maghrib in Waddinxveen?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 4:31 PM on 21 December and 10:05 PM on 21 June. Today’s time is in the card above.
What is the Qibla direction in Waddinxveen?
The Qibla in Waddinxveen is 125.0° from true north, towards the south-east. The Kaaba in Makkah is 4,547 km away.
How long is the fast in Waddinxveen during Ramadan?
Roughly 11 h 27 min at the start of Ramadan 1448 AH and 13 h 17 min at its end, according to astronomical calculation.
When is Fajr in Waddinxveen?
Fajr in Waddinxveen changes with the seasons: about 3:10 AM on 21 June and about 6:41 AM on 21 December. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.