City · Zeeland
Prayer times in Goes
Muslims living in Goes can use this page to check when each prayer begins today. Goes is a city in the Netherlands, in Zeeland, with about 36,931 inhabitants. The timetable is calculated astronomically for its coordinates and confirmed with the AlAdhan service, and you can change the calculation method or the Asr school in the settings.
Salah times in Goes today
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Muslim World League method.
Prayer calendar for Goes
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Summer and winter prayer times in Goes
It helps to know how prayer times in Goes move with the seasons. Fajr varies between 3:15 AM on 21 June and 6:43 AM on 21 December, a shift of 3 h 29 min, while Maghrib moves between 4:37 PM and 10:05 PM. Daylight reaches 16 h 38 min around the summer solstice and falls to 7 h 50 min in the winter solstice. These figures help to plan your day, your travel and your work around the prayers.
| Day | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 MarchSpring equinox | 4:55 AM | 6:48 AM | 12:52 PM | 4:09 PM | 6:57 PM | 8:44 PM |
| 21 JuneSummer solstice | 3:15 AM | 5:27 AM | 1:46 PM | 6:09 PM | 10:05 PM | 12:11 AM |
| 23 SeptemberAutumn equinox | 5:38 AM | 7:32 AM | 1:37 PM | 4:54 PM | 7:41 PM | 9:28 PM |
| 21 DecemberWinter solstice | 6:43 AM | 8:47 AM | 12:42 PM | 2:21 PM | 4:37 PM | 6:35 PM |
Goes lies 119 km south-west of Amsterdam, so Dhuhr in Goes comes about 4 minutes later than in Amsterdam. The gap is due to longitude: every degree of longitude moves solar noon by about four minutes, and that is why the timetable of the capital is not accurate in Goes.
Finding the Qibla from Goes
In Goes you pray towards the south-east, at an angle of 123.6° from true north; the Kaaba is 4,556 km away. This bearing is calculated with spherical trigonometry from the coordinates of Goes 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.
Fasting hours in Goes during Ramadan
Ramadan in Goes: based on astronomical calculation, Ramadan 1448 AH is expected to start on 8 February 2027. At the start, suhoor ends (imsak) at 6:08 AM and the fast is broken at Maghrib, 5:46 PM, about 11 h 28 min of fasting. On the last day the fast lasts 13 h 17 min, longer by 109 minutes. Imsak is shown ten minutes before Fajr as a precaution; the fast legally begins at true dawn (Fajr).
Where Goes is located
Goes is located at 51.5042° N, 3.8889° E, in Zeeland, in the Netherlands. The nearest administrative centre is Middelburg, 19 km away. Nearby places include Borssele (14 km), Middelburg (19 km), and Terneuzen (19 km). We use these coordinates directly to calculate the prayer times and the Qibla, and they come from the open GeoNames database.
- Name
- Goes
- Type
- City
- Part of
- Zeeland, Netherlands
- Population
- 36,931
- Coordinates
- 51.50417, 3.88889
- Time zone
- UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
- Calculation method
- Muslim World League
- Qibla direction
- 123.6° (south-east)
- Distance to Makkah
- 4,556 km
Asr and Jumu‘ah in Goes
Friday prayer (Jumu‘ah) in Goes takes place at the time of Dhuhr, around 12:52 PM on 20 March. For Asr, the difference between the standard and the Hanafi calculation reaches 75 minutes around 21 June: 6:09 PM for the majority, 7:24 PM for the Hanafis. Choose the method your mosque follows in the settings.
To get the most accurate countdown, make sure the clock of your phone is set correctly: the countdown depends on it. The prayer times themselves are always calculated in the local time of Goes (UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer), wherever you are.
Nearby cities to Goes
- Borssele14 km · south-west
- Middelburg19 km · west
- Terneuzen19 km · south
- Flushing23 km · west
- Bergen op Zoom28 km · east
- Steenbergen31 km · east
- Middelharnis34 km · north-east
- Roosendaal40 km · east
Prayer times in Goes: questions and answers
When is Fajr in Goes?
Fajr in Goes changes with the seasons: about 3:15 AM on 21 June and about 6:43 AM on 21 December. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.
Do prayer times in Goes differ from Amsterdam?
Yes. Goes is 119 km from Amsterdam, towards the south-west, and Dhuhr in Goes comes about 4 minutes later than in Amsterdam.
Which calculation method is used for Goes?
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.
How long is the fast in Goes 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 Goes?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 4:37 PM on 21 December and 10:05 PM on 21 June. Today’s time is in the card above.