City · Rivers State
Prayer times in Buguma
Residents of and visitors to Buguma can use this page to check when each prayer begins today. Buguma is a city in Nigeria, in Rivers State, with about 135,404 inhabitants. The timetable is calculated astronomically for this exact location and confirmed with the AlAdhan service, and you can change the calculation method or the Asr school in the settings.
Prayer times in Buguma today
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Muslim World League method.
Buguma prayer times for this month
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
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Prayer times in Buguma by season
Prayer times in Buguma vary a lot between the seasons. Around the summer solstice (21 June) Fajr is at around 5:06 AM and Maghrib at 6:46 PM, giving a day of 12 h 24 min. Around the winter solstice (21 December) Fajr moves to 5:20 AM and Maghrib to 6:26 PM, and the day lasts only 11 h 51 min. That is a difference of 0 h 33 min between the longest and the shortest day, which explains why the adhan moves noticeably from month to month.
| Day | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 MarchSpring equinox | 5:28 AM | 6:37 AM | 12:40 PM | 3:49 PM | 6:43 PM | 7:48 PM |
| 21 JuneSummer solstice | 5:06 AM | 6:22 AM | 12:34 PM | 4:01 PM | 6:46 PM | 7:58 PM |
| 23 SeptemberAutumn equinox | 5:13 AM | 6:22 AM | 12:25 PM | 3:34 PM | 6:28 PM | 7:33 PM |
| 21 DecemberWinter solstice | 5:20 AM | 6:35 AM | 12:30 PM | 3:53 PM | 6:26 PM | 7:37 PM |
Compared with Abuja, Dhuhr in Buguma is called roughly 3 minutes later than in Abuja, and on the 21 June Maghrib arrives 5 minutes earlier than in the capital. Buguma is 486 km away from the capital, towards the south. For this reason we calculate every city with its own coordinates instead of using one timetable for the whole country.
Finding the Qibla from Buguma
In Buguma you face towards the north-east, at an angle of 59.4° from true north; the Kaaba is 4,008 km away. We computed this angle with spherical trigonometry from the coordinates of Buguma 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.
Suhoor and iftar times in Buguma
Fasting in Buguma, Ramadan 1448 AH (expected around 8 February 2027) starts with iftar at 6:45 PM and imsak at 5:27 AM on the first day, 13 h 08 min of fasting. Towards the end of the month (9 March 2027) iftar moves to 6:45 PM for a fast of 13 h 13 min. These are astronomical estimates; the official start of the month is announced by the religious authorities in Nigeria.
About Buguma
Buguma is located at 4.7361° N, 6.8624° E, in Rivers State, in Nigeria. The nearest administrative centre is Port Harcourt, 17 km away. Close by you will find Obonoma (8 km), Degema (13 km), and Port Harcourt (17 km). We use these coordinates directly to calculate the prayer times and the Qibla, taken from the open GeoNames database.
- Name
- Buguma
- Type
- City
- Part of
- Rivers State, Nigeria
- Population
- 135,404
- Coordinates
- 4.73614, 6.86236
- Time zone
- UTC+1
- Calculation method
- Muslim World League
- Qibla direction
- 59.4° (north-east)
- Distance to Makkah
- 4,008 km
Friday prayer and Asr time in Buguma
Friday prayer (Jumu‘ah) in Buguma is held at the time of Dhuhr, about 12:40 PM on 20 March. For Asr, the gap between the standard and the Hanafi calculation reaches 60 minutes around 21 June: 4:01 PM for the majority, 5:01 PM for the Hanafis. Select the method your mosque follows in the settings.
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Prayer times near Buguma
Prayer times in Buguma: questions and answers
What time is Fajr in Buguma?
Fajr in Buguma depends on the season: about 5:06 AM on 21 June and about 5:20 AM on 21 December. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.
How long is the fast in Buguma during Ramadan?
Roughly 13 h 08 min at the start of Ramadan 1448 AH and 13 h 13 min at its end, according to astronomical calculation.
Which calculation method is used for Buguma?
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 is the Qibla direction in Buguma?
The Qibla in Buguma is 59.4° from true north, towards the north-east. The Kaaba in Makkah is 4,008 km away.
Do prayer times in Buguma differ from Abuja?
Yes. Buguma is 486 km from Abuja, towards the south, and Dhuhr in Buguma comes about 3 minutes later than in Abuja.