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Prayer times in Madeira
This page gives today’s prayer times in Madeira, a region of Portugal, together with links to the 5 cities and towns of Madeira that have their own page. The times shown in the card are those of Funchal; every city page below is calculated for its own coordinates, because the adhan can differ by several minutes across a region.
Today’s prayer times in Madeira
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Islamic Community of Lisbon method.
Madeira prayer times for this month
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Summer and winter prayer times in Madeira
Prayer times in Madeira change noticeably over the year. Around the summer solstice (21 June) Fajr is at around 5:19 AM and Maghrib at 9:22 PM, giving a day of 14 h 18 min. Around the winter solstice (21 December) Fajr moves to 6:37 AM and Maghrib to 6:09 PM, and the day lasts only 10 h. The difference 4 h 18 min between the longest and the shortest day, and it explains why the adhan moves noticeably from month to month.
| Day | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 MarchSpring equinox | 5:50 AM | 7:12 AM | 1:15 PM | 4:42 PM | 7:22 PM | 8:36 PM |
| 21 JuneSummer solstice | 5:19 AM | 7:00 AM | 2:09 PM | 5:52 PM | 9:22 PM | 10:36 PM |
| 23 SeptemberAutumn equinox | 6:34 AM | 7:56 AM | 2:00 PM | 5:27 PM | 8:06 PM | 9:20 PM |
| 21 DecemberWinter solstice | 6:37 AM | 8:06 AM | 1:06 PM | 3:48 PM | 6:09 PM | 7:23 PM |
Madeira does not use the same time zone as the capital Lisbon: local time here is UTC, UTC+1 in summer. On the local clocks, Dhuhr in Madeira is called about 31 minutes later than in Lisbon, while the actual difference in the sun’s position comes from the 972 km that separate them.
Finding the Qibla from Madeira
From Madeira you pray towards the east, at an angle of 87.6° from true north; the Kaaba is 5,692 km away. We computed this angle with spherical trigonometry from the coordinates of Madeira 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 Madeira
Ramadan in Madeira: based on astronomical calculation, Ramadan 1448 AH should start on 8 February 2027. At the start, suhoor ends (imsak) at 6:24 AM and the fast is broken at Maghrib, 6:50 PM, about 12 h 16 min of fasting. On the last day the fast lasts 13 h 10 min, longer by 54 minutes. Imsak is shown ten minutes before Fajr as a precaution; what counts for the fast is true dawn (Fajr).
About Madeira
Madeira is one of the regions of Portugal. Its main city, Funchal, lies at 32.6657° N, 16.9255° W. The region has 5 cities on our site, and prayer times can differ by several minutes between its eastern and western ends. Regions nearby are listed below.
- Name
- Madeira
- Type
- Region
- Part of
- Portugal
- Coordinates
- 32.66568, -16.92547
- Time zone
- UTC, UTC+1 in summer
- Calculation method
- Islamic Community of Lisbon
- Qibla direction
- 87.6° (east)
- Distance to Makkah
- 5,692 km
Asr and Jumu‘ah in Madeira
Friday prayer (Jumu‘ah) in Madeira is held at the time of Dhuhr, about 1:15 PM on 20 March. For Asr, the difference between the standard and the Hanafi calculation is 76 minutes around 21 June: 5:52 PM for the majority, 7:08 PM for the Hanafis. Choose the method your mosque follows in the settings.
For the best results, 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 Madeira (UTC, UTC+1 in summer), whatever your location.
Prayer times in the cities of Madeira
- Prayer times in Funchal105,795
- Câmara de Lobos32,209
- Salah times São Martinho26,482
- Santo António25,940
- Prayer times in Caniço23,368
Nearby cities to Madeira
- Faro District953 km · north-east
- Lisbon District972 km · north-east
- Azores974 km · north-west
- Setúbal District975 km · north-east
- Beja District1,014 km · north-east
- Santarém District1,040 km · north-east
Prayer times in Madeira: questions and answers
When is Maghrib in Madeira?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 6:09 PM on 21 December and 9:22 PM on 21 June. Today’s time is in the card above.
Do prayer times in Madeira differ from Lisbon?
Yes. Madeira is 972 km from Lisbon, towards the south-west, and Dhuhr in Madeira is called roughly 31 minutes later than in Lisbon.
Which calculation method is used for Madeira?
We use the Islamic Community of Lisbon method: Fajr at 18° and Isha 77 minutes after Maghrib. You can change it in the settings of the prayer card.
How long is the fast in Madeira during Ramadan?
About 12 h 16 min at the start of Ramadan 1448 AH and 13 h 10 min at its end, according to astronomical calculation.
What is the Qibla direction in Madeira?
The Qibla in Madeira is 87.6° from true north, towards the east. The Kaaba in Makkah is 5,692 km away.