City · Viana do Castelo District
Prayer times in Monção
Residents of and visitors to Monção can use this page to check when each prayer begins today. Monção is a city in Portugal, in Viana do Castelo District, with about 19,738 inhabitants. The timetable is calculated from the position of the sun for its coordinates and checked against the AlAdhan service, and you can change the calculation method or the Asr school in the settings.
Today’s prayer times in Monção
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Islamic Community of Lisbon method.
Monção prayer times for this month
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Summer and winter prayer times in Monção
Prayer times in Monção vary a lot between the seasons. Around the summer solstice (21 June) Fajr is at around 3:45 AM and Maghrib at 9:16 PM, giving a day of 15 h 15 min. Around the winter solstice (21 December) Fajr moves to 6:17 AM and Maghrib to 5:08 PM, and the day is just 9 h 07 min. That is a difference of 6 h 09 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 | 5:04 AM | 6:38 AM | 12:41 PM | 4:06 PM | 6:49 PM | 8:03 PM |
| 21 JuneSummer solstice | 3:45 AM | 5:58 AM | 1:36 PM | 5:39 PM | 9:16 PM | 10:30 PM |
| 23 SeptemberAutumn equinox | 5:48 AM | 7:22 AM | 1:26 PM | 4:51 PM | 7:33 PM | 8:47 PM |
| 21 DecemberWinter solstice | 6:17 AM | 7:59 AM | 12:32 PM | 2:48 PM | 5:08 PM | 6:22 PM |
Compared with Lisbon, Dhuhr in Monção comes about 3 minutes earlier than in Lisbon, and on the 21 June Maghrib arrives 8 minutes later than in the capital. Monção is 377 km from the capital, towards the north. That is why we calculate every city with its own coordinates instead of using one timetable for the whole country.
Finding the Qibla from Monção
In Monção you face towards the east, at an angle of 101.7° from true north; the Kaaba is 5,029 km away. We computed this angle with spherical trigonometry from the coordinates of Monção 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.
Fasting hours in Monção during Ramadan
Ramadan in Monção: based on astronomical calculation, Ramadan 1448 AH should start on 8 February 2027. At the start, suhoor ends (imsak) at 5:55 AM and the fast is broken at Maghrib, 6:00 PM, about 11 h 56 min of fasting. On the last day the fast lasts 13 h 12 min, longer by 77 minutes. Imsak is shown ten minutes before Fajr as a precaution; what counts for the fast is true dawn (Fajr).
Where Monção is located
The coordinates of Monção are 42.0789° N and 8.4808° W. The nearest cities on our site are Arcos de Valdevez (26 km), Ponte de Lima (36 km), and Viana do Castelo (52 km). Ponte de Lima, the nearest administrative centre, is 36 km away. Open the prayer times of these places to compare them, which is useful when you travel across Viana do Castelo District.
- Name
- Monção
- Type
- City
- Part of
- Viana do Castelo District, Portugal
- Population
- 19,738
- Coordinates
- 42.07892, -8.48076
- Time zone
- UTC, UTC+1 in summer
- Calculation method
- Islamic Community of Lisbon
- Qibla direction
- 101.7° (east)
- Distance to Makkah
- 5,029 km
Friday prayer and Asr time in Monção
Friday prayer (Jumu‘ah) in Monção is held at the time of Dhuhr, about 12:41 PM on 20 March. For Asr, the gap between the standard and the Hanafi calculation is 74 minutes around 21 June: 5:39 PM for the majority, 6:53 PM for the Hanafis. Choose the method your mosque follows in the settings.
If you are travelling to Monção, check the times here before you arrive and use the list of nearby cities to know the prayer times at each stop on your way.
Nearby cities to Monção
- Arcos de Valdevez26 km · south
- Ponte de Lima36 km · south
- Viana do Castelo52 km · south-west
- Braga59 km · south
- Barcelos62 km · south
- Esposende65 km · south-west
- Guimarães72 km · south
- Fafe74 km · south
Prayer times in Monção: questions and answers
What time is Fajr in Monção?
Fajr in Monção depends on the season: about 3:45 AM on 21 June and about 6:17 AM on 21 December. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.
How long is the fast in Monção during Ramadan?
About 11 h 56 min at the start of Ramadan 1448 AH and 13 h 12 min at its end, according to astronomical calculation.
When is Maghrib in Monção?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 5:08 PM on 21 December and 9:16 PM on 21 June. Today’s time is in the card above.
Do prayer times in Monção differ from Lisbon?
Yes. Monção is 377 km from Lisbon, towards the north, and Dhuhr in Monção is called roughly 3 minutes earlier than in Lisbon.
What is the Qibla direction in Monção?
The Qibla in Monção is 101.7° from true north, towards the east. The Kaaba in Makkah is 5,029 km away.