Ramadan 2027 in Nigeria

Choose your city to see its full Ramadan 1448 imsakiya. On the first day the fast in Nigeria ranges from 12 h 51 min in Sokoto to 13 h 08 min in Ogbia, and iftar is earliest in Bama (6:10 PM) and latest in Irewe (6:58 PM). Times use the Muslim World League method.

First and last day of Ramadan in Nigeria

Imsak and iftar on 8 February 2027 and 8 March 2027 (24-hour clock)
City	Imsak · Day 1	Iftar (Maghrib) · Day 1	Fast · Day 1	Imsak · Last day	Iftar (Maghrib) · Last day	Fast · Last day
Aba	05:25	18:43	13 h 07 min	05:21	18:43	13 h 12 min
Abakaliki	05:24	18:38	13 h 05 min	05:18	18:40	13 h 12 min
Abeokuta	05:44	18:57	13 h 03 min	05:37	18:58	13 h 11 min
Abuja	05:29	18:38	12 h 59 min	05:21	18:41	13 h 10 min
Ado-Ekiti	05:37	18:49	13 h 02 min	05:30	18:51	13 h 11 min
Agege	05:43	18:57	13 h 04 min	05:37	18:59	13 h 11 min
Akure	05:36	18:49	13 h 03 min	05:30	18:51	13 h 11 min
Amaigbo	05:24	18:40	13 h 06 min	05:19	18:41	13 h 12 min
Atani	05:29	18:44	13 h 05 min	05:23	18:45	13 h 12 min
Awka	05:28	18:43	13 h 05 min	05:22	18:44	13 h 12 min
Azare	05:20	18:24	12 h 54 min	05:11	18:29	13 h 09 min
Bama	05:06	18:10	12 h 54 min	04:57	18:16	13 h 09 min
Bauchi	05:21	18:27	12 h 57 min	05:12	18:31	13 h 09 min
Benin City	05:34	18:48	13 h 05 min	05:28	18:49	13 h 12 min
Bida	05:35	18:44	12 h 59 min	05:27	18:47	13 h 10 min
Birnin Kebbi	05:45	18:47	12 h 52 min	05:35	18:53	13 h 09 min
Buguma	05:27	18:45	13 h 08 min	05:23	18:45	13 h 12 min
Calabar	05:21	18:39	13 h 08 min	05:17	18:39	13 h 12 min
Chakwama	05:22	18:27	12 h 54 min	05:13	18:32	13 h 09 min
Ebute Ikorodu	05:42	18:57	13 h 04 min	05:37	18:58	13 h 11 min
Efon-Alaaye	05:38	18:50	13 h 02 min	05:31	18:52	13 h 11 min
Enugu	05:26	18:41	13 h 04 min	05:21	18:42	13 h 11 min
Esuk Oron	05:22	18:39	13 h 08 min	05:17	18:39	13 h 12 min
Funtua	05:32	18:36	12 h 54 min	05:22	18:41	13 h 09 min
Gashua	05:18	18:20	12 h 51 min	05:07	18:26	13 h 08 min
Gboko	05:21	18:34	13 h 03 min	05:15	18:36	13 h 11 min
Gbongan	05:40	18:52	13 h 02 min	05:33	18:54	13 h 11 min
Gombe	05:15	18:22	12 h 57 min	05:07	18:26	13 h 09 min
Gusau	05:35	18:38	12 h 53 min	05:25	18:43	13 h 09 min
Hadejia	05:22	18:24	12 h 52 min	05:11	18:30	13 h 08 min
Ibadan	05:42	18:54	13 h 03 min	05:35	18:56	13 h 11 min
Igboho	05:44	18:53	13 h	05:36	18:56	13 h 10 min
Ijebu Ode	05:41	18:55	13 h 04 min	05:35	18:56	13 h 11 min
Ijebu-Igbo	05:41	18:54	13 h 03 min	05:35	18:56	13 h 11 min
Ijero-Ekiti	05:37	18:49	13 h 02 min	05:31	18:51	13 h 11 min
Ikare	05:34	18:47	13 h 02 min	05:28	18:49	13 h 11 min
Ikire	05:40	18:53	13 h 03 min	05:34	18:55	13 h 11 min
Ikirun	05:39	18:50	13 h 01 min	05:32	18:53	13 h 11 min
Ikot Ekpene	05:24	18:41	13 h 07 min	05:19	18:42	13 h 12 min
Ila Orangun	05:38	18:49	13 h 01 min	05:31	18:52	13 h 11 min
Ile-Ife	05:39	18:51	13 h 02 min	05:32	18:53	13 h 11 min
Ilesa	05:38	18:50	13 h 02 min	05:32	18:53	13 h 11 min
Ilorin	05:40	18:50	13 h	05:33	18:53	13 h 10 min
Inisa	05:40	18:52	13 h 02 min	05:33	18:54	13 h 11 min
Irewe	05:44	18:58	13 h 04 min	05:38	18:59	13 h 11 min
Ise-Ekiti	05:36	18:48	13 h 02 min	05:29	18:50	13 h 11 min
Iseyin	05:43	18:55	13 h 01 min	05:36	18:57	13 h 11 min
Iwo	05:41	18:53	13 h 02 min	05:34	18:55	13 h 11 min
Jalingo	05:13	18:23	12 h 59 min	05:06	18:26	13 h 10 min
Jos	05:24	18:31	12 h 57 min	05:16	18:35	13 h 10 min
Kaduna	05:30	18:37	12 h 56 min	05:21	18:41	13 h 09 min
Kano	05:27	18:31	12 h 53 min	05:17	18:36	13 h 09 min
Katsina	05:32	18:33	12 h 51 min	05:21	18:39	13 h 08 min
Kisi	05:43	18:52	12 h 59 min	05:36	18:56	13 h 10 min
Lafia	05:24	18:34	13 h	05:17	18:37	13 h 10 min
Lafiagi	05:37	18:46	13 h	05:29	18:49	13 h 10 min
Lagos	05:43	18:57	13 h 04 min	05:37	18:58	13 h 11 min
Maiduguri	05:09	18:12	12 h 54 min	04:59	18:18	13 h 09 min
Makurdi	05:23	18:35	13 h 02 min	05:17	18:37	13 h 11 min
Minna	05:33	18:41	12 h 58 min	05:25	18:45	13 h 10 min
Mubi	05:07	18:14	12 h 57 min	04:58	18:18	13 h 09 min
Nguru	05:20	18:22	12 h 51 min	05:10	18:28	13 h 08 min
Nnewi	05:28	18:44	13 h 05 min	05:23	18:44	13 h 12 min
Nsukka	05:27	18:41	13 h 04 min	05:21	18:42	13 h 11 min
Offa	05:39	18:50	13 h 01 min	05:32	18:53	13 h 11 min
Ogbia	05:29	18:47	13 h 08 min	05:25	18:47	13 h 12 min
Ogbomoso	05:41	18:52	13 h 01 min	05:34	18:54	13 h 11 min
Okene	05:32	18:45	13 h 02 min	05:26	18:47	13 h 11 min
Okigwe	05:26	18:42	13 h 06 min	05:21	18:43	13 h 12 min
Ondo	05:38	18:51	13 h 03 min	05:31	18:52	13 h 11 min
Onitsha	05:29	18:44	13 h 05 min	05:23	18:45	13 h 12 min
Osogbo	05:39	18:51	13 h 02 min	05:33	18:53	13 h 11 min
Owerri	05:27	18:44	13 h 06 min	05:22	18:44	13 h 12 min
Owo	05:35	18:48	13 h 03 min	05:28	18:49	13 h 11 min
Oyo	05:42	18:53	13 h 02 min	05:35	18:56	13 h 11 min
Pindiga	05:16	18:23	12 h 57 min	05:07	18:27	13 h 10 min
Port Harcourt	05:27	18:44	13 h 08 min	05:22	18:44	13 h 12 min
Sagamu	05:42	18:56	13 h 04 min	05:36	18:57	13 h 11 min
Saki	05:45	18:55	13 h	05:37	18:58	13 h 10 min
Sapele	05:33	18:49	13 h 06 min	05:28	18:49	13 h 12 min
Sokoto	05:41	18:43	12 h 51 min	05:31	18:49	13 h 08 min
Suleja	05:30	18:39	12 h 59 min	05:22	18:42	13 h 10 min
Ugep	05:23	18:39	13 h 06 min	05:18	18:40	13 h 12 min
Umuahia	05:25	18:42	13 h 06 min	05:20	18:42	13 h 12 min
Uromi	05:31	18:45	13 h 04 min	05:25	18:47	13 h 11 min
Uyo	05:23	18:40	13 h 07 min	05:18	18:41	13 h 12 min
Warri	05:32	18:49	13 h 06 min	05:27	18:49	13 h 12 min
Yenagoa	05:30	18:47	13 h 08 min	05:25	18:47	13 h 12 min
Yola	05:09	18:18	12 h 59 min	05:01	18:21	13 h 10 min
Zaria	05:30	18:35	12 h 55 min	05:20	18:40	13 h 09 min

Ramadan 1448 is expected to begin on 8 February 2027, subject to the sighting of the crescent in Nigeria. Each city page shows the full month day by day, the odd nights of the last ten and the time of the Eid prayer.

Fasting in Nigeria in Ramadan 2027

Across the 90 cities listed, the first fast lasts 13 h 01 min on average, and the gap between the shortest and the longest fast is 17 minutes. In Abuja, imsak on 8 February 2027 is at 5:29 AM and iftar at 6:38 PM; by the end of the month the fast has grown by 11 minutes to 13 h 10 min. The largest cities with their own imsakiya are Lagos, Kano, Ibadan, Abuja and Port Harcourt.

The times follow the Muslim World League method: Fajr when the sun is 18° below the horizon and Isha when the sun is 17° below the horizon. The 27th night, the most widely awaited night of the last ten, begins in Abuja on the evening of 5 March 2027 at 6:41 PM, and Eid al-Fitr is expected on 9 March 2027, with sunrise in the capital at 6:40 AM.

Ramadan 2027 in Nigeria: questions

When does Ramadan 2027 start in Nigeria?

It is expected on 8 February 2027 according to the Umm al-Qura calendar. The official start in Nigeria follows the announcement of the religious authorities, which may move it by a day.

What time is iftar in Abuja on the first day?

At 6:38 PM, with imsak at 5:29 AM: a fast of 12 h 59 min.

Which city in Nigeria has the longest fast?

On the first day, Ogbia with 13 h 08 min; the shortest is Sokoto with 12 h 51 min.

When is Eid al-Fitr 2027 in Nigeria?

Eid al-Fitr is expected on 9 March 2027, or a day later if Ramadan lasts 30 days.