Regional capital · Argeș County
Prayer times in Piteşti
Residents of and visitors to Piteşti can use this page to check when each prayer begins today. Piteşti is a regional capital in Romania, in Argeș County, with about 141,275 inhabitants. The timetable is calculated astronomically 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 Piteşti
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Muslim World League method.
Piteşti prayer times for this month
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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How prayer times in Piteşti change through the year
It helps to know how prayer times in Piteşti move with the seasons. Fajr varies between 3:03 AM on 21 June and 6:08 AM on 21 December, a shift of 3 h 05 min, while Maghrib moves between 4:42 PM and 9:10 PM. Daylight reaches 15 h 36 min in the summer solstice and drops to 8 h 47 min around the winter solstice. Use these figures to plan your day, your travel and your work around the prayers.
| Day | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 MarchSpring equinox | 4:46 AM | 6:25 AM | 12:28 PM | 3:51 PM | 6:32 PM | 8:05 PM |
| 21 JuneSummer solstice | 3:03 AM | 5:34 AM | 1:22 PM | 5:31 PM | 9:10 PM | 11:29 PM |
| 23 SeptemberAutumn equinox | 5:30 AM | 7:08 AM | 1:13 PM | 4:36 PM | 7:17 PM | 8:50 PM |
| 21 DecemberWinter solstice | 6:08 AM | 7:55 AM | 12:18 PM | 2:25 PM | 4:42 PM | 6:23 PM |
Piteşti lies 109 km north-west of Bucharest, so Dhuhr in Piteşti is called about 5 minutes later than in Bucharest. 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 Piteşti.
Qibla direction in Piteşti
Qibla from Piteşti: 147.4° (south-east). This is the angle between true north and the direction to the Kaaba, 2,943 km away. A calibrated compass does the job, and the mihrab of the nearest mosque in Piteşti remains the simplest guide.
Suhoor and iftar times in Piteşti
Ramadan 1448 AH is expected to begin on 8 February 2027, subject to the sighting of the crescent. On the first day, imsak in Piteşti is at about 5:42 AM and iftar at 5:38 PM, so the fast lasts 11 h 46 min. At the end of the month (9 March 2027) imsak moves to 4:58 AM and iftar to 6:18 PM, for a fast of 13 h 11 min. The full Ramadan calendar appears in the monthly table on this page when the month arrives.
About Piteşti
Piteşti is located at 44.8500° N, 24.8667° E, in Argeș County, in Romania. Nearby places include Mioveni (13 km), Curtea de Argeş (35 km), and Găeşti (38 km). We apply these coordinates directly to calculate the prayer times and the Qibla, taken from the open GeoNames database.
- Name
- Piteşti
- Type
- Regional capital
- Part of
- Argeș County, Romania
- Population
- 141,275
- Coordinates
- 44.85000, 24.86667
- Time zone
- UTC+2, UTC+3 in summer
- Calculation method
- Muslim World League
- Qibla direction
- 147.4° (south-east)
- Distance to Makkah
- 2,943 km
Friday prayer and Asr time in Piteşti
Friday prayer (Jumu‘ah) in Piteşti is held at the time of Dhuhr, about 12:28 PM on 20 March. For Asr, the gap between the standard and the Hanafi calculation reaches 74 minutes around 21 June: 5:31 PM for the majority, 6:45 PM for the Hanafis. Select the method your mosque follows in the settings.
If you are passing through Piteşti, check the times here before setting off and use the list of nearby cities to know the prayer times along your route.
Nearby cities to Piteşti
- Mioveni13 km · north-east
- Curtea de Argeş35 km · north-west
- Găeşti38 km · east
- Targoviste47 km · east
- Râmnicu Vâlcea48 km · north-west
- Drăgăşani52 km · south-west
- Slatina61 km · south-west
- Moreni63 km · east
Prayer times in Piteşti: questions and answers
What time is Fajr in Piteşti?
Fajr in Piteşti depends on the season: about 3:03 AM on 21 June and about 6:08 AM on 21 December. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.
How long is the fast in Piteşti during Ramadan?
About 11 h 46 min at the start of Ramadan 1448 AH and 13 h 11 min at its end, according to astronomical calculation.
Which calculation method is used for Piteşti?
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.
Do prayer times in Piteşti differ from Bucharest?
Yes. Piteşti is 109 km from Bucharest, towards the north-west, and Dhuhr in Piteşti comes roughly 5 minutes later than in Bucharest.
When is Maghrib in Piteşti?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 4:42 PM on 21 December and 9:10 PM on 21 June. Today’s time is in the card above.