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Prayer times in Sierra Leone

Check today’s prayer times in Sierra Leone: Fajr, Sunrise, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib and Isha for 12 cities, each calculated for its own coordinates. Sierra Leone is in Africa and uses a single time zone (UTC), so the time of the adhan changes from city to city. We use the Muslim World League method, which you can change in the settings of any page.

Prayer times in Freetown today

  

  1. Fajr
  2. Sunrise
  3. Dhuhr
  4. Asr
  5. Maghrib
  6. Isha
Calculation settings

Calculated with the Muslim World League method.

Prayer times by region in Sierra Leone

Our pages in Sierra Leone are organised in 5 regions. Open your region, then your city: each page has its own coordinates, so the times differ by a few minutes from one place to the next, from east to west and north to south.

How prayer times are calculated in Sierra Leone

Times for Sierra Leone use the Muslim World League method: Fajr when the sun is 18° below the horizon and Isha when the sun is 17° below the horizon. Times are shown in local time (UTC). In the capital Freetown, Fajr is about 5:19 AM and Maghrib 7:13 PM around 21 June, whereas around 21 December Fajr comes at 5:47 AM and Maghrib at 6:40 PM. Daylight there ranges from 11 h 38 min to 12 h 37 min.

Our cities in Sierra Leone stretch from Freetown in the west to Segbwema in the east, and from Kabala in the north to Kenema in the south. Because of this spread, the sun reaches its zenith in Segbwema about 9 minutes before Freetown, even though the clock is the same everywhere. Day length also differs between north and south, especially in summer and winter, so the timetable of Freetown is no substitute for that of your own city.

Monthly prayer timetable for Freetown

 
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Qibla direction in Sierra Leone

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From Freetown, the Qibla is at 69.5° from true north, towards the east, and the Kaaba is 5,850 km away. The direction changes slightly as you move across Sierra Leone, so every city page shows its own Qibla angle with a compass drawing.

Ramadan in Sierra Leone

During Ramadan 1448 AH (expected around 8 February 2027), the fast in Freetown lasts about 13 h at the start of the month and 13 h 11 min at the end, with imsak at 5:51 AM and iftar at 7:01 PM on the first day. These times change from one city to another, so open your city’s page for its exact Ramadan timetable.

To find your city quickly, type its name in the search box at the top of the page, or go through the regions above. On every page you will find today’s times with a countdown, a monthly timetable ready to print and links to nearby cities.

Prayer times in Sierra Leone: frequently asked questions

Which calculation method is used in Sierra Leone?

We use the Muslim World League method: Fajr at 18° and Isha when the sun is 17° below the horizon. You can choose another method in the settings of any page.

Why do prayer times differ between cities in Sierra Leone?

Because the sun does not reach the same position at the same moment everywhere: every degree of longitude shifts the prayer times by about four minutes.

What is the Qibla direction in Freetown?

69.5° from true north, towards the east. The distance to Makkah is 5,850 km.

When does Ramadan 1448 start in Sierra Leone?

Astronomically, Ramadan 1448 AH is expected to begin around 8 February 2027. The official date is announced after the sighting of the crescent.