Prayer times in South Africa

Prayer times by region in South Africa

Our pages in South Africa are organised in 9 regions. Open your region, then your city: each page has its own coordinates, which is why the times change by a few minutes from one place to the next, east to west and from north to south.

• Mpumalanga48 cities
• Free State41 cities
• Western Cape39 cities
• KwaZulu-Natal38 cities
• Province of Eastern Cape36 cities
• Gauteng33 cities
• North West29 cities
• Limpopo27 cities
• Northern Cape6 cities

How prayer times are calculated in South Africa

Times for South Africa 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+2). In the capital Pretoria, Fajr is about 3:42 AM and Maghrib 6:58 PM around 21 December, while around 21 June Fajr comes at 5:31 AM and Maghrib at 5:25 PM. Daylight there ranges from 10 h 32 min to 13 h 45 min.

Our cities in South Africa stretch from Saldanha in the west to Mtubatuba in the east, and from Musina in the north to Gansbaai in the south. Because of this spread, the sun reaches its zenith in Mtubatuba about 57 minutes before Saldanha, 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 Pretoria cannot replace that of your own city.

Ramadan in South Africa

During Ramadan 1448 AH (expected around 8 February 2027), the fast in Pretoria lasts about 14 h 30 min at the start of the month and 13 h 42 min at the end, with imsak at 4:15 AM and iftar at 6:55 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 reach your city quickly, type its name in the search box at the top of the page, or browse 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.