Prayer times in Svalbard and Jan Mayen

Prayer times by region in Svalbard and Jan Mayen

Our pages in Svalbard and Jan Mayen are organised in 2 regions. Choose your region, then your city: each page has its own coordinates, so the times differ by a few minutes between cities, east to west and from north to south.

• Svalbard1 city
• Jan Mayen1 city

How prayer times are calculated in Svalbard and Jan Mayen

Pages for Svalbard and Jan Mayen 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+1, UTC+2 in summer). In the capital Longyearbyen, Fajr is about 12:59 AM and Maghrib 12:59 AM around 21 June, while around 21 December Fajr comes at 7:37 AM and Maghrib at 11:55 AM. Daylight there ranges from 0 h to 24 h.

Our cities in Svalbard and Jan Mayen stretch from Olonkinbyen in the west to Longyearbyen in the east, and from Longyearbyen in the north to Olonkinbyen in the south. With such a distance, the sun reaches its zenith in Longyearbyen about 97 minutes before Olonkinbyen, even though the clock is the same everywhere. Day length also varies between north and south, most of all in summer and winter, so the timetable of Longyearbyen is no substitute for that of your own city.

Ramadan in Svalbard and Jan Mayen

During Ramadan 1448 AH (expected on 8 February 2027), the fast in Longyearbyen lasts roughly 7 h 04 min at the start of the month and 13 h 56 min at the end, with imsak at 4:58 AM and iftar at 12:12 PM on the first day. These times change from one city to another, so open your city’s page for the exact imsak and iftar times.

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.