Prayer times in Switzerland

Prayer times by region in Switzerland

Our pages in Switzerland are organised in 26 regions. Open your region, then your city: every page has its own coordinates, so the times differ by a few minutes from one place to the next, from east to west and from north to south.

• Canton of Zurich11 cities
• Canton of Vaud7 cities
• Canton of Bern6 cities
• Canton of St. Gallen5 cities
• Valais4 cities
• Canton of Geneva3 cities
• Canton of Lucerne3 cities
• Canton Ticino3 cities
• Canton of Zug3 cities
• Canton of Aargau3 cities
• Canton of Solothurn3 cities
• Basel-Landschaft3 cities
• Canton of Basel-City2 cities
• Canton of Neuchâtel2 cities
• Canton of Fribourg2 cities
• Thurgau2 cities
• Canton of Schwyz2 cities
• Canton of Schaffhausen1 city
• Grisons1 city
• Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden1 city
• Canton of Jura1 city
• Canton of Glarus1 city
• Canton of Obwalden1 city
• Canton of Uri1 city
• Canton of Nidwalden1 city
• Appenzell Innerrhoden1 city

How prayer times are calculated in Switzerland

Times for Switzerland 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 Bern, Fajr is about 3:09 AM and Maghrib 9:29 PM around 21 June, whereas around 21 December Fajr comes at 6:21 AM and Maghrib at 4:44 PM. Daylight there ranges from 8 h 31 min to 15 h 53 min.

Our cities in Switzerland stretch from Meyrin in the west to Chur in the east, and from Schaffhausen in the north to Lugano in the south. With such a distance, the sun reaches its zenith in Chur about 14 minutes before Meyrin, even though the clock is the same everywhere. Day length also varies between north and south, especially in summer and winter, so the timetable of Bern cannot replace that of your own city.

Ramadan in Switzerland

During Ramadan 1448 AH (expected on 8 February 2027), the fast in Bern lasts about 11 h 41 min at the start of the month and 13 h 12 min at the end, with imsak at 5:53 AM and iftar at 5:43 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 reach 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 you can print and links to nearby cities.