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Prayer times in Bafilo
Muslims living in Bafilo can use this page to check the start of every prayer today. Bafilo is a city in Togo, in Kara Region, with about 22,543 inhabitants. The timetable is calculated astronomically for this exact location and checked against the AlAdhan service, and you can change the calculation method or the Asr school in the settings.
Prayer times in Bafilo today
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Muslim World League method.
Monthly prayer timetable for Bafilo
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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How prayer times in Bafilo change through the year
Prayer times in Bafilo change noticeably over the year. Around the summer solstice (21 June) Fajr is at about 4:19 AM and Maghrib at 6:17 PM, giving a day of 12 h 40 min. Around the winter solstice (21 December) Fajr moves to 4:50 AM and Maghrib to 5:40 PM, and the day lasts only 11 h 35 min. The difference 1 h 05 min between the longest and the shortest day, which explains why the adhan moves so much from month to month.
| Day | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 MarchSpring equinox | 4:50 AM | 5:59 AM | 12:02 PM | 3:17 PM | 6:06 PM | 7:11 PM |
| 21 JuneSummer solstice | 4:19 AM | 5:37 AM | 11:57 AM | 3:24 PM | 6:17 PM | 7:30 PM |
| 23 SeptemberAutumn equinox | 4:34 AM | 5:44 AM | 11:47 AM | 3:02 PM | 5:51 PM | 6:56 PM |
| 21 DecemberWinter solstice | 4:50 AM | 6:05 AM | 11:53 AM | 3:12 PM | 5:40 PM | 6:51 PM |
Bafilo is located 358 km north of Lomé, so Dhuhr in Bafilo practically coincides with Lomé. This difference comes from longitude: every degree of longitude moves solar noon by about four minutes, which is why the timetable of the capital should not be used in Bafilo.
Finding the Qibla from Bafilo
In Bafilo you pray towards the north-east, at an angle of 67.4° from true north; the Kaaba is 4,332 km away. This bearing is calculated with spherical trigonometry from the coordinates of Bafilo and those of the Kaaba (21.4225° N, 39.8262° E). Remember that a compass points to magnetic north, which can differ by a few degrees from true north.
Ramadan timetable for Bafilo
Ramadan in Bafilo: based on astronomical calculation, Ramadan 1448 AH should start on 8 February 2027. At the start, suhoor ends (imsak) at 4:54 AM and the fast is broken at Maghrib, 6:03 PM, about 12 h 59 min of fasting. On the last day the fast lasts 13 h 10 min, longer by 12 minutes. Imsak is shown ten minutes before Fajr as a precaution; what counts for the fast is true dawn (Fajr).
About Bafilo
Bafilo is located at 9.3500° N, 1.2667° E, in Kara Region, in Togo. The nearest administrative centre is Kara, 24 km away. Nearby places include Kara (24 km), Tchamba (39 km), and Sokodé (43 km). We use these coordinates directly to calculate the prayer times and the Qibla, and they come from the open GeoNames database.
- Name
- Bafilo
- Type
- City
- Part of
- Kara Region, Togo
- Population
- 22,543
- Coordinates
- 9.35000, 1.26667
- Time zone
- UTC
- Calculation method
- Muslim World League
- Qibla direction
- 67.4° (north-east)
- Distance to Makkah
- 4,332 km
Asr and Jumu‘ah in Bafilo
The default timetable uses the majority opinion (Shafi‘i, Maliki and Hanbali) for Asr. With the Hanafi method, Asr in Bafilo comes roughly 64 minutes later around the summer solstice (4:28 PM instead of 3:24 PM). Jumu‘ah is prayed at Dhuhr time, about 12:02 PM around the spring equinox, with small changes over the year.
For the best results, make sure your device’s clock is correct: the countdown relies on it. The prayer times themselves are always calculated in the local time of Bafilo (UTC), whatever your location.
Prayer times near Bafilo
Prayer times in Bafilo: questions and answers
Do prayer times in Bafilo differ from Lomé?
Yes. Bafilo is 358 km from Lomé, towards the north, and Dhuhr in Bafilo practically coincides with Lomé.
When is Fajr in Bafilo?
Fajr in Bafilo depends on the season: about 4:19 AM on 21 June and about 4:50 AM on 21 December. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.
Which calculation method is used for Bafilo?
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.
How long is the fast in Bafilo during Ramadan?
Roughly 12 h 59 min at the start of Ramadan 1448 AH and 13 h 10 min at its end, according to astronomical calculation.
When is Maghrib in Bafilo?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 5:40 PM on 21 December and 6:17 PM on 21 June. Today’s time is in the card above.