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Prayer times in Iryango
This page shows today’s salah times in Iryango, Western Region, worked out for the city’s exact coordinates. You will find the time of Fajr, Sunrise, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib and Isha, a live countdown to the next prayer, a monthly timetable you can print and the Qibla direction. The times follow the Muslim World League method, which is the usual reference in Uganda.
Salah times in Iryango today
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Muslim World League method.
Monthly prayer timetable for Iryango
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Prayer times in Iryango by season
It helps to know how prayer times in Iryango move with the seasons. Fajr varies between 5:35 AM on 21 December and 5:42 AM on 21 June, a difference of 7 minutes, while Maghrib moves between 7:01 PM and 7:01 PM. Daylight reaches 12 h 11 min in the winter solstice and drops to 12 h 04 min in the summer solstice. Use these figures to plan your day, your travel and your work around the prayers.
| Day | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 MarchSpring equinox | 5:53 AM | 7:02 AM | 1:05 PM | 4:07 PM | 7:08 PM | 8:13 PM |
| 21 JuneSummer solstice | 5:42 AM | 6:57 AM | 12:59 PM | 4:25 PM | 7:01 PM | 8:12 PM |
| 23 SeptemberAutumn equinox | 5:38 AM | 6:47 AM | 12:50 PM | 3:52 PM | 6:53 PM | 7:58 PM |
| 21 DecemberWinter solstice | 5:35 AM | 6:50 AM | 12:55 PM | 4:22 PM | 7:01 PM | 8:12 PM |
Iryango is located 263 km south-west of Kampala, so Dhuhr in Iryango comes roughly 8 minutes later than in Kampala. This difference comes from longitude: every degree of longitude shifts solar noon by about four minutes, which is why the timetable of the capital should not be used in Iryango.
Finding the Qibla from Iryango
In Iryango you pray towards the north, at an angle of 21.4° from true north; the Kaaba is 2,684 km away. This bearing is calculated with spherical trigonometry from the coordinates of Iryango 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 Iryango
Fasting in Iryango, Ramadan 1448 AH (expected around 8 February 2027) begins with iftar at 7:16 PM and imsak at 5:46 AM on the first day, 13 h 20 min of fasting. By the end of the month (9 March 2027) iftar moves to 7:12 PM for a fast of 13 h 16 min. These are astronomical estimates; the official start of the month is announced by the religious authorities in Uganda.
Iryango on the map
Iryango lies at 0.9667° S, 30.6000° E, in Western Region, in Uganda. The nearest administrative centre is Isingiro, 28 km away. Nearby places include Mabare (17 km), Nyachera (22 km), and Isingiro (28 km). We use these coordinates directly to calculate the prayer times and the Qibla, taken from the open GeoNames database.
- Name
- Iryango
- Type
- City
- Part of
- Western Region, Uganda
- Population
- 20,000
- Coordinates
- -0.96667, 30.60000
- Time zone
- UTC+3
- Calculation method
- Muslim World League
- Qibla direction
- 21.4° (north)
- Distance to Makkah
- 2,684 km
Friday prayer and Asr time in Iryango
Friday prayer (Jumu‘ah) in Iryango takes place at the time of Dhuhr, around 1:05 PM on 20 March. For Asr, the difference between the standard and the Hanafi calculation reaches 56 minutes around 21 June: 4:25 PM for the majority, 5:20 PM for the Hanafis. Choose the method your mosque follows in the settings.
For the best results, make sure the clock of your phone is set correctly: the countdown relies on it. The prayer times themselves are always calculated in the local time of Iryango (UTC+3), whatever your location.
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Prayer times in Iryango: questions and answers
Do prayer times in Iryango differ from Kampala?
Yes. Iryango is 263 km from Kampala, towards the south-west, and Dhuhr in Iryango is called roughly 8 minutes later than in Kampala.
When is Maghrib in Iryango?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 7:01 PM on 21 June and 7:01 PM on 21 December. Today’s time is in the card above.
When is Fajr in Iryango?
Fajr in Iryango changes with the seasons: about 5:35 AM on 21 December and about 5:42 AM on 21 June. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.
What is the Qibla direction in Iryango?
The Qibla in Iryango is 21.4° from true north, towards the north. The Kaaba in Makkah is 2,684 km away.
How long is the fast in Iryango during Ramadan?
About 13 h 20 min at the start of Ramadan 1448 AH and 13 h 16 min at its end, according to astronomical calculation.