City · Western Region
Prayer times in Rubanda
Muslims living in Rubanda can use this page to check the start of every prayer today. Rubanda is a city in Uganda, in Western Region, with about 22,800 inhabitants. The timetable is calculated astronomically for its coordinates and checked against the AlAdhan service, and you can change the calculation method or the Asr school in the settings.
Salah times in Rubanda today
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Muslim World League method.
Rubanda prayer times for this month
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
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Prayer times in Rubanda by season
Prayer times in Rubanda vary a lot over the year. Around the winter solstice (21 December) Fajr is at around 5:37 AM and Maghrib at 7:04 PM, for a day of 12 h 12 min. Around the summer solstice (21 June) Fajr moves to 5:46 AM and Maghrib to 7:04 PM, and the day lasts only 12 h 03 min. That is a difference of 0 h 08 min between the longest and the shortest day, and it explains why the adhan moves so much from month to month.
| Day | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 MarchSpring equinox | 5:56 AM | 7:05 AM | 1:08 PM | 4:10 PM | 7:11 PM | 8:16 PM |
| 21 JuneSummer solstice | 5:46 AM | 7:01 AM | 1:02 PM | 4:28 PM | 7:04 PM | 8:15 PM |
| 23 SeptemberAutumn equinox | 5:41 AM | 6:50 AM | 12:53 PM | 3:55 PM | 6:56 PM | 8:01 PM |
| 21 DecemberWinter solstice | 5:37 AM | 6:53 AM | 12:59 PM | 4:25 PM | 7:04 PM | 8:15 PM |
Rubanda is located 347 km south-west of Kampala, so Dhuhr in Rubanda is called about 11 minutes later than in Kampala. The gap is due to longitude: every degree of longitude moves solar noon by about four minutes, and that is why the timetable of the capital should not be used in Rubanda.
Qibla in Rubanda and distance to Makkah
Qibla direction for Rubanda: 22.8° (north-east). This is the angle between true north and the direction to the Kaaba, 2,738 km away. A calibrated compass does the job, and the mihrab of any mosque in Rubanda remains the simplest guide.
Fasting hours in Rubanda during Ramadan
Ramadan in Rubanda: based on astronomical calculation, Ramadan 1448 AH is expected to start on 8 February 2027. On the first day, suhoor ends (imsak) at 5:49 AM and the fast is broken at Maghrib, 7:19 PM, roughly 13 h 21 min of fasting. On the last day the fast lasts 13 h 16 min, shorter by 5 minutes. Imsak is shown ten minutes before Fajr as a precaution; the fast legally begins at true dawn (Fajr).
About Rubanda
Rubanda lies at 1.1883° S, 29.8461° E, in Western Region, in Uganda. The nearest administrative centre is Kabale, 17 km away. Close by you will find Kabale (17 km), Kisoro (21 km), and Kanungu (26 km). We use these coordinates as they are to calculate the prayer times and the Qibla, and they come from the open GeoNames database.
- Name
- Rubanda
- Type
- City
- Part of
- Western Region, Uganda
- Population
- 22,800
- Coordinates
- -1.18833, 29.84611
- Time zone
- UTC+3
- Calculation method
- Muslim World League
- Qibla direction
- 22.8° (north-east)
- Distance to Makkah
- 2,738 km
Friday prayer and Asr time in Rubanda
Friday prayer (Jumu‘ah) in Rubanda is held at the time of Dhuhr, about 1:08 PM on 20 March. For Asr, the difference between the standard and the Hanafi calculation reaches 56 minutes around 21 June: 4:28 PM for the majority, 5:23 PM for the Hanafis. Select the method your mosque follows in the settings.
Tip: add this page to your home screen to see the prayer times of Rubanda in one tap, and use the print button to get a paper copy of the monthly timetable for your home or the mosque.
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Prayer times in Rubanda: questions and answers
Do prayer times in Rubanda differ from Kampala?
Yes. Rubanda is 347 km from Kampala, towards the south-west, and Dhuhr in Rubanda comes about 11 minutes later than in Kampala.
Which calculation method is used for Rubanda?
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 Rubanda during Ramadan?
About 13 h 21 min at the start of Ramadan 1448 AH and 13 h 16 min at its end, according to astronomical calculation.
What is the Qibla direction in Rubanda?
The Qibla in Rubanda is 22.8° from true north, towards the north-east. The Kaaba in Makkah is 2,738 km away.
When is Fajr in Rubanda?
Fajr in Rubanda changes with the seasons: about 5:37 AM on 21 December and about 5:46 AM on 21 June. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.