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Prayer times in Donetsk Oblast
This page gives today’s prayer times in Donetsk Oblast, a region of Ukraine, together with links to the 32 cities and towns of Donetsk Oblast that have their own page. The times shown in the card are those of Donetsk; every city page below is calculated for its own coordinates, because the adhan can differ by several minutes across a region.
Today’s prayer times in Donetsk Oblast
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Muslim World League method.
Prayer calendar for Donetsk Oblast
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Prayer times in Donetsk Oblast by season
It is useful to know how prayer times in Donetsk Oblast move with the seasons. Fajr varies between 2:06 AM on 21 June and 5:22 AM on 21 December, a difference of 3 h 16 min, while Maghrib moves between 3:38 PM and 8:32 PM. Daylight reaches 16 h 03 min around the summer solstice and drops to 8 h 22 min around the winter 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 | 3:48 AM | 5:33 AM | 11:36 AM | 2:57 PM | 5:41 PM | 7:20 PM |
| 21 JuneSummer solstice | 2:06 AM | 4:29 AM | 12:31 PM | 4:46 PM | 8:32 PM | 10:47 PM |
| 23 SeptemberAutumn equinox | 4:31 AM | 6:16 AM | 12:21 PM | 3:42 PM | 6:25 PM | 8:04 PM |
| 21 DecemberWinter solstice | 5:22 AM | 7:16 AM | 11:27 AM | 1:21 PM | 3:38 PM | 5:26 PM |
Donetsk Oblast is located 593 km south-east of Kyiv, so Dhuhr in Donetsk Oblast comes about 29 minutes earlier than in Kyiv. This difference comes from longitude: each degree shifts solar noon by about four minutes, and that is why the timetable of the capital is not accurate in Donetsk Oblast.
Finding the Qibla from Donetsk Oblast
From Donetsk Oblast you pray towards the south, at an angle of 175.8° from true north; the Kaaba is 2,963 km away. This bearing is calculated with spherical trigonometry from the coordinates of Donetsk Oblast and those of the Kaaba (21.4225° N, 39.8262° E). Note that a compass points to magnetic north, which can differ by a few degrees from true north.
Ramadan timetable for Donetsk Oblast
Ramadan in Donetsk Oblast: based on astronomical calculation, Ramadan 1448 AH is expected to start on 8 February 2027. On the first day, suhoor ends (imsak) at 4:52 AM and the fast is broken at Maghrib, 4:39 PM, roughly 11 h 38 min of fasting. On the last day the fast lasts 13 h 13 min, longer by 95 minutes. Imsak is shown ten minutes before Fajr as a precaution; what counts for the fast is true dawn (Fajr).
About Donetsk Oblast
Donetsk Oblast is one of the regions of Ukraine. Its main city, Donetsk, lies at 48.0230° N, 37.8022° E. The region has 32 cities and towns on our site, and prayer times can differ by several minutes between its eastern and western ends. Regions nearby are listed below.
- Name
- Donetsk Oblast
- Local name
- Donetsk
- Type
- Region
- Part of
- Ukraine
- Coordinates
- 48.02300, 37.80224
- Time zone
- UTC+2, UTC+3 in summer
- Calculation method
- Muslim World League
- Qibla direction
- 175.8° (south)
- Distance to Makkah
- 2,963 km
Friday prayer and Asr time in Donetsk Oblast
The default timetable uses the majority opinion (Shafi‘i, Maliki and Hanbali) for Asr. Following the Hanafi method, Asr in Donetsk Oblast comes about 74 minutes later around the summer solstice (6:00 PM instead of 4:46 PM). Jumu‘ah is prayed at Dhuhr time, around 11:36 AM around the spring equinox, changing slightly over the year.
For the best results, make sure the clock of your phone is set correctly: the countdown depends on it. The prayer times themselves are always calculated in the local time of Donetsk Oblast (UTC+2, UTC+3 in summer), wherever you are.
Cities and towns in Donetsk Oblast
- Prayer times in Donetsk901,645
- Makiyivka338,968
- Salah times Horlivka239,828
- Mariupol230,000
- Prayer times in Kramatorsk147,145
- Slovyansk105,141
- Salah times Bakhmut80,500
- Yenakiyeve76,673
- Prayer times in Shakhtarsk71,700
- Kostyantynivka67,350
- Salah times Pokrovsk60,127
- Khartsyzsk56,182
- Prayer times in Snizhne55,587
- Druzhkivka53,977
- Salah times Chystyakove53,462
- Khanzhonkivskyi53,040
- Prayer times in Myrnohrad46,098
- Yasinovataya37,600
- Salah times Avdiyivka35,826
- Toretsk30,914
- Prayer times in Dobropillia28,170
- Kirovskoye27,370
- Salah times Debaltseve24,209
- Dokuchayevsk22,835
- Prayer times in Selydove21,521
- Volnovakha21,166
- Salah times Lyman20,066
- Kurakhove18,220
- Prayer times in Amvrosiyivka17,998
- Pelahiivka17,877
- Zuhres17,871
- Ilovays'k15,447
Prayer times near Donetsk Oblast
- Luhansk Oblast127 km · north-east
- Zaporizhzhia Oblast201 km · west
- Dnipropetrovsk Oblast210 km · west
- Kharkiv Oblast245 km · north-west
- Poltava Oblast295 km · north-west
- Sumy Oblast388 km · north-west
Prayer times in Donetsk Oblast: questions and answers
How long is the fast in Donetsk Oblast during Ramadan?
Roughly 11 h 38 min at the start of Ramadan 1448 AH and 13 h 13 min at its end, according to astronomical calculation.
When is Maghrib in Donetsk Oblast?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 3:38 PM on 21 December and 8:32 PM on 21 June. Today’s time is in the card above.
Which calculation method is used for Donetsk Oblast?
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.
Do prayer times in Donetsk Oblast differ from Kyiv?
Yes. Donetsk Oblast is 593 km from Kyiv, towards the south-east, and Dhuhr in Donetsk Oblast is called roughly 29 minutes earlier than in Kyiv.
What is the Qibla direction in Donetsk Oblast?
The Qibla in Donetsk Oblast is 175.8° from true north, towards the south. The Kaaba in Makkah is 2,963 km away.