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Prayer times in Birmingham
Muslims living in Birmingham can use this page to check the start of every prayer today. Birmingham is a city in the United Kingdom, in England, with about 1,157,603 inhabitants. The timetable is calculated astronomically for its coordinates and confirmed with the AlAdhan service, and you can change the calculation method or the Asr school in the settings.
Adhan times in Birmingham today
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Muslim World League method.
Prayer calendar for Birmingham
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Summer and winter prayer times in Birmingham
Prayer times in Birmingham vary a lot between the seasons. Around the summer solstice (21 June) Fajr is at about 2:35 AM and Maghrib at 9:34 PM, giving a day of 16 h 50 min. Around the winter solstice (21 December) Fajr moves to 6:08 AM and Maghrib to 3:55 PM, and the day lasts only 7 h 40 min. The difference 9 h 10 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 | 4:15 AM | 6:11 AM | 12:15 PM | 3:31 PM | 6:20 PM | 8:10 PM |
| 21 JuneSummer solstice | 2:35 AM | 4:45 AM | 1:09 PM | 5:34 PM | 9:34 PM | 11:36 PM |
| 23 SeptemberAutumn equinox | 4:58 AM | 6:55 AM | 1:00 PM | 4:16 PM | 7:04 PM | 8:54 PM |
| 21 DecemberWinter solstice | 6:08 AM | 8:16 AM | 12:06 PM | 1:40 PM | 3:55 PM | 5:56 PM |
Compared with London, Dhuhr in Birmingham comes about 7 minutes later than in London, and on the 21 June Maghrib arrives 13 minutes later than in the capital. Birmingham is 163 km away from the capital, towards the north-west. For this reason we calculate each place separately rather than using one timetable for the whole country.
Qibla in Birmingham and distance to Makkah
Qibla direction for Birmingham: 117.9° (south-east). This is the angle between true north and the line to the Kaaba, 4,952 km away. A well calibrated compass app does the job, and the mihrab of the nearest mosque in Birmingham remains the simplest guide.
Ramadan timetable for Birmingham
For those fasting in Birmingham, Ramadan 1448 AH (expected around 8 February 2027) starts with iftar at 5:07 PM and imsak at 5:31 AM on the first day, 11 h 25 min of fasting. By the end of the month (9 March 2027) iftar moves to 6:01 PM and the fast lasts 13 h 18 min. These are astronomical estimates; the official start of the month is announced by the religious authorities in the United Kingdom.
Birmingham on the map
The coordinates of Birmingham are 52.4814° N and 1.8998° W. The closest places on our site are Smethwick (5 km), West Bromwich (8 km), and Bartley Green (8 km). Solihull, the nearest administrative centre, is 11 km away. Open the prayer times of these places and see how they differ, which is useful when you travel around England.
- Name
- Birmingham
- Type
- City
- Part of
- England, United Kingdom
- Population
- 1,157,603
- Coordinates
- 52.48142, -1.89983
- Time zone
- UTC, UTC+1 in summer
- Calculation method
- Muslim World League
- Qibla direction
- 117.9° (south-east)
- Distance to Makkah
- 4,952 km
Asr and Jumu‘ah in Birmingham
Friday prayer (Jumu‘ah) in Birmingham takes place at the time of Dhuhr, about 12:15 PM on 20 March. For Asr, the gap between the standard and the Hanafi calculation is 75 minutes around 21 June: 5:34 PM for the majority, 6:49 PM for the Hanafis. Choose the method your mosque follows in the settings.
If you are travelling to Birmingham, look at the times here before you arrive and use the list of nearby cities to know the prayer times along your route.
Prayer times near Birmingham
- Smethwick5 km · west
- West Bromwich8 km · north-west
- Bartley Green8 km · south-west
- Halesowen11 km · west
- Solihull11 km · south-east
- Sutton Coldfield11 km · north-east
- Wednesbury11 km · north-west
- Tipton13 km · north-west
Prayer times in Birmingham: questions and answers
How long is the fast in Birmingham during Ramadan?
About 11 h 25 min at the start of Ramadan 1448 AH and 13 h 18 min at its end, according to astronomical calculation.
What is the Qibla direction in Birmingham?
The Qibla in Birmingham is 117.9° from true north, towards the south-east. The Kaaba in Makkah is 4,952 km away.
Which calculation method is used for Birmingham?
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.
What time is Fajr in Birmingham?
Fajr in Birmingham depends on the season: about 2:35 AM on 21 June and about 6:08 AM on 21 December. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.
When is Maghrib in Birmingham?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 3:55 PM on 21 December and 9:34 PM on 21 June. Today’s time is in the card above.