City · Falcón
Prayer times in Santa Cruz de los Taques
Muslims living in Santa Cruz de los Taques can use this page to check the start of every prayer today. Santa Cruz de los Taques is a city in Venezuela, in Falcón, with about 25,047 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.
Prayer times in Santa Cruz de los Taques today
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Muslim World League method.
Prayer calendar for Santa Cruz de los Taques
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Prayer times in Santa Cruz de los Taques by season
It is useful to know how prayer times in Santa Cruz de los Taques move with the seasons. Fajr varies between 5:00 AM on 21 June and 5:40 AM on 21 December, a shift of 41 minutes, while Maghrib moves between 6:22 PM and 7:07 PM. Daylight peaks at 12 h 49 min in the summer solstice and drops to 11 h 26 min in 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 | 5:35 AM | 6:45 AM | 12:49 PM | 4:06 PM | 6:52 PM | 7:58 PM |
| 21 JuneSummer solstice | 5:00 AM | 6:18 AM | 12:43 PM | 4:10 PM | 7:07 PM | 8:21 PM |
| 23 SeptemberAutumn equinox | 5:20 AM | 6:30 AM | 12:33 PM | 3:51 PM | 6:36 PM | 7:43 PM |
| 21 DecemberWinter solstice | 5:40 AM | 6:56 AM | 12:39 PM | 3:56 PM | 6:22 PM | 7:34 PM |
Santa Cruz de los Taques lies 397 km west of Caracas, so Dhuhr in Santa Cruz de los Taques comes roughly 14 minutes later than in Caracas. This difference comes from longitude: every degree of longitude shifts solar noon by about four minutes, and that is why the timetable of the capital should not be used in Santa Cruz de los Taques.
Qibla in Santa Cruz de los Taques and distance to Makkah
Qibla from Santa Cruz de los Taques: 64.2° (north-east). This is the angle between true north and the direction to the Kaaba, 11,539 km away. A well calibrated compass app is enough, and the mihrab of any mosque in Santa Cruz de los Taques is the easiest reference.
Suhoor and iftar times in Santa Cruz de los Taques
Ramadan 1448 AH is expected to begin on 8 February 2027, depending on the sighting of the crescent. On the first day, imsak in Santa Cruz de los Taques is at about 5:42 AM and iftar at 6:46 PM, so the fast lasts 12 h 54 min. At the end of the month (9 March 2027) imsak is around 5:32 AM and iftar to 6:51 PM, so the fast lasts 13 h 10 min. The daily timetable appears in the monthly table on this page when the month arrives.
Where Santa Cruz de los Taques is located
Santa Cruz de los Taques lies at 11.8235° N, 70.2564° W, in Falcón, in Venezuela. The nearest administrative centre is Punto Fijo, 16 km away. Close by you will find Judibana (11 km), Punto Fijo (16 km), and Punta Cardón (19 km). We apply these coordinates as they are to calculate the prayer times and the Qibla, and they come from the open GeoNames database.
- Name
- Santa Cruz de los Taques
- Type
- City
- Part of
- Falcón, Venezuela
- Population
- 25,047
- Coordinates
- 11.82350, -70.25637
- Time zone
- UTC−4
- Calculation method
- Muslim World League
- Qibla direction
- 64.2° (north-east)
- Distance to Makkah
- 11,539 km
Asr and Jumu‘ah in Santa Cruz de los Taques
The default timetable uses the standard opinion (Shafi‘i, Maliki and Hanbali) for Asr. With the Hanafi method, Asr in Santa Cruz de los Taques comes about 67 minutes later around the summer solstice (5:16 PM instead of 4:10 PM). Jumu‘ah is prayed at Dhuhr time, around 12:49 PM around the spring equinox, with small changes over the year.
If you are travelling to Santa Cruz de los Taques, look at the times here before setting off and use the list of nearby cities to see the prayer times at each stop on your way.
Nearby cities to Santa Cruz de los Taques
- Judibana11 km · south-east
- Punto Fijo16 km · south-east
- Punta Cardón19 km · south
- Pueblo Nuevo39 km · east
- Coro78 km · south-east
- La Vela de Coro85 km · south-east
- Dabajuro100 km · south-west
- Puerto Cumarebo105 km · east
Frequently asked questions about prayer times in Santa Cruz de los Taques
How long is the fast in Santa Cruz de los Taques during Ramadan?
About 12 h 54 min at the start of Ramadan 1448 AH and 13 h 10 min at its end, according to astronomical calculation.
Which calculation method is used for Santa Cruz de los Taques?
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 is the Qibla direction in Santa Cruz de los Taques?
The Qibla in Santa Cruz de los Taques is 64.2° from true north, towards the north-east. The Kaaba in Makkah is 11,539 km away.
When is Maghrib in Santa Cruz de los Taques?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 6:22 PM on 21 December and 7:07 PM on 21 June. Today’s time is in the card above.
When is Fajr in Santa Cruz de los Taques?
Fajr in Santa Cruz de los Taques depends on the season: about 5:00 AM on 21 June and about 5:40 AM on 21 December. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.