Balanbale Prayer Times
Accurate Islamic prayer times in Balanbale, Somalia — updated daily
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Prayer Times in Balanbale, Somalia
Prayer times in Balanbale are worked out each day from the city's coordinates (5.77°N). We use the Muslim World League method, the one followed across Somalia. The five times shift by a minute or two each day as the sun moves. The full month is listed below.
Balanbale's times use the Muslim World League method. That is the standard followed by most mosques in Somalia. They are drawn from Balanbale's own coordinates (5.7690°N, 45.7630°E). The schedule updates automatically at midnight, with no manual setting.
How Balanbale's prayer times are worked out
From Balanbale, the Qibla is 340° from true north. Face north to pray toward the Kaaba. It lies 1,854 km (1,152 miles) away in a straight line across the globe. Every time on this page is worked out from Balanbale's own coordinates (5.77°N, 45.76°E), not a national average. That is why Balanbale's times and its Qibla differ a little from cities a short distance away.
Balanbale sits just 5.77°N of the equator. Its prayer calendar barely shifts across the year. With the Muslim World League method, the longest daily fast is about 13h 44m. The shortest is about 13h 03m. That is a swing of only 0h 41m between June and December. Whenever Ramadan falls, fasting hours here stay much the same — something cities farther from the equator never see.
The Fajr and Isha angles for Balanbale come from the Muslim World League. The Muslim World League method sets Fajr when the sun is 18° below the horizon, and Isha at 17°. Use ISNA's 15° instead and Fajr here would move by several minutes. So the method — not the coordinates alone — settles the final time. Balanbale sits west of its Addis Ababa meridian. The sun peaks about 5 minutes after noon, so Dhuhr today is 11:55 AM. We also publish times for nearby Cabudwaaq, Beledweyne and Warder. Each is only a few minutes off Balanbale's clock.
Nearby: Cabudwaaq prayer times · Beledweyne prayer times · Warder prayer times · Gaalkacyo prayer times · Gode prayer times
Prayer times on the equator's edge
Somalia sits just north of the equator, with Mogadishu at barely 2°N. Day length therefore hardly moves across the year, and the five prayers keep one of the steadiest rhythms anywhere. Fajr, Maghrib and the rest shift by minutes, not hours, between seasons. The country keeps East Africa Time (UTC+3) year-round with no daylight saving. Religious affairs sit with the federal Ministry of Endowments and Religious Affairs, while daily timetables come from local mosques. This page applies the Muslim World League calculation (Fajr 18°, Isha 17°) to this city's own coordinates. Somali practice is almost entirely Shafi'i, so Asr follows the standard first-shadow reckoning.
Mogadishu's coral mosques
Mogadishu's old town holds one of the oldest mosques on the East African coast. The Fakhr al-Din Mosque in Hamar Weyne is dated by inscription to 1269 and attributed to Sultan Fakhr al-Din. It is built from coral block, with a marble mihrab. It is a reminder of the medieval sultanate that made the city an Indian Ocean trading power. The modern era answers it across town. The Mosque of Islamic Solidarity was built in 1987 with Saudi funding and holds some ten thousand worshippers. It is often cited as one of the largest mosques in the Horn of Africa. Closed through the civil war, it reopened in 2006 and remains the capital's great congregational mosque.
Fajr
4:39 AMالفجر
Fajr in Balanbale — pre-dawn prayer, performed before sunrise
2 rak'aat
Dhuhr
11:55 AMالظهر
Dhuhr in Balanbale — midday prayer, after the sun passes its zenith
4 rak'aat
Asr
2:56 PMالعصر
Asr in Balanbale — afternoon prayer, in the late afternoon
4 rak'aat
Maghrib
6:00 PMالمغرب
Maghrib in Balanbale — sunset prayer, just after sunset
3 rak'aat
Isha
7:05 PMالعشاء
Isha in Balanbale — night prayer, after twilight has disappeared
4 rak'aat
Balanbale Prayer Times — September 2026
Full month prayer calendar for Balanbale, Somalia. Calculation method: Muslim World League.
| Date | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Sep 1 | 4:40 AM | 5:50 AM | 11:58 AM | 3:03 PM | 6:04 PM | 7:09 PM |
| Wed, Sep 2 | 4:40 AM | 5:50 AM | 11:58 AM | 3:02 PM | 6:03 PM | 7:09 PM |
| Thu, Sep 3 | 4:40 AM | 5:50 AM | 11:57 AM | 3:01 PM | 6:03 PM | 7:08 PM |
| Fri, Sep 4 | 4:40 AM | 5:50 AM | 11:57 AM | 3:00 PM | 6:02 PM | 7:08 PM |
| Sat, Sep 5 | 4:40 AM | 5:50 AM | 11:57 AM | 2:59 PM | 6:02 PM | 7:07 PM |
| Sun, Sep 6 | 4:40 AM | 5:49 AM | 11:56 AM | 2:58 PM | 6:01 PM | 7:07 PM |
| Mon, Sep 7 | 4:40 AM | 5:49 AM | 11:56 AM | 2:57 PM | 6:01 PM | 7:06 PM |
| Tue, Sep 8 | 4:40 AM | 5:49 AM | 11:56 AM | 2:55 PM | 6:00 PM | 7:06 PM |
| Wed, Sep 9Today | 4:39 AM | 5:49 AM | 11:55 AM | 2:56 PM | 6:00 PM | 7:05 PM |
| Thu, Sep 10 | 4:39 AM | 5:49 AM | 11:55 AM | 2:56 PM | 5:59 PM | 7:04 PM |
| Fri, Sep 11 | 4:39 AM | 5:48 AM | 11:55 AM | 2:56 PM | 5:59 PM | 7:04 PM |
| Sat, Sep 12 | 4:39 AM | 5:48 AM | 11:54 AM | 2:57 PM | 5:58 PM | 7:03 PM |
| Sun, Sep 13 | 4:39 AM | 5:48 AM | 11:54 AM | 2:57 PM | 5:58 PM | 7:03 PM |
| Mon, Sep 14 | 4:39 AM | 5:48 AM | 11:54 AM | 2:57 PM | 5:57 PM | 7:02 PM |
| Tue, Sep 15 | 4:39 AM | 5:48 AM | 11:53 AM | 2:58 PM | 5:57 PM | 7:02 PM |
| Wed, Sep 16 | 4:38 AM | 5:48 AM | 11:53 AM | 2:58 PM | 5:56 PM | 7:01 PM |
| Thu, Sep 17 | 4:38 AM | 5:47 AM | 11:52 AM | 2:58 PM | 5:56 PM | 7:01 PM |
| Fri, Sep 18 | 4:38 AM | 5:47 AM | 11:52 AM | 2:58 PM | 5:55 PM | 7:00 PM |
| Sat, Sep 19 | 4:38 AM | 5:47 AM | 11:52 AM | 2:58 PM | 5:55 PM | 7:00 PM |
| Sun, Sep 20 | 4:38 AM | 5:47 AM | 11:51 AM | 2:59 PM | 5:54 PM | 6:59 PM |
| Mon, Sep 21 | 4:37 AM | 5:47 AM | 11:51 AM | 2:59 PM | 5:54 PM | 6:59 PM |
| Tue, Sep 22 | 4:37 AM | 5:46 AM | 11:51 AM | 2:59 PM | 5:53 PM | 6:58 PM |
| Wed, Sep 23 | 4:37 AM | 5:46 AM | 11:50 AM | 2:59 PM | 5:53 PM | 6:57 PM |
| Thu, Sep 24 | 4:37 AM | 5:46 AM | 11:50 AM | 2:59 PM | 5:52 PM | 6:57 PM |
| Fri, Sep 25 | 4:37 AM | 5:46 AM | 11:50 AM | 2:59 PM | 5:52 PM | 6:56 PM |
| Sat, Sep 26 | 4:37 AM | 5:46 AM | 11:49 AM | 2:59 PM | 5:51 PM | 6:56 PM |
| Sun, Sep 27 | 4:36 AM | 5:45 AM | 11:49 AM | 3:00 PM | 5:51 PM | 6:55 PM |
| Mon, Sep 28 | 4:36 AM | 5:45 AM | 11:49 AM | 3:00 PM | 5:50 PM | 6:55 PM |
| Tue, Sep 29 | 4:36 AM | 5:45 AM | 11:48 AM | 3:00 PM | 5:50 PM | 6:55 PM |
| Wed, Sep 30 | 4:36 AM | 5:45 AM | 11:48 AM | 3:00 PM | 5:49 PM | 6:54 PM |
Balanbale times are approximate and may vary by 1–2 minutes from your local Balanbale mosque — verify with your imam.
Balanbale Prayer Times — FAQ
What direction is Qibla from Balanbale?
The Qibla direction from Balanbale, Somalia is 340° from true north. Face north toward Mecca, Saudi Arabia, which lies 1,854 km (1,152 miles) away.
How long is the fast in Balanbale?
The longest daily fast in Balanbale is about 13h 44m, around June. The shortest is about 13h 03m, in December. That is a swing of 0h 41m across the year, set by the city's latitude of 5.77°N. Both are measured from Fajr to Maghrib with the Muslim World League method.
How much do prayer times change across the year in Somalia?
Very little. Somalia lies just north of the equator, so day length is nearly constant. Each prayer time drifts only a few minutes between seasons. The clock stays on UTC+3 all year with no daylight saving. Somali mosques follow the Shafi'i school, so Asr is the standard first-shadow time shown here.
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