Biel/Bienne Prayer Times
Accurate Islamic prayer times in Biel/Bienne, Switzerland — updated daily
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Prayer Times in Biel/Bienne, Switzerland
Prayer times in Biel/Bienne are worked out each day from the city's coordinates (47.14°N). We use the Muslim World League method, the one followed across Switzerland. The five times shift by a minute or two each day as the sun moves. The full month is listed below.
Biel/Bienne's times use the Muslim World League method. That is the standard followed by most mosques in Switzerland. They are drawn from Biel/Bienne's own coordinates (47.1371°N, 7.2461°E). The schedule updates automatically at midnight, with no manual setting.
How Biel/Bienne's prayer times are worked out
From Biel/Bienne, the Qibla is 123° from true north. Face southeast to pray toward the Kaaba. It lies 4,086 km (2,539 miles) away in a straight line across the globe. Every time on this page is worked out from Biel/Bienne's own coordinates (47.14°N, 7.25°E), not a national average. That is why Biel/Bienne's times and its Qibla differ a little from cities a short distance away.
One local quirk shapes the Biel/Bienne timetable: midday prayer does not land at 12:00. Biel/Bienne lies well west inside its Zurich time zone. So the sun peaks about 39 minutes after clock noon. Dhuhr follows the sun, not the clock — today it falls at 12:16 PM. Across the year, the fast here runs from about 18h 54m near June down to 10h 21m in December.
The Fajr and Isha angles for Biel/Bienne 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. We also publish times for nearby Bern, Basel and Belfort. Each is only a few minutes off Biel/Bienne's clock.
Nearby: Bern prayer times · Basel prayer times · Belfort prayer times · Mulhouse prayer times · Luzern prayer times
Prayer times for Switzerland's Muslim communities
Muslims make up roughly 5% of Switzerland's population. The great majority have roots in the Balkans (Kosovo, North Macedonia, Bosnia) and Turkey. Arab and other communities live alongside them in Zurich, Geneva, Basel and Lausanne. There is no national timetable; mosques and cantonal associations publish their own. This page applies the Muslim World League calculation (Fajr 18°, Isha 17°) to the city's own coordinates, on Central European Time (UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer). At Switzerland's latitude the summer fast is long and the winter one short.
Two minarets, and a referendum
Switzerland's oldest mosque is the Mahmud Mosque in Zurich, built by the Ahmadiyya community in 1963. It carries the first minaret raised in the country. The largest is the Geneva Mosque at Petit-Saconnex, financed by the Muslim World League. It was inaugurated in 1978 by King Khalid of Saudi Arabia and the Swiss President, and its minaret stands 22 metres. Only a handful of Swiss mosques have minarets at all: a 2009 federal referendum wrote a ban on building new ones into the constitution. Most Swiss Muslims, being Balkan or Turkish, follow the standard first-shadow Asr shown on this page.
Mosques in Biel/Bienne
Mosques in and around Biel/Bienne include Centre Islamique de Bienne - Islamzentrum Biel, Ar'Rahman and Madretsch Moschee. The times on this page are worked out from Biel/Bienne's own coordinates, and they apply across these mosques. Check the exact iqama time with your local mosque. That is the congregation, called a few minutes after each prayer starts.
Fajr
5:21 AMالفجر
Fajr in Biel/Bienne — pre-dawn prayer, performed before sunrise
2 rak'aat
Dhuhr
12:16 PMالظهر
Dhuhr in Biel/Bienne — midday prayer, after the sun passes its zenith
4 rak'aat
Asr
2:57 PMالعصر
Asr in Biel/Bienne — afternoon prayer, in the late afternoon
4 rak'aat
Maghrib
5:26 PMالمغرب
Maghrib in Biel/Bienne — sunset prayer, just after sunset
3 rak'aat
Isha
7:02 PMالعشاء
Isha in Biel/Bienne — night prayer, after twilight has disappeared
4 rak'aat
Biel/Bienne Prayer Times — October 2026
Full month prayer calendar for Biel/Bienne, Switzerland. Calculation method: Muslim World League.
| Date | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Oct 1 | 5:48 AM | 7:30 AM | 1:22 PM | 4:32 PM | 7:11 PM | 8:46 PM |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 5:49 AM | 7:31 AM | 1:21 PM | 4:30 PM | 7:09 PM | 8:44 PM |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 5:51 AM | 7:32 AM | 1:21 PM | 4:29 PM | 7:07 PM | 8:42 PM |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 5:52 AM | 7:34 AM | 1:21 PM | 4:27 PM | 7:05 PM | 8:40 PM |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 5:53 AM | 7:35 AM | 1:20 PM | 4:26 PM | 7:03 PM | 8:38 PM |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 5:55 AM | 7:36 AM | 1:20 PM | 4:24 PM | 7:01 PM | 8:36 PM |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 5:56 AM | 7:38 AM | 1:20 PM | 4:23 PM | 6:59 PM | 8:34 PM |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 5:58 AM | 7:39 AM | 1:20 PM | 4:21 PM | 6:57 PM | 8:32 PM |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 5:59 AM | 7:41 AM | 1:19 PM | 4:20 PM | 6:55 PM | 8:30 PM |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 6:01 AM | 7:42 AM | 1:19 PM | 4:18 PM | 6:53 PM | 8:28 PM |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 6:02 AM | 7:43 AM | 1:19 PM | 4:17 PM | 6:51 PM | 8:27 PM |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 6:03 AM | 7:45 AM | 1:19 PM | 4:15 PM | 6:49 PM | 8:25 PM |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 6:05 AM | 7:46 AM | 1:18 PM | 4:14 PM | 6:48 PM | 8:23 PM |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 6:06 AM | 7:48 AM | 1:18 PM | 4:12 PM | 6:46 PM | 8:21 PM |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 6:07 AM | 7:49 AM | 1:18 PM | 4:11 PM | 6:44 PM | 8:19 PM |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 6:09 AM | 7:50 AM | 1:18 PM | 4:10 PM | 6:42 PM | 8:17 PM |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 6:10 AM | 7:52 AM | 1:17 PM | 4:08 PM | 6:40 PM | 8:16 PM |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 6:12 AM | 7:53 AM | 1:17 PM | 4:07 PM | 6:38 PM | 8:14 PM |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 6:13 AM | 7:55 AM | 1:17 PM | 4:05 PM | 6:36 PM | 8:12 PM |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 6:14 AM | 7:56 AM | 1:17 PM | 4:04 PM | 6:35 PM | 8:10 PM |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 6:16 AM | 7:58 AM | 1:17 PM | 4:03 PM | 6:33 PM | 8:09 PM |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 6:17 AM | 7:59 AM | 1:16 PM | 4:01 PM | 6:31 PM | 8:07 PM |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 6:18 AM | 8:01 AM | 1:16 PM | 4:00 PM | 6:29 PM | 8:06 PM |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 6:20 AM | 8:02 AM | 1:16 PM | 3:58 PM | 6:28 PM | 8:04 PM |
| Sun, Oct 25Today | 5:21 AM | 7:03 AM | 12:16 PM | 2:57 PM | 5:26 PM | 7:02 PM |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 5:22 AM | 7:05 AM | 12:16 PM | 2:56 PM | 5:24 PM | 7:01 PM |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 5:24 AM | 7:06 AM | 12:16 PM | 2:54 PM | 5:23 PM | 6:59 PM |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 5:25 AM | 7:08 AM | 12:16 PM | 2:53 PM | 5:21 PM | 6:58 PM |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 5:26 AM | 7:09 AM | 12:16 PM | 2:52 PM | 5:19 PM | 6:56 PM |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 5:28 AM | 7:11 AM | 12:16 PM | 2:51 PM | 5:18 PM | 6:55 PM |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 5:29 AM | 7:12 AM | 12:16 PM | 2:49 PM | 5:16 PM | 6:54 PM |
Biel/Bienne times are approximate and may vary by 1–2 minutes from your local Biel/Bienne mosque — verify with your imam.
Biel/Bienne Prayer Times — FAQ
What direction is Qibla from Biel/Bienne?
The Qibla direction from Biel/Bienne, Switzerland is 123° from true north. Face southeast toward Mecca, Saudi Arabia, which lies 4,086 km (2,539 miles) away.
How long is the fast in Biel/Bienne?
The longest daily fast in Biel/Bienne is about 18h 54m, around June. The shortest is about 10h 21m, in December. That is a swing of 8h 33m across the year, set by the city's latitude of 47.14°N. Both are measured from Fajr to Maghrib with the Muslim World League method.
What calculation method do Switzerland's prayer times use?
This page uses the Muslim World League method (Fajr 18°, Isha 17°) on the city's own coordinates. It runs on Central European Time (UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer), a common basis for Western Europe. Switzerland has no official national timetable; mosques publish their own, and most (Balkan and Turkish) use the standard Asr shown here.
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