Bochum Prayer Times
Accurate Islamic prayer times in Bochum, Germany — updated daily
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Prayer Times in Bochum, Germany
Prayer times in Bochum are worked out each day from the city's coordinates (51.48°N). We use the Muslim World League method, the one followed across Germany. The five times shift by a minute or two each day as the sun moves. The full month is listed below.
Bochum's times use the Muslim World League method. That is the standard followed by most mosques in Germany. They are drawn from Bochum's own coordinates (51.4817°N, 7.2165°E). The schedule updates automatically at midnight, with no manual setting.
How Bochum's prayer times are worked out
From Bochum, the Qibla is 128° from true north. Face southeast to pray toward the Kaaba. It lies 4,367 km (2,714 miles) away in a straight line across the globe. Every time on this page is worked out from Bochum's own coordinates (51.48°N, 7.22°E), not a national average. That is why Bochum's times and its Qibla differ a little from cities a short distance away.
One local quirk shapes the Bochum timetable: midday prayer does not land at 12:00. Bochum lies well west inside its Berlin time zone. So the sun peaks about 40 minutes after clock noon. Dhuhr follows the sun, not the clock — today it falls at 1:36 PM. Across the year, the fast here runs from about 17h 41m near June down to 9h 54m in December.
The Fajr and Isha angles for Bochum 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 Wattenscheid, Herne and Gelsenkirchen. Each is only a few minutes off Bochum's clock.
Nearby: Wattenscheid prayer times · Herne prayer times · Gelsenkirchen prayer times · Hattingen prayer times · Witten prayer times
Two Asr times are in use in Germany
Germany's largest Muslim community is Turkish-rooted and Hanafi, whose tradition recognises a later Asr — this page shows both times; check your own mosque's timetable. The time shown above for Bochum is the standard reckoning — 5:31 PM. The Hanafi time today is 6:33 PM. Follow whichever your mosque announces; you can make Hanafi the default in the settings above.
Who sets prayer times in Germany
Germany has no single national timetable — several calculation traditions coexist. The largest network is DITIB, the Turkish-Islamic Union, seated at Cologne. It publishes times calculated by Turkey's Diyanet. Those twilight angles (Fajr 18°, Isha 17°) are nominally the same as the Muslim World League method this page uses. The times here therefore sit within a few minutes of DITIB tables for most of the year. They diverge mainly in high summer, when persistent twilight forces German timetables to interpolate Fajr and Isha. Umbrella bodies such as the Zentralrat der Muslime and the Islamrat coordinate alongside DITIB. Germany's roughly 5.5 million Muslims (6.4-6.7% of the population, per the BAMF study) navigate between their conventions. Clocks follow the EU: forward the last Sunday of March, back the last Sunday of October.
Cologne's central mosque and the long summer fast
The Cologne Central Mosque is DITIB's flagship, inaugurated in 2018 with twin 55-metre minarets and a glass-and-concrete dome. It is among Germany's largest and most debated buildings. Berlin's Şehitlik Mosque was built between 1999 and 2005 in Ottoman Revival style, on the historic Turkish cemetery at Columbiadamm. Germany's latitude makes Ramadan demanding when it falls in summer. Fasts run seventeen to eighteen hours — among Europe's longest — and Isha comes close to midnight in June. Turkish-rooted communities dominate here, so the Hanafi Asr matters. This page shows both the standard and the later Hanafi time.
Mosques in Bochum
Mosques in and around Bochum include Fatih-Camii, Ditib-Zentralmoschee, Alevitische Gemeinde, Islamische Gemeinde Bochum and Islamischer Kulturverein Bochum e.V.. The times on this page are worked out from Bochum'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
4:59 AMالفجر
Fajr in Bochum — pre-dawn prayer, performed before sunrise
2 rak'aat
Dhuhr
1:36 PMالظهر
Dhuhr in Bochum — midday prayer, after the sun passes its zenith
4 rak'aat
Asr
5:31 PMالعصر
Asr in Bochum — afternoon prayer, in the late afternoon
4 rak'aat
Maghrib
8:48 PMالمغرب
Maghrib in Bochum — sunset prayer, just after sunset
3 rak'aat
Isha
10:10 PMالعشاء
Isha in Bochum — night prayer, after twilight has disappeared
4 rak'aat
Bochum Prayer Times — August 2026
Full month prayer calendar for Bochum, Germany. Calculation method: Muslim World League.
| Date | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, Aug 1 | 4:41 AM | 5:55 AM | 1:38 PM | 5:46 PM | 9:19 PM | 10:33 PM |
| Sun, Aug 2 | 4:42 AM | 5:56 AM | 1:38 PM | 5:46 PM | 9:18 PM | 10:32 PM |
| Mon, Aug 3 | 4:43 AM | 5:58 AM | 1:38 PM | 5:45 PM | 9:16 PM | 10:31 PM |
| Tue, Aug 4 | 4:44 AM | 5:59 AM | 1:38 PM | 5:44 PM | 9:14 PM | 10:29 PM |
| Wed, Aug 5 | 4:45 AM | 6:01 AM | 1:38 PM | 5:43 PM | 9:12 PM | 10:28 PM |
| Thu, Aug 6 | 4:46 AM | 6:02 AM | 1:38 PM | 5:43 PM | 9:11 PM | 10:27 PM |
| Fri, Aug 7 | 4:47 AM | 6:04 AM | 1:38 PM | 5:42 PM | 9:09 PM | 10:25 PM |
| Sat, Aug 8 | 4:48 AM | 6:06 AM | 1:38 PM | 5:41 PM | 9:07 PM | 10:24 PM |
| Sun, Aug 9 | 4:49 AM | 6:07 AM | 1:38 PM | 5:40 PM | 9:05 PM | 10:23 PM |
| Mon, Aug 10 | 4:51 AM | 6:09 AM | 1:38 PM | 5:39 PM | 9:03 PM | 10:21 PM |
| Tue, Aug 11 | 4:52 AM | 6:10 AM | 1:37 PM | 5:38 PM | 9:01 PM | 10:20 PM |
| Wed, Aug 12 | 4:53 AM | 6:12 AM | 1:37 PM | 5:37 PM | 8:59 PM | 10:19 PM |
| Thu, Aug 13 | 4:54 AM | 6:13 AM | 1:37 PM | 5:36 PM | 8:58 PM | 10:17 PM |
| Fri, Aug 14 | 4:55 AM | 6:15 AM | 1:37 PM | 5:35 PM | 8:56 PM | 10:16 PM |
| Sat, Aug 15 | 4:56 AM | 6:17 AM | 1:37 PM | 5:34 PM | 8:54 PM | 10:14 PM |
| Sun, Aug 16 | 4:57 AM | 6:18 AM | 1:36 PM | 5:33 PM | 8:52 PM | 10:13 PM |
| Mon, Aug 17 | 4:58 AM | 6:20 AM | 1:36 PM | 5:32 PM | 8:50 PM | 10:11 PM |
| Tue, Aug 18Today | 4:59 AM | 6:21 AM | 1:36 PM | 5:31 PM | 8:48 PM | 10:10 PM |
| Wed, Aug 19 | 5:00 AM | 6:23 AM | 1:36 PM | 5:30 PM | 8:46 PM | 10:08 PM |
| Thu, Aug 20 | 5:01 AM | 6:24 AM | 1:36 PM | 5:29 PM | 8:43 PM | 10:07 PM |
| Fri, Aug 21 | 5:02 AM | 6:26 AM | 1:35 PM | 5:27 PM | 8:41 PM | 10:05 PM |
| Sat, Aug 22 | 5:03 AM | 6:28 AM | 1:35 PM | 5:26 PM | 8:39 PM | 10:04 PM |
| Sun, Aug 23 | 5:04 AM | 6:29 AM | 1:35 PM | 5:25 PM | 8:37 PM | 10:02 PM |
| Mon, Aug 24 | 5:06 AM | 6:31 AM | 1:35 PM | 5:24 PM | 8:35 PM | 10:00 PM |
| Tue, Aug 25 | 5:07 AM | 6:32 AM | 1:34 PM | 5:23 PM | 8:33 PM | 9:59 PM |
| Wed, Aug 26 | 5:08 AM | 6:34 AM | 1:34 PM | 5:21 PM | 8:31 PM | 9:57 PM |
| Thu, Aug 27 | 5:09 AM | 6:36 AM | 1:34 PM | 5:20 PM | 8:29 PM | 9:56 PM |
| Fri, Aug 28 | 5:10 AM | 6:37 AM | 1:33 PM | 5:19 PM | 8:26 PM | 9:54 PM |
| Sat, Aug 29 | 5:11 AM | 6:39 AM | 1:33 PM | 5:17 PM | 8:24 PM | 9:52 PM |
| Sun, Aug 30 | 5:12 AM | 6:40 AM | 1:33 PM | 5:16 PM | 8:22 PM | 9:51 PM |
| Mon, Aug 31 | 5:13 AM | 6:42 AM | 1:32 PM | 5:15 PM | 8:20 PM | 9:49 PM |
Bochum times are approximate and may vary by 1–2 minutes from your local Bochum mosque — verify with your imam.
Bochum Prayer Times — FAQ
What direction is Qibla from Bochum?
The Qibla direction from Bochum, Germany is 128° from true north. Face southeast toward Mecca, Saudi Arabia, which lies 4,367 km (2,714 miles) away.
How long is the fast in Bochum?
The longest daily fast in Bochum is about 17h 41m, around June. The shortest is about 9h 54m, in December. That is a swing of 7h 47m across the year, set by the city's latitude of 51.48°N. Both are measured from Fajr to Maghrib with the Muslim World League method.
Do these times match my DITIB mosque's timetable?
Closely, most of the year. DITIB publishes Diyanet-calculated times whose angles (Fajr 18°, Isha 17°) match the Muslim World League method used here. But the official tables add small precaution margins. They also interpolate summer Fajr and Isha, because at German latitudes real twilight never ends. Treat your mosque's printed timetable as final, especially for beginning and breaking the fast.
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