Caen Prayer Times
Accurate Islamic prayer times in Caen, France — updated daily
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From true north — face this direction for prayer toward Mecca from Caen.
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Prayer Times in Caen, France
Prayer times in Caen are worked out each day from the city's coordinates (49.19°N). We use the Muslim World League method, the one followed across France. The five times shift by a minute or two each day as the sun moves. The full month is listed below.
Caen's times use the Muslim World League method. That is the standard followed by most mosques in France. They are drawn from Caen's own coordinates (49.1859°N, 0.3591°W). The schedule updates automatically at midnight, with no manual setting.
How Caen's prayer times are worked out
From Caen, the Qibla is 117° from true north. Face southeast to pray toward the Kaaba. It lies 4,688 km (2,913 miles) away in a straight line across the globe. Every time on this page is worked out from Caen's own coordinates (49.19°N, 0.36°W), not a national average. That is why Caen's times and its Qibla differ a little from cities a short distance away.
One local quirk shapes the Caen timetable: midday prayer does not land at 12:00. Caen lies well west inside its Paris time zone. So the sun peaks about 70 minutes after clock noon. Dhuhr follows the sun, not the clock — today it falls at 12:47 PM. Across the year, the fast here runs from about 17h 20m near June down to 10h 09m in December.
The Fajr and Isha angles for Caen 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 Le Havre, Rouen and Évreux. Each is only a few minutes off Caen's clock.
Nearby: Le Havre prayer times · Rouen prayer times · Évreux prayer times · Saint-Malo prayer times · Le Mans prayer times
Who sets prayer times in France
France is a laïque state. It has no official timetable and no national religious authority, so prayer times are set mosque by mosque. In practice two references dominate. The Grande Mosquée de Paris publishes its own timetables. Musulmans de France (formerly the UOIF) publishes a widely adopted calendar that uses 12° for both Fajr and Isha. Those angles are noticeably shallower than the Muslim World League's, which is why French timetables can differ from those of neighbouring countries. The Forum de l'islam de France was launched by the Interior Ministry in 2022 to replace the CFCM. It is a body for dialogue with the state, not an authority that issues prayer times.
The Grande Mosquée de Paris
France's Muslim population is largely of Maghrebi origin, and therefore predominantly Maliki. That is why mainstream French timetables use the standard first-shadow Asr. Mosques serving Turkish and South Asian communities follow the later Hanafi time instead. The Grande Mosquée de Paris was inaugurated in 1926. It was built as France's tribute to the roughly 100,000 Muslim colonial soldiers who died fighting for France in the First World War. During the Second World War its rector, Si Kaddour Benghabrit, is credited with sheltering Jews from the Gestapo. The Grande Mosquée de Lyon followed in 1994 and Strasbourg's in 2012.
Mosques in Caen
Mosques in and around Caen include Mosquée Maryam, Mosquée du Chemin Vert, Mosquée turque and Mosquée. The times on this page are worked out from Caen'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
5:51 AMالفجر
Fajr in Caen — pre-dawn prayer, performed before sunrise
2 rak'aat
Dhuhr
12:47 PMالظهر
Dhuhr in Caen — midday prayer, after the sun passes its zenith
4 rak'aat
Asr
3:22 PMالعصر
Asr in Caen — afternoon prayer, in the late afternoon
4 rak'aat
Maghrib
5:53 PMالمغرب
Maghrib in Caen — sunset prayer, just after sunset
3 rak'aat
Isha
7:33 PMالعشاء
Isha in Caen — night prayer, after twilight has disappeared
4 rak'aat
Caen Prayer Times — October 2026
Full month prayer calendar for Caen, France. Calculation method: Muslim World League.
| Date | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Oct 1 | 6:15 AM | 8:01 AM | 1:52 PM | 4:59 PM | 7:40 PM | 9:20 PM |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 6:16 AM | 8:02 AM | 1:52 PM | 4:58 PM | 7:38 PM | 9:18 PM |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 6:18 AM | 8:04 AM | 1:51 PM | 4:56 PM | 7:36 PM | 9:16 PM |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 6:19 AM | 8:05 AM | 1:51 PM | 4:55 PM | 7:34 PM | 9:13 PM |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 6:21 AM | 8:07 AM | 1:51 PM | 4:53 PM | 7:32 PM | 9:11 PM |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 6:23 AM | 8:08 AM | 1:51 PM | 4:52 PM | 7:30 PM | 9:09 PM |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 6:24 AM | 8:10 AM | 1:50 PM | 4:50 PM | 7:28 PM | 9:07 PM |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 6:26 AM | 8:11 AM | 1:50 PM | 4:48 PM | 7:26 PM | 9:05 PM |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 6:27 AM | 8:13 AM | 1:50 PM | 4:47 PM | 7:24 PM | 9:03 PM |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 6:29 AM | 8:14 AM | 1:49 PM | 4:45 PM | 7:22 PM | 9:01 PM |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 6:30 AM | 8:16 AM | 1:49 PM | 4:44 PM | 7:20 PM | 8:59 PM |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 6:32 AM | 8:17 AM | 1:49 PM | 4:42 PM | 7:18 PM | 8:57 PM |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 6:33 AM | 8:19 AM | 1:49 PM | 4:40 PM | 7:16 PM | 8:55 PM |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 6:35 AM | 8:21 AM | 1:48 PM | 4:39 PM | 7:14 PM | 8:53 PM |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 6:36 AM | 8:22 AM | 1:48 PM | 4:37 PM | 7:12 PM | 8:51 PM |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 6:38 AM | 8:24 AM | 1:48 PM | 4:36 PM | 7:10 PM | 8:49 PM |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 6:39 AM | 8:25 AM | 1:48 PM | 4:34 PM | 7:08 PM | 8:47 PM |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 6:41 AM | 8:27 AM | 1:48 PM | 4:33 PM | 7:06 PM | 8:45 PM |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 6:42 AM | 8:28 AM | 1:47 PM | 4:31 PM | 7:04 PM | 8:43 PM |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 6:44 AM | 8:30 AM | 1:47 PM | 4:30 PM | 7:02 PM | 8:42 PM |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 6:45 AM | 8:31 AM | 1:47 PM | 4:28 PM | 7:00 PM | 8:40 PM |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 6:47 AM | 8:33 AM | 1:47 PM | 4:27 PM | 6:58 PM | 8:38 PM |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 6:48 AM | 8:35 AM | 1:47 PM | 4:25 PM | 6:56 PM | 8:36 PM |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 6:50 AM | 8:36 AM | 1:47 PM | 4:24 PM | 6:54 PM | 8:35 PM |
| Sun, Oct 25Today | 5:51 AM | 7:38 AM | 12:47 PM | 3:22 PM | 5:53 PM | 7:33 PM |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 5:53 AM | 7:39 AM | 12:46 PM | 3:21 PM | 5:51 PM | 7:31 PM |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 5:54 AM | 7:41 AM | 12:46 PM | 3:20 PM | 5:49 PM | 7:30 PM |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 5:55 AM | 7:43 AM | 12:46 PM | 3:18 PM | 5:47 PM | 7:28 PM |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 5:57 AM | 7:44 AM | 12:46 PM | 3:17 PM | 5:45 PM | 7:26 PM |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 5:58 AM | 7:46 AM | 12:46 PM | 3:15 PM | 5:44 PM | 7:25 PM |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 6:00 AM | 7:47 AM | 12:46 PM | 3:14 PM | 5:42 PM | 7:23 PM |
Caen times are approximate and may vary by 1–2 minutes from your local Caen mosque — verify with your imam.
Caen Prayer Times — FAQ
What direction is Qibla from Caen?
The Qibla direction from Caen, France is 117° from true north. Face southeast toward Mecca, Saudi Arabia, which lies 4,688 km (2,913 miles) away.
How long is the fast in Caen?
The longest daily fast in Caen is about 17h 20m, around June. The shortest is about 10h 09m, in December. That is a swing of 7h 11m across the year, set by the city's latitude of 49.19°N. Both are measured from Fajr to Maghrib with the Muslim World League method.
Which calculation method do French mosques use?
There is no official French method. The most widely used is the Musulmans de France (former UOIF) calendar, which applies 12° for both Fajr and Isha. That is shallower than the Muslim World League angles used elsewhere in Europe. The Grande Mosquée de Paris publishes its own timetables. Check your local mosque, since France has no national authority to standardise them.
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