Dessie Prayer Times
Accurate Islamic prayer times in Dessie, Ethiopia — updated daily
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Prayer Times in Dessie, Ethiopia
Prayer times in Dessie are worked out each day from the city's coordinates (11.13°N). We use the Muslim World League method, the one followed across Ethiopia. The five times shift by a minute or two each day as the sun moves. The full month is listed below.
Dessie's times use the Muslim World League method. That is the standard followed by most mosques in Ethiopia. They are drawn from Dessie's own coordinates (11.1333°N, 39.6333°E). The schedule updates automatically at midnight, with no manual setting.
How Dessie's prayer times are worked out
From Dessie, the Qibla is 1° from true north. Face north to pray toward the Kaaba. It lies 1,144 km (711 miles) away in a straight line across the globe. Every time on this page is worked out from Dessie's own coordinates (11.13°N, 39.63°E), not a national average. That is why Dessie's times and its Qibla differ a little from cities a short distance away.
One local quirk shapes the Dessie timetable: midday prayer does not land at 12:00. Dessie lies well west inside its Addis Ababa time zone. So the sun peaks about 30 minutes after clock noon. Dhuhr follows the sun, not the clock — today it falls at 12:27 PM. Across the year, the fast here runs from about 14h 05m near June down to 12h 44m in December.
The Fajr and Isha angles for Dessie 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 Kombolcha, Weldiya and Kobo. Each is only a few minutes off Dessie's clock.
Nearby: Kombolcha prayer times · Weldiya prayer times · Kobo prayer times · Alamata prayer times · Debre Birhan prayer times
Islam in Ethiopia: older than almost anywhere
Ethiopia's link to Islam is older than the faith's arrival in most of the world. Tradition holds that around 615 CE the Prophet's companions found asylum with the Aksumite king in the first hijra. That king was the Najashi, known in Islamic tradition as Ashama ibn Abjar. The Al Nejashi Mosque at Negash in Tigray marks that refuge. It is widely regarded as one of Africa's earliest mosques, and it sits on UNESCO's tentative World Heritage list. Today about a third of Ethiopians are Muslim — 33.9% at the 2007 census. The Ethiopian Islamic Affairs Supreme Council is the country's highest Islamic authority. It issues Ramadan calendars and religious guidance, while daily timetables come from local mosques. This page uses the Muslim World League calculation (Fajr 18°, Isha 17°) on this city's own coordinates.
From Merkato's Grand Anwar to the highlands
Addis Ababa's Grand Anwar Mosque was built in the early 1920s in the heart of Merkato. It is the capital's largest and oldest mosque, and the centre of its religious calendar. Much of Muslim Ethiopia lives at altitude; Addis Ababa itself sits near 2,355 metres, the highest capital in Africa. Elevation does not change the calculation, though — the times follow the sun at this city's own latitude and longitude. Ethiopia keeps East Africa Time (UTC+3) all year, with no daylight saving. Its tropical latitude keeps day length steady, so the five prayers hold a nearly constant rhythm across the seasons.
Mosques in Dessie
A mosque serving Dessie is furkan mosque. The times on this page are worked out from Dessie'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
4:58 AMالفجر
Fajr in Dessie — pre-dawn prayer, performed before sunrise
2 rak'aat
Dhuhr
12:27 PMالظهر
Dhuhr in Dessie — midday prayer, after the sun passes its zenith
4 rak'aat
Asr
3:36 PMالعصر
Asr in Dessie — afternoon prayer, in the late afternoon
4 rak'aat
Maghrib
6:41 PMالمغرب
Maghrib in Dessie — sunset prayer, just after sunset
3 rak'aat
Isha
7:49 PMالعشاء
Isha in Dessie — night prayer, after twilight has disappeared
4 rak'aat
Dessie Prayer Times — August 2026
Full month prayer calendar for Dessie, Ethiopia. Calculation method: Muslim World League.
| Date | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, Aug 1 | 4:55 AM | 6:10 AM | 12:29 PM | 3:46 PM | 6:46 PM | 7:56 PM |
| Sun, Aug 2 | 4:55 AM | 6:10 AM | 12:29 PM | 3:45 PM | 6:46 PM | 7:56 PM |
| Mon, Aug 3 | 4:55 AM | 6:10 AM | 12:29 PM | 3:45 PM | 6:45 PM | 7:55 PM |
| Tue, Aug 4 | 4:56 AM | 6:10 AM | 12:29 PM | 3:44 PM | 6:45 PM | 7:55 PM |
| Wed, Aug 5 | 4:56 AM | 6:10 AM | 12:29 PM | 3:44 PM | 6:45 PM | 7:55 PM |
| Thu, Aug 6 | 4:56 AM | 6:10 AM | 12:28 PM | 3:43 PM | 6:44 PM | 7:54 PM |
| Fri, Aug 7 | 4:56 AM | 6:10 AM | 12:28 PM | 3:42 PM | 6:44 PM | 7:54 PM |
| Sat, Aug 8 | 4:57 AM | 6:11 AM | 12:28 PM | 3:42 PM | 6:44 PM | 7:53 PM |
| Sun, Aug 9 | 4:57 AM | 6:11 AM | 12:28 PM | 3:41 PM | 6:43 PM | 7:53 PM |
| Mon, Aug 10 | 4:57 AM | 6:11 AM | 12:28 PM | 3:40 PM | 6:43 PM | 7:52 PM |
| Tue, Aug 11 | 4:57 AM | 6:11 AM | 12:28 PM | 3:39 PM | 6:42 PM | 7:51 PM |
| Wed, Aug 12 | 4:58 AM | 6:11 AM | 12:28 PM | 3:39 PM | 6:42 PM | 7:51 PM |
| Thu, Aug 13 | 4:58 AM | 6:11 AM | 12:27 PM | 3:38 PM | 6:42 PM | 7:50 PM |
| Fri, Aug 14 | 4:58 AM | 6:11 AM | 12:27 PM | 3:37 PM | 6:41 PM | 7:50 PM |
| Sat, Aug 15Today | 4:58 AM | 6:11 AM | 12:27 PM | 3:36 PM | 6:41 PM | 7:49 PM |
| Sun, Aug 16 | 4:58 AM | 6:11 AM | 12:27 PM | 3:35 PM | 6:40 PM | 7:49 PM |
| Mon, Aug 17 | 4:59 AM | 6:11 AM | 12:27 PM | 3:34 PM | 6:40 PM | 7:48 PM |
| Tue, Aug 18 | 4:59 AM | 6:11 AM | 12:26 PM | 3:34 PM | 6:39 PM | 7:47 PM |
| Wed, Aug 19 | 4:59 AM | 6:11 AM | 12:26 PM | 3:33 PM | 6:39 PM | 7:47 PM |
| Thu, Aug 20 | 4:59 AM | 6:11 AM | 12:26 PM | 3:32 PM | 6:38 PM | 7:46 PM |
| Fri, Aug 21 | 4:59 AM | 6:12 AM | 12:26 PM | 3:31 PM | 6:38 PM | 7:46 PM |
| Sat, Aug 22 | 4:59 AM | 6:12 AM | 12:25 PM | 3:30 PM | 6:37 PM | 7:45 PM |
| Sun, Aug 23 | 4:59 AM | 6:12 AM | 12:25 PM | 3:28 PM | 6:37 PM | 7:44 PM |
| Mon, Aug 24 | 5:00 AM | 6:12 AM | 12:25 PM | 3:27 PM | 6:36 PM | 7:44 PM |
| Tue, Aug 25 | 5:00 AM | 6:12 AM | 12:25 PM | 3:28 PM | 6:35 PM | 7:43 PM |
| Wed, Aug 26 | 5:00 AM | 6:12 AM | 12:24 PM | 3:28 PM | 6:35 PM | 7:42 PM |
| Thu, Aug 27 | 5:00 AM | 6:12 AM | 12:24 PM | 3:28 PM | 6:34 PM | 7:42 PM |
| Fri, Aug 28 | 5:00 AM | 6:12 AM | 12:24 PM | 3:28 PM | 6:34 PM | 7:41 PM |
| Sat, Aug 29 | 5:00 AM | 6:12 AM | 12:23 PM | 3:29 PM | 6:33 PM | 7:40 PM |
| Sun, Aug 30 | 5:00 AM | 6:12 AM | 12:23 PM | 3:29 PM | 6:33 PM | 7:40 PM |
| Mon, Aug 31 | 5:00 AM | 6:12 AM | 12:23 PM | 3:29 PM | 6:32 PM | 7:39 PM |
Dessie times are approximate and may vary by 1–2 minutes from your local Dessie mosque — verify with your imam.
Dessie Prayer Times — FAQ
What direction is Qibla from Dessie?
The Qibla direction from Dessie, Ethiopia is 1° from true north. Face north toward Mecca, Saudi Arabia, which lies 1,144 km (711 miles) away.
How long is the fast in Dessie?
The longest daily fast in Dessie is about 14h 05m, around June. The shortest is about 12h 44m, in December. That is a swing of 1h 21m across the year, set by the city's latitude of 11.13°N. Both are measured from Fajr to Maghrib with the Muslim World League method.
Does Ethiopia have an official national prayer timetable?
The Ethiopian Islamic Affairs Supreme Council issues Ramadan calendars and religious guidance, but daily prayer times come from local mosques and calculation apps. This page applies the Muslim World League method (Fajr 18°, Isha 17°) to this city's exact coordinates, on Ethiopia's year-round UTC+3 clock.
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