Gao Prayer Times
Accurate Islamic prayer times in Gao, Mali — updated daily
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Prayer Times in Gao, Mali
Prayer times in Gao are worked out each day from the city's coordinates (16.27°N). We use the Muslim World League method, the one followed across Mali. The five times shift by a minute or two each day as the sun moves. The full month is listed below.
Gao's times use the Muslim World League method. That is the standard followed by most mosques in Mali. They are drawn from Gao's own coordinates (16.2717°N, 0.0447°W). The schedule updates automatically at midnight, with no manual setting.
How Gao's prayer times are worked out
From Gao, the Qibla is 76° from true north. Face east to pray toward the Kaaba. It lies 4,224 km (2,624 miles) away in a straight line across the globe. Every time on this page is worked out from Gao's own coordinates (16.27°N, 0.04°W), not a national average. That is why Gao's times and its Qibla differ a little from cities a short distance away.
Day length is what moves the Gao timetable through the year. With the Muslim World League method, the longest daily fast — Fajr to Maghrib — runs about 14h 27m around June. It eases to 12h 27m by December. That is a 2h 00m swing, set by the city's latitude of 16.27°N. The farther a place sits from the equator, the wider the gap.
The Fajr and Isha angles for Gao 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. Gao sits west of its Bamako meridian. The sun peaks about 9 minutes after noon, so Dhuhr today is 11:45 AM. We also publish times for nearby Djibo, Timbuktu and Kongoussi. Each is only a few minutes off Gao's clock.
Nearby: Djibo prayer times · Timbuktu prayer times · Kongoussi prayer times · Kaya prayer times · Niamey prayer times
Prayer times in the land of Djenné and Timbuktu
Mali is about 95% Muslim, predominantly Maliki with deep Sufi currents. It coordinates its religious life through the High Islamic Council (HCIM). Ramadan is declared by the national moon-sighting commission. This page applies the Muslim World League calculation (Fajr 18°, Isha 17°) to this city's own coordinates. Mali keeps GMT year-round, with no daylight saving. Bamako at 8°W sees solar noon roughly half an hour after clock noon. The Sahel latitude keeps the seasonal swing modest, so Fajr and Maghrib move gently across the year compared with northern countries.
The world's greatest mud-brick monuments
No country's mosques look like Mali's. The Great Mosque of Djenné is the largest mud-brick building in the world. It was rebuilt in its present form in 1907, and is part of a UNESCO World Heritage old town. It is renewed every year in the crépissage, when the whole city replasters its walls by hand before the rains. In Timbuktu, the Djinguereber Mosque has stood since 1327. It was raised on the orders of Mansa Musa after his legendary pilgrimage to Mecca. Its design is traditionally attributed to the Andalusian poet al-Sahili, though modern scholarship credits the local Saharan building tradition. These earthen sanctuaries have hosted the same five daily prayers for the better part of a millennium.
Mosques in Gao
Mosques in and around Gao include Grande Mosquée, Grand Mosquée, Mosquée OUOLOGUEM, Tomb of King Askia and Mosque de djidara. The times on this page are worked out from Gao'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
4:42 AMالفجر
Fajr in Gao — pre-dawn prayer, performed before sunrise
2 rak'aat
Dhuhr
11:45 AMالظهر
Dhuhr in Gao — midday prayer, after the sun passes its zenith
4 rak'aat
Asr
3:04 PMالعصر
Asr in Gao — afternoon prayer, in the late afternoon
4 rak'aat
Maghrib
5:33 PMالمغرب
Maghrib in Gao — sunset prayer, just after sunset
3 rak'aat
Isha
6:42 PMالعشاء
Isha in Gao — night prayer, after twilight has disappeared
4 rak'aat
Gao Prayer Times — October 2026
Full month prayer calendar for Gao, Mali. Calculation method: Muslim World League.
| Date | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Oct 1 | 4:39 AM | 5:50 AM | 11:51 AM | 3:11 PM | 5:49 PM | 6:57 PM |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 4:39 AM | 5:50 AM | 11:51 AM | 3:11 PM | 5:48 PM | 6:56 PM |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 4:39 AM | 5:50 AM | 11:50 AM | 3:11 PM | 5:48 PM | 6:55 PM |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 4:39 AM | 5:51 AM | 11:50 AM | 3:10 PM | 5:47 PM | 6:54 PM |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 4:39 AM | 5:51 AM | 11:50 AM | 3:10 PM | 5:46 PM | 6:54 PM |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 4:39 AM | 5:51 AM | 11:49 AM | 3:10 PM | 5:45 PM | 6:53 PM |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 4:39 AM | 5:51 AM | 11:49 AM | 3:09 PM | 5:45 PM | 6:52 PM |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 4:40 AM | 5:51 AM | 11:49 AM | 3:09 PM | 5:44 PM | 6:51 PM |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 4:40 AM | 5:51 AM | 11:48 AM | 3:09 PM | 5:43 PM | 6:51 PM |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 4:40 AM | 5:52 AM | 11:48 AM | 3:08 PM | 5:43 PM | 6:50 PM |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 4:40 AM | 5:52 AM | 11:48 AM | 3:08 PM | 5:42 PM | 6:49 PM |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 4:40 AM | 5:52 AM | 11:48 AM | 3:08 PM | 5:41 PM | 6:49 PM |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 4:40 AM | 5:52 AM | 11:47 AM | 3:07 PM | 5:40 PM | 6:48 PM |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 4:40 AM | 5:52 AM | 11:47 AM | 3:07 PM | 5:40 PM | 6:48 PM |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 4:41 AM | 5:53 AM | 11:47 AM | 3:07 PM | 5:39 PM | 6:47 PM |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 4:41 AM | 5:53 AM | 11:47 AM | 3:06 PM | 5:39 PM | 6:46 PM |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 4:41 AM | 5:53 AM | 11:47 AM | 3:06 PM | 5:38 PM | 6:46 PM |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 4:41 AM | 5:53 AM | 11:46 AM | 3:06 PM | 5:37 PM | 6:45 PM |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 4:41 AM | 5:53 AM | 11:46 AM | 3:05 PM | 5:37 PM | 6:45 PM |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 4:41 AM | 5:54 AM | 11:46 AM | 3:05 PM | 5:36 PM | 6:44 PM |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 4:42 AM | 5:54 AM | 11:46 AM | 3:05 PM | 5:35 PM | 6:44 PM |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 4:42 AM | 5:54 AM | 11:46 AM | 3:05 PM | 5:35 PM | 6:43 PM |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 4:42 AM | 5:55 AM | 11:46 AM | 3:04 PM | 5:34 PM | 6:43 PM |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 4:42 AM | 5:55 AM | 11:45 AM | 3:04 PM | 5:34 PM | 6:42 PM |
| Sun, Oct 25Today | 4:42 AM | 5:55 AM | 11:45 AM | 3:04 PM | 5:33 PM | 6:42 PM |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 4:43 AM | 5:55 AM | 11:45 AM | 3:03 PM | 5:33 PM | 6:41 PM |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 4:43 AM | 5:56 AM | 11:45 AM | 3:03 PM | 5:32 PM | 6:41 PM |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 4:43 AM | 5:56 AM | 11:45 AM | 3:03 PM | 5:32 PM | 6:40 PM |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 4:43 AM | 5:56 AM | 11:45 AM | 3:03 PM | 5:31 PM | 6:40 PM |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 4:44 AM | 5:57 AM | 11:45 AM | 3:02 PM | 5:31 PM | 6:40 PM |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 4:44 AM | 5:57 AM | 11:45 AM | 3:02 PM | 5:30 PM | 6:39 PM |
Gao times are approximate and may vary by 1–2 minutes from your local Gao mosque — verify with your imam.
Gao Prayer Times — FAQ
What direction is Qibla from Gao?
The Qibla direction from Gao, Mali is 76° from true north. Face east toward Mecca, Saudi Arabia, which lies 4,224 km (2,624 miles) away.
How long is the fast in Gao?
The longest daily fast in Gao is about 14h 27m, around June. The shortest is about 12h 27m, in December. That is a swing of 2h 00m across the year, set by the city's latitude of 16.27°N. Both are measured from Fajr to Maghrib with the Muslim World League method.
What are Mali's most famous mosques?
The Great Mosque of Djenné and Timbuktu's Djinguereber Mosque. Djenné's is the world's largest mud-brick building, rebuilt in 1907 and UNESCO-listed; the whole community replasters it each year in the crépissage festival. Djinguereber was built in 1327 on Mansa Musa's orders, after his pilgrimage. Both still host daily prayers on the same five times this page calculates, on Mali's year-round GMT clock.
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