Garbsen Prayer Times
Accurate Islamic prayer times in Garbsen, Germany — updated daily
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Prayer Times in Garbsen, Germany
Garbsenprayer times are calculated based on the city's precise geographic coordinates (52.4137°N, 9.5899°E) using the Muslim World League calculation method — the standard followed by most mosques in Germany. Times shown are for today's date and update automatically at midnight.
The five daily prayers — Fajr, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib, and Isha — are calculated from the sun's position relative to Garbsen's latitude and longitude. As the sun's declination changes throughout the year, prayer times shift by several minutes each day. This is why a Garbsen prayer time calendar for the full month is shown below — so you can plan ahead without checking daily.
How Garbsen's prayer times are worked out
Garbsen sits 4,308 km (2,677 miles) from the Kaaba in Mecca, so the Qibla from here is 131° from true north — you face southeast to pray. Fajr and Isha depend on how far the sun drops below the horizon, and Germany follows the Muslim World League method set by the Muslim World League: Fajr begins when the sun is 18° below the horizon, and Isha when it reaches 17°. A city that used ISNA's 15° instead would get a noticeably different Fajr — which is why the method, not just the coordinates, decides the answer.
Day length is what really moves the timetable in Garbsen. Measured with the Muslim World League method, the longest daily fast here — from Fajr to Maghrib — runs about 17h 51m around June, while the shortest is roughly 9h 48m in December: a swing of 8h 03m across the year. That spread is set by Garbsen's latitude (52.41°N); cities nearer the equator barely vary, while far-northern ones swing by many hours.
One local quirk worth knowing: Dhuhr in Garbsen does not fall at 12:00. Because the city sits well west within its Europe/Berlin time zone, the sun peaks about 30 minutes after clock noon, and Dhuhr follows the sun rather than the clock — today it is at 1:29 PM. The nearest cities we also publish times for are Langenhagen, Hannover, Hameln — close enough that their times differ from Garbsen's by only a few minutes.
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 Garbsen is the standard reckoning — 5:47 PM. The Hanafi time today is 6:58 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, DITIB (the Turkish-Islamic Union, seated at Cologne), publishes times calculated by Turkey's Diyanet, whose twilight angles (Fajr 18°, Isha 17°) are nominally the same as the Muslim World League method this page uses — so the times here sit within a few minutes of DITIB tables for most of the year, diverging 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, and 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, DITIB's flagship inaugurated in 2018 with its twin 55-metre minarets and glass-and-concrete dome, is among Germany's largest and most debated buildings; Berlin's Şehitlik Mosque, built 1999-2005 in Ottoman Revival style on the historic Turkish cemetery at Columbiadamm, is the capital's most elegant. 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. Because Turkish-rooted communities dominate, the Hanafi Asr matters here: this page shows both the standard and the later Hanafi time.
Fajr
4:13 AMالفجر
Pre-dawn prayer, performed before sunrise
2 rak'aat
Dhuhr
1:29 PMالظهر
Midday prayer, after the sun passes its zenith
4 rak'aat
Asr
5:47 PMالعصر
Afternoon prayer, in the late afternoon
4 rak'aat
Maghrib
9:35 PMالمغرب
Sunset prayer, just after sunset
3 rak'aat
Isha
10:42 PMالعشاء
Night prayer, after twilight has disappeared
4 rak'aat
Garbsen Prayer Times — July 2026
Full month prayer calendar for Garbsen, Germany. Calculation method: Muslim World League.
| Date | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Jul 1 | 4:01 AM | 5:04 AM | 1:27 PM | 5:49 PM | 9:47 PM | 10:50 PM |
| Thu, Jul 2 | 4:02 AM | 5:04 AM | 1:27 PM | 5:49 PM | 9:47 PM | 10:49 PM |
| Fri, Jul 3 | 4:02 AM | 5:05 AM | 1:27 PM | 5:49 PM | 9:46 PM | 10:49 PM |
| Sat, Jul 4 | 4:03 AM | 5:06 AM | 1:27 PM | 5:49 PM | 9:46 PM | 10:49 PM |
| Sun, Jul 5 | 4:04 AM | 5:07 AM | 1:27 PM | 5:49 PM | 9:45 PM | 10:48 PM |
| Mon, Jul 6 | 4:04 AM | 5:08 AM | 1:27 PM | 5:49 PM | 9:45 PM | 10:48 PM |
| Tue, Jul 7 | 4:05 AM | 5:09 AM | 1:28 PM | 5:49 PM | 9:44 PM | 10:48 PM |
| Wed, Jul 8 | 4:06 AM | 5:10 AM | 1:28 PM | 5:49 PM | 9:43 PM | 10:47 PM |
| Thu, Jul 9 | 4:06 AM | 5:11 AM | 1:28 PM | 5:49 PM | 9:43 PM | 10:47 PM |
| Fri, Jul 10 | 4:07 AM | 5:12 AM | 1:28 PM | 5:48 PM | 9:42 PM | 10:46 PM |
| Sat, Jul 11 | 4:08 AM | 5:13 AM | 1:28 PM | 5:48 PM | 9:41 PM | 10:46 PM |
| Sun, Jul 12 | 4:09 AM | 5:14 AM | 1:28 PM | 5:48 PM | 9:40 PM | 10:45 PM |
| Mon, Jul 13 | 4:10 AM | 5:15 AM | 1:28 PM | 5:48 PM | 9:39 PM | 10:44 PM |
| Tue, Jul 14 | 4:11 AM | 5:16 AM | 1:29 PM | 5:47 PM | 9:38 PM | 10:44 PM |
| Wed, Jul 15 | 4:11 AM | 5:17 AM | 1:29 PM | 5:47 PM | 9:37 PM | 10:43 PM |
| Thu, Jul 16 | 4:12 AM | 5:19 AM | 1:29 PM | 5:47 PM | 9:36 PM | 10:42 PM |
| Fri, Jul 17Today | 4:13 AM | 5:20 AM | 1:29 PM | 5:47 PM | 9:35 PM | 10:42 PM |
| Sat, Jul 18 | 4:14 AM | 5:21 AM | 1:29 PM | 5:46 PM | 9:34 PM | 10:41 PM |
| Sun, Jul 19 | 4:15 AM | 5:23 AM | 1:29 PM | 5:46 PM | 9:33 PM | 10:40 PM |
| Mon, Jul 20 | 4:16 AM | 5:24 AM | 1:29 PM | 5:45 PM | 9:31 PM | 10:39 PM |
| Tue, Jul 21 | 4:17 AM | 5:25 AM | 1:29 PM | 5:45 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:38 PM |
| Wed, Jul 22 | 4:18 AM | 5:27 AM | 1:29 PM | 5:44 PM | 9:29 PM | 10:37 PM |
| Thu, Jul 23 | 4:19 AM | 5:28 AM | 1:29 PM | 5:44 PM | 9:27 PM | 10:36 PM |
| Fri, Jul 24 | 4:20 AM | 5:30 AM | 1:29 PM | 5:43 PM | 9:26 PM | 10:35 PM |
| Sat, Jul 25 | 4:21 AM | 5:31 AM | 1:29 PM | 5:43 PM | 9:24 PM | 10:34 PM |
| Sun, Jul 26 | 4:22 AM | 5:32 AM | 1:29 PM | 5:42 PM | 9:23 PM | 10:33 PM |
| Mon, Jul 27 | 4:23 AM | 5:34 AM | 1:29 PM | 5:42 PM | 9:21 PM | 10:32 PM |
| Tue, Jul 28 | 4:24 AM | 5:35 AM | 1:29 PM | 5:41 PM | 9:20 PM | 10:31 PM |
| Wed, Jul 29 | 4:26 AM | 5:37 AM | 1:29 PM | 5:40 PM | 9:18 PM | 10:30 PM |
| Thu, Jul 30 | 4:27 AM | 5:39 AM | 1:29 PM | 5:40 PM | 9:17 PM | 10:29 PM |
| Fri, Jul 31 | 4:28 AM | 5:40 AM | 1:29 PM | 5:39 PM | 9:15 PM | 10:27 PM |
All times are approximate. Times may vary by 1–2 minutes from your local mosque. Verify with your imam.
Garbsen Prayer Times — FAQ
What time is Fajr in Garbsen today?
Fajr in Garbsen today is at 4:13 AM (Muslim World League method). Fajr begins at astronomical twilight — about 90 minutes before sunrise — and must be performed before the sun rises.
What time is Maghrib in Garbsen today?
Maghrib in Garbsen today is at 9:35 PM. Maghrib begins at sunset and should be performed promptly, as its window is the shortest of all five prayers (approximately 1.5–2 hours).
What time is Isha in Garbsen today?
Isha in Garbsen today is at 10:42 PM (Muslim World League). Isha begins when twilight disappears and can be performed until midnight (Fard) or until Fajr begins (in necessity).
What direction is Qibla from Garbsen?
The Qibla direction from Garbsen, Germany is 131° from true north — pointing southeast toward Mecca, Saudi Arabia, which lies 4,308 km (2,677 miles) away.
How long is the fast in Garbsen?
Measured from Fajr to Maghrib with the Muslim World League method, the longest daily fast in Garbsen is about 17h 51m around June, and the shortest is about 9h 48m in December — a difference of 8h 03m across the year, set by the city's latitude of 52.41°N.
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 and interpolate summer Fajr/Isha when real twilight never ends at German latitudes. Treat your mosque's printed timetable as final, especially for beginning and breaking the fast.
Which calculation method is used for Garbsen prayer times?
Garbsen uses the Muslim World League method, followed by the Muslim World League. Fajr starts when the sun is 18° below the horizon, and Isha when it reaches 17°. You can switch methods above if your local mosque follows a different convention.
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