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Genève Prayer Times

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Qibla Direction

121°

From true north — face this direction for prayer toward Mecca from Genève.

Today at a Glance

Fajr5:21 AM
Dhuhr1:34 PM
Asr5:07 PM
Maghrib7:59 PM
Isha9:37 PM

Prayer Times in Genève, Switzerland

Prayer times in Genève are worked out each day from the city's coordinates (46.20°N). We use the Muslim World League method, the one followed across Switzerland. The five times shift by a minute or two each day as the sun moves. The full month is listed below.

Genève's times use the Muslim World League method. That is the standard followed by most mosques in Switzerland. They are drawn from Genève's own coordinates (46.2022°N, 6.1457°E). The schedule updates automatically at midnight, with no manual setting.

How Genève's prayer times are worked out

From Genève, the Qibla is 121° from true north. Face southeast to pray toward the Kaaba. It lies 4,102 km (2,549 miles) away in a straight line across the globe. Every time on this page is worked out from Genève's own coordinates (46.20°N, 6.15°E), not a national average. That is why Genève's times and its Qibla differ a little from cities a short distance away.

One local quirk shapes the Genève timetable: midday prayer does not land at 12:00. Genève lies well west inside its Zurich time zone. So the sun peaks about 44 minutes after clock noon. Dhuhr follows the sun, not the clock — today it falls at 1:34 PM. Across the year, the fast here runs from about 18h 33m near June down to 10h 27m in December.

The Fajr and Isha angles for Genève 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 Lausanne, Chambéry and Villeurbanne. Each is only a few minutes off Genève's clock.

Nearby: Lausanne prayer times · Chambéry prayer times · Villeurbanne prayer times · Lyon 06 prayer times · Lyon 03 prayer times

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Prayer times for Switzerland's Muslim communities

Muslims make up roughly 5% of Switzerland's population. The great majority have roots in the Balkans (Kosovo, North Macedonia, Bosnia) and Turkey. Arab and other communities live alongside them in Zurich, Geneva, Basel and Lausanne. There is no national timetable; mosques and cantonal associations publish their own. This page applies the Muslim World League calculation (Fajr 18°, Isha 17°) to the city's own coordinates, on Central European Time (UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer). At Switzerland's latitude the summer fast is long and the winter one short.

Two minarets, and a referendum

Switzerland's oldest mosque is the Mahmud Mosque in Zurich, built by the Ahmadiyya community in 1963. It carries the first minaret raised in the country. The largest is the Geneva Mosque at Petit-Saconnex, financed by the Muslim World League. It was inaugurated in 1978 by King Khalid of Saudi Arabia and the Swiss President, and its minaret stands 22 metres. Only a handful of Swiss mosques have minarets at all: a 2009 federal referendum wrote a ban on building new ones into the constitution. Most Swiss Muslims, being Balkan or Turkish, follow the standard first-shadow Asr shown on this page.

Mosques in Genève

Mosques in and around Genève include Mosquée de Genève-Nations CCSIG and Mosquée du Petit-Saconnex. The times on this page are worked out from Genève'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

5:21 AM

الفجر

Fajr in Genèvepre-dawn prayer, performed before sunrise

2 rak'aat

Dhuhr

1:34 PM

الظهر

Dhuhr in Genèvemidday prayer, after the sun passes its zenith

4 rak'aat

Asr

5:07 PM

العصر

Asr in Genèveafternoon prayer, in the late afternoon

4 rak'aat

Maghrib

7:59 PM

المغرب

Maghrib in Genèvesunset prayer, just after sunset

3 rak'aat

Isha

9:37 PM

العشاء

Isha in Genèvenight prayer, after twilight has disappeared

4 rak'aat

Genève Prayer Times — September 2026

Full month prayer calendar for Genève, Switzerland. Calculation method: Muslim World League.

DateFajrSunriseDhuhrAsrMaghribIsha
Tue, Sep 15:07 AM6:56 AM1:36 PM5:17 PM8:14 PM9:55 PM
Wed, Sep 25:09 AM6:57 AM1:36 PM5:16 PM8:12 PM9:53 PM
Thu, Sep 35:11 AM6:58 AM1:36 PM5:15 PM8:10 PM9:51 PM
Fri, Sep 45:12 AM6:59 AM1:35 PM5:14 PM8:09 PM9:48 PM
Sat, Sep 55:14 AM7:01 AM1:35 PM5:12 PM8:07 PM9:46 PM
Sun, Sep 65:16 AM7:02 AM1:35 PM5:11 PM8:05 PM9:44 PM
Mon, Sep 75:17 AM7:03 AM1:34 PM5:10 PM8:03 PM9:42 PM
Tue, Sep 85:19 AM7:04 AM1:34 PM5:09 PM8:01 PM9:39 PM
Wed, Sep 9Today5:21 AM7:06 AM1:34 PM5:07 PM7:59 PM9:37 PM
Thu, Sep 105:22 AM7:07 AM1:33 PM5:06 PM7:57 PM9:35 PM
Fri, Sep 115:24 AM7:08 AM1:33 PM5:05 PM7:55 PM9:32 PM
Sat, Sep 125:25 AM7:10 AM1:33 PM5:03 PM7:53 PM9:30 PM
Sun, Sep 135:27 AM7:11 AM1:32 PM5:02 PM7:51 PM9:28 PM
Mon, Sep 145:29 AM7:12 AM1:32 PM5:01 PM7:49 PM9:26 PM
Tue, Sep 155:30 AM7:13 AM1:32 PM5:00 PM7:47 PM9:24 PM
Wed, Sep 165:32 AM7:15 AM1:31 PM4:58 PM7:45 PM9:21 PM
Thu, Sep 175:33 AM7:16 AM1:31 PM4:57 PM7:43 PM9:19 PM
Fri, Sep 185:35 AM7:17 AM1:31 PM4:55 PM7:41 PM9:17 PM
Sat, Sep 195:36 AM7:18 AM1:30 PM4:54 PM7:39 PM9:15 PM
Sun, Sep 205:38 AM7:20 AM1:30 PM4:53 PM7:37 PM9:13 PM
Mon, Sep 215:39 AM7:21 AM1:29 PM4:51 PM7:35 PM9:10 PM
Tue, Sep 225:41 AM7:22 AM1:29 PM4:50 PM7:33 PM9:08 PM
Wed, Sep 235:42 AM7:23 AM1:29 PM4:49 PM7:31 PM9:06 PM
Thu, Sep 245:44 AM7:25 AM1:28 PM4:47 PM7:29 PM9:04 PM
Fri, Sep 255:45 AM7:26 AM1:28 PM4:46 PM7:27 PM9:02 PM
Sat, Sep 265:46 AM7:27 AM1:28 PM4:44 PM7:25 PM9:00 PM
Sun, Sep 275:48 AM7:29 AM1:27 PM4:43 PM7:23 PM8:58 PM
Mon, Sep 285:49 AM7:30 AM1:27 PM4:41 PM7:22 PM8:56 PM
Tue, Sep 295:51 AM7:31 AM1:27 PM4:40 PM7:20 PM8:54 PM
Wed, Sep 305:52 AM7:32 AM1:26 PM4:39 PM7:18 PM8:52 PM

Genève times are approximate and may vary by 1–2 minutes from your local Genève mosque — verify with your imam.

Genève Prayer Times — FAQ

What direction is Qibla from Genève?

The Qibla direction from Genève, Switzerland is 121° from true north. Face southeast toward Mecca, Saudi Arabia, which lies 4,102 km (2,549 miles) away.

How long is the fast in Genève?

The longest daily fast in Genève is about 18h 33m, around June. The shortest is about 10h 27m, in December. That is a swing of 8h 06m across the year, set by the city's latitude of 46.20°N. Both are measured from Fajr to Maghrib with the Muslim World League method.

What calculation method do Switzerland's prayer times use?

This page uses the Muslim World League method (Fajr 18°, Isha 17°) on the city's own coordinates. It runs on Central European Time (UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer), a common basis for Western Europe. Switzerland has no official national timetable; mosques publish their own, and most (Balkan and Turkish) use the standard Asr shown here.

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