La Rochelle Prayer Times
Accurate Islamic prayer times in La Rochelle, France — updated daily
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Prayer Times in La Rochelle, France
Prayer times in La Rochelle are worked out each day from the city's coordinates (46.16°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.
La Rochelle's times use the Muslim World League method. That is the standard followed by most mosques in France. They are drawn from La Rochelle's own coordinates (46.1631°N, 1.1522°W). The schedule updates automatically at midnight, with no manual setting.
How La Rochelle's prayer times are worked out
From La Rochelle, the Qibla is 113° from true north. Face southeast to pray toward the Kaaba. It lies 4,602 km (2,860 miles) away in a straight line across the globe. Every time on this page is worked out from La Rochelle's own coordinates (46.16°N, 1.15°W), not a national average. That is why La Rochelle's times and its Qibla differ a little from cities a short distance away.
One local quirk shapes the La Rochelle timetable: midday prayer does not land at 12:00. La Rochelle lies well west inside its Paris time zone. So the sun peaks about 73 minutes after clock noon. Dhuhr follows the sun, not the clock — today it falls at 2:03 PM. Across the year, the fast here runs from about 18h 32m near June down to 10h 26m in December.
The Fajr and Isha angles for La Rochelle 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 Niort, La Roche-sur-Yon and Cholet. Each is only a few minutes off La Rochelle's clock.
Nearby: Niort prayer times · La Roche-sur-Yon prayer times · Cholet prayer times · Nantes prayer times · Poitiers 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 La Rochelle
A mosque serving La Rochelle is Association Culturelle Islamique de la Charente-Maritime. The times on this page are worked out from La Rochelle'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
5:50 AMالفجر
Fajr in La Rochelle — pre-dawn prayer, performed before sunrise
2 rak'aat
Dhuhr
2:03 PMالظهر
Dhuhr in La Rochelle — midday prayer, after the sun passes its zenith
4 rak'aat
Asr
5:36 PMالعصر
Asr in La Rochelle — afternoon prayer, in the late afternoon
4 rak'aat
Maghrib
8:28 PMالمغرب
Maghrib in La Rochelle — sunset prayer, just after sunset
3 rak'aat
Isha
10:06 PMالعشاء
Isha in La Rochelle — night prayer, after twilight has disappeared
4 rak'aat
La Rochelle Prayer Times — September 2026
Full month prayer calendar for La Rochelle, France. Calculation method: Muslim World League.
| Date | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Sep 1 | 5:36 AM | 7:25 AM | 2:06 PM | 5:46 PM | 8:43 PM | 10:24 PM |
| Wed, Sep 2 | 5:38 AM | 7:26 AM | 2:05 PM | 5:45 PM | 8:41 PM | 10:22 PM |
| Thu, Sep 3 | 5:40 AM | 7:27 AM | 2:05 PM | 5:44 PM | 8:40 PM | 10:20 PM |
| Fri, Sep 4 | 5:42 AM | 7:29 AM | 2:05 PM | 5:43 PM | 8:38 PM | 10:17 PM |
| Sat, Sep 5 | 5:43 AM | 7:30 AM | 2:04 PM | 5:41 PM | 8:36 PM | 10:15 PM |
| Sun, Sep 6 | 5:45 AM | 7:31 AM | 2:04 PM | 5:40 PM | 8:34 PM | 10:13 PM |
| Mon, Sep 7 | 5:47 AM | 7:32 AM | 2:04 PM | 5:39 PM | 8:32 PM | 10:11 PM |
| Tue, Sep 8 | 5:48 AM | 7:34 AM | 2:03 PM | 5:38 PM | 8:30 PM | 10:08 PM |
| Wed, Sep 9Today | 5:50 AM | 7:35 AM | 2:03 PM | 5:36 PM | 8:28 PM | 10:06 PM |
| Thu, Sep 10 | 5:52 AM | 7:36 AM | 2:03 PM | 5:35 PM | 8:26 PM | 10:04 PM |
| Fri, Sep 11 | 5:53 AM | 7:38 AM | 2:02 PM | 5:34 PM | 8:24 PM | 10:02 PM |
| Sat, Sep 12 | 5:55 AM | 7:39 AM | 2:02 PM | 5:33 PM | 8:22 PM | 9:59 PM |
| Sun, Sep 13 | 5:56 AM | 7:40 AM | 2:02 PM | 5:31 PM | 8:20 PM | 9:57 PM |
| Mon, Sep 14 | 5:58 AM | 7:41 AM | 2:01 PM | 5:30 PM | 8:18 PM | 9:55 PM |
| Tue, Sep 15 | 5:59 AM | 7:43 AM | 2:01 PM | 5:29 PM | 8:16 PM | 9:53 PM |
| Wed, Sep 16 | 6:01 AM | 7:44 AM | 2:00 PM | 5:27 PM | 8:14 PM | 9:50 PM |
| Thu, Sep 17 | 6:02 AM | 7:45 AM | 2:00 PM | 5:26 PM | 8:12 PM | 9:48 PM |
| Fri, Sep 18 | 6:04 AM | 7:46 AM | 2:00 PM | 5:25 PM | 8:10 PM | 9:46 PM |
| Sat, Sep 19 | 6:05 AM | 7:48 AM | 1:59 PM | 5:23 PM | 8:08 PM | 9:44 PM |
| Sun, Sep 20 | 6:07 AM | 7:49 AM | 1:59 PM | 5:22 PM | 8:06 PM | 9:42 PM |
| Mon, Sep 21 | 6:08 AM | 7:50 AM | 1:59 PM | 5:20 PM | 8:04 PM | 9:39 PM |
| Tue, Sep 22 | 6:10 AM | 7:51 AM | 1:58 PM | 5:19 PM | 8:02 PM | 9:37 PM |
| Wed, Sep 23 | 6:11 AM | 7:53 AM | 1:58 PM | 5:18 PM | 8:00 PM | 9:35 PM |
| Thu, Sep 24 | 6:13 AM | 7:54 AM | 1:58 PM | 5:16 PM | 7:59 PM | 9:33 PM |
| Fri, Sep 25 | 6:14 AM | 7:55 AM | 1:57 PM | 5:15 PM | 7:57 PM | 9:31 PM |
| Sat, Sep 26 | 6:16 AM | 7:56 AM | 1:57 PM | 5:13 PM | 7:55 PM | 9:29 PM |
| Sun, Sep 27 | 6:17 AM | 7:58 AM | 1:57 PM | 5:12 PM | 7:53 PM | 9:27 PM |
| Mon, Sep 28 | 6:19 AM | 7:59 AM | 1:56 PM | 5:11 PM | 7:51 PM | 9:25 PM |
| Tue, Sep 29 | 6:20 AM | 8:00 AM | 1:56 PM | 5:09 PM | 7:49 PM | 9:23 PM |
| Wed, Sep 30 | 6:21 AM | 8:02 AM | 1:56 PM | 5:08 PM | 7:47 PM | 9:21 PM |
La Rochelle times are approximate and may vary by 1–2 minutes from your local La Rochelle mosque — verify with your imam.
La Rochelle Prayer Times — FAQ
What direction is Qibla from La Rochelle?
The Qibla direction from La Rochelle, France is 113° from true north. Face southeast toward Mecca, Saudi Arabia, which lies 4,602 km (2,860 miles) away.
How long is the fast in La Rochelle?
The longest daily fast in La Rochelle is about 18h 32m, around June. The shortest is about 10h 26m, in December. That is a swing of 8h 06m across the year, set by the city's latitude of 46.16°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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