Lugano Prayer Times
Accurate Islamic prayer times in Lugano, Switzerland — updated daily
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Prayer Times in Lugano, Switzerland
Prayer times in Lugano are worked out each day from the city's coordinates (46.01°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.
Lugano's times use the Muslim World League method. That is the standard followed by most mosques in Switzerland. They are drawn from Lugano's own coordinates (46.0101°N, 8.9600°E). The schedule updates automatically at midnight, with no manual setting.
How Lugano's prayer times are worked out
From Lugano, the Qibla is 124° from true north. Face southeast to pray toward the Kaaba. It lies 3,907 km (2,428 miles) away in a straight line across the globe. Every time on this page is worked out from Lugano's own coordinates (46.01°N, 8.96°E), not a national average. That is why Lugano's times and its Qibla differ a little from cities a short distance away.
One local quirk shapes the Lugano timetable: midday prayer does not land at 12:00. Lugano lies well west inside its Zurich time zone. So the sun peaks about 33 minutes after clock noon. Dhuhr follows the sun, not the clock — today it falls at 1:22 PM. Across the year, the fast here runs from about 18h 29m near June down to 10h 27m in December.
The Fajr and Isha angles for Lugano 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 Varese, Como and Gallarate. Each is only a few minutes off Lugano's clock.
Nearby: Varese prayer times · Como prayer times · Gallarate prayer times · Busto Arsizio prayer times · Legnano prayer times
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.
Fajr
5:11 AMالفجر
Fajr in Lugano — pre-dawn prayer, performed before sunrise
2 rak'aat
Dhuhr
1:22 PMالظهر
Dhuhr in Lugano — midday prayer, after the sun passes its zenith
4 rak'aat
Asr
4:55 PMالعصر
Asr in Lugano — afternoon prayer, in the late afternoon
4 rak'aat
Maghrib
7:46 PMالمغرب
Maghrib in Lugano — sunset prayer, just after sunset
3 rak'aat
Isha
9:23 PMالعشاء
Isha in Lugano — night prayer, after twilight has disappeared
4 rak'aat
Lugano Prayer Times — September 2026
Full month prayer calendar for Lugano, Switzerland. Calculation method: Muslim World League.
| Date | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Sep 1 | 4:57 AM | 6:45 AM | 1:25 PM | 5:06 PM | 8:03 PM | 9:43 PM |
| Wed, Sep 2 | 4:58 AM | 6:46 AM | 1:25 PM | 5:05 PM | 8:01 PM | 9:41 PM |
| Thu, Sep 3 | 5:00 AM | 6:47 AM | 1:25 PM | 5:03 PM | 7:59 PM | 9:39 PM |
| Fri, Sep 4 | 5:02 AM | 6:48 AM | 1:24 PM | 5:02 PM | 7:57 PM | 9:37 PM |
| Sat, Sep 5 | 5:03 AM | 6:50 AM | 1:24 PM | 5:01 PM | 7:55 PM | 9:34 PM |
| Sun, Sep 6 | 5:05 AM | 6:51 AM | 1:24 PM | 5:00 PM | 7:53 PM | 9:32 PM |
| Mon, Sep 7 | 5:07 AM | 6:52 AM | 1:23 PM | 4:59 PM | 7:51 PM | 9:30 PM |
| Tue, Sep 8 | 5:08 AM | 6:53 AM | 1:23 PM | 4:57 PM | 7:49 PM | 9:27 PM |
| Wed, Sep 9 | 5:10 AM | 6:55 AM | 1:22 PM | 4:56 PM | 7:47 PM | 9:25 PM |
| Thu, Sep 10Today | 5:11 AM | 6:56 AM | 1:22 PM | 4:55 PM | 7:46 PM | 9:23 PM |
| Fri, Sep 11 | 5:13 AM | 6:57 AM | 1:22 PM | 4:54 PM | 7:44 PM | 9:21 PM |
| Sat, Sep 12 | 5:15 AM | 6:58 AM | 1:21 PM | 4:52 PM | 7:42 PM | 9:18 PM |
| Sun, Sep 13 | 5:16 AM | 7:00 AM | 1:21 PM | 4:51 PM | 7:40 PM | 9:16 PM |
| Mon, Sep 14 | 5:18 AM | 7:01 AM | 1:21 PM | 4:50 PM | 7:38 PM | 9:14 PM |
| Tue, Sep 15 | 5:19 AM | 7:02 AM | 1:20 PM | 4:48 PM | 7:36 PM | 9:12 PM |
| Wed, Sep 16 | 5:21 AM | 7:03 AM | 1:20 PM | 4:47 PM | 7:34 PM | 9:10 PM |
| Thu, Sep 17 | 5:22 AM | 7:05 AM | 1:20 PM | 4:46 PM | 7:32 PM | 9:07 PM |
| Fri, Sep 18 | 5:24 AM | 7:06 AM | 1:19 PM | 4:44 PM | 7:30 PM | 9:05 PM |
| Sat, Sep 19 | 5:25 AM | 7:07 AM | 1:19 PM | 4:43 PM | 7:28 PM | 9:03 PM |
| Sun, Sep 20 | 5:27 AM | 7:08 AM | 1:19 PM | 4:42 PM | 7:26 PM | 9:01 PM |
| Mon, Sep 21 | 5:28 AM | 7:10 AM | 1:18 PM | 4:40 PM | 7:24 PM | 8:59 PM |
| Tue, Sep 22 | 5:30 AM | 7:11 AM | 1:18 PM | 4:39 PM | 7:22 PM | 8:57 PM |
| Wed, Sep 23 | 5:31 AM | 7:12 AM | 1:18 PM | 4:37 PM | 7:20 PM | 8:55 PM |
| Thu, Sep 24 | 5:33 AM | 7:13 AM | 1:17 PM | 4:36 PM | 7:18 PM | 8:52 PM |
| Fri, Sep 25 | 5:34 AM | 7:15 AM | 1:17 PM | 4:35 PM | 7:16 PM | 8:50 PM |
| Sat, Sep 26 | 5:36 AM | 7:16 AM | 1:16 PM | 4:33 PM | 7:14 PM | 8:48 PM |
| Sun, Sep 27 | 5:37 AM | 7:17 AM | 1:16 PM | 4:32 PM | 7:12 PM | 8:46 PM |
| Mon, Sep 28 | 5:38 AM | 7:19 AM | 1:16 PM | 4:30 PM | 7:10 PM | 8:44 PM |
| Tue, Sep 29 | 5:40 AM | 7:20 AM | 1:15 PM | 4:29 PM | 7:08 PM | 8:42 PM |
| Wed, Sep 30 | 5:41 AM | 7:21 AM | 1:15 PM | 4:28 PM | 7:06 PM | 8:40 PM |
Lugano times are approximate and may vary by 1–2 minutes from your local Lugano mosque — verify with your imam.
Lugano Prayer Times — FAQ
What direction is Qibla from Lugano?
The Qibla direction from Lugano, Switzerland is 124° from true north. Face southeast toward Mecca, Saudi Arabia, which lies 3,907 km (2,428 miles) away.
How long is the fast in Lugano?
The longest daily fast in Lugano is about 18h 29m, around June. The shortest is about 10h 27m, in December. That is a swing of 8h 02m across the year, set by the city's latitude of 46.01°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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