Marka Prayer Times
Accurate Islamic prayer times in Marka, Somalia — updated daily
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From true north — face this direction for prayer toward Mecca from Marka.
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Prayer Times in Marka, Somalia
Prayer times in Marka are worked out each day from the city's coordinates (1.72°N). We use the Muslim World League method, the one followed across Somalia. The five times shift by a minute or two each day as the sun moves. The full month is listed below.
Marka's times use the Muslim World League method. That is the standard followed by most mosques in Somalia. They are drawn from Marka's own coordinates (1.7159°N, 44.7717°E). The schedule updates automatically at midnight, with no manual setting.
How Marka's prayer times are worked out
From Marka, the Qibla is 347° from true north. Face north to pray toward the Kaaba. It lies 2,256 km (1,402 miles) away in a straight line across the globe. Every time on this page is worked out from Marka's own coordinates (1.72°N, 44.77°E), not a national average. That is why Marka's times and its Qibla differ a little from cities a short distance away.
Marka sits just 1.72°N of the equator. Its prayer calendar barely shifts across the year. With the Muslim World League method, the longest daily fast is about 13h 28m. The shortest is about 13h 17m. That is a swing of only 0h 11m between June and December. Whenever Ramadan falls, fasting hours here stay much the same — something cities farther from the equator never see.
The Fajr and Isha angles for Marka 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. Marka sits west of its Mogadishu meridian. The sun peaks about 9 minutes after noon, so Dhuhr today is 11:46 AM. We also publish times for nearby Qoryooley, Afgooye and Mogadishu. Each is only a few minutes off Marka's clock.
Nearby: Qoryooley prayer times · Afgooye prayer times · Mogadishu prayer times · Baidoa prayer times · Kismayo prayer times
Prayer times on the equator's edge
Somalia sits just north of the equator, with Mogadishu at barely 2°N. Day length therefore hardly moves across the year, and the five prayers keep one of the steadiest rhythms anywhere. Fajr, Maghrib and the rest shift by minutes, not hours, between seasons. The country keeps East Africa Time (UTC+3) year-round with no daylight saving. Religious affairs sit with the federal Ministry of Endowments and Religious Affairs, while daily timetables come from local mosques. This page applies the Muslim World League calculation (Fajr 18°, Isha 17°) to this city's own coordinates. Somali practice is almost entirely Shafi'i, so Asr follows the standard first-shadow reckoning.
Mogadishu's coral mosques
Mogadishu's old town holds one of the oldest mosques on the East African coast. The Fakhr al-Din Mosque in Hamar Weyne is dated by inscription to 1269 and attributed to Sultan Fakhr al-Din. It is built from coral block, with a marble mihrab. It is a reminder of the medieval sultanate that made the city an Indian Ocean trading power. The modern era answers it across town. The Mosque of Islamic Solidarity was built in 1987 with Saudi funding and holds some ten thousand worshippers. It is often cited as one of the largest mosques in the Horn of Africa. Closed through the civil war, it reopened in 2006 and remains the capital's great congregational mosque.
Mosques in Marka
Mosques in and around Marka include Shi'a mosque مسجد شيعي, Sheikh Ali Maye Mosque and Shiikh Moxamed الشيخ محمد. The times on this page are worked out from Marka'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
4:33 AMالفجر
Fajr in Marka — pre-dawn prayer, performed before sunrise
2 rak'aat
Dhuhr
11:46 AMالظهر
Dhuhr in Marka — midday prayer, after the sun passes its zenith
4 rak'aat
Asr
3:03 PMالعصر
Asr in Marka — afternoon prayer, in the late afternoon
4 rak'aat
Maghrib
5:47 PMالمغرب
Maghrib in Marka — sunset prayer, just after sunset
3 rak'aat
Isha
6:53 PMالعشاء
Isha in Marka — night prayer, after twilight has disappeared
4 rak'aat
Marka Prayer Times — October 2026
Full month prayer calendar for Marka, Somalia. Calculation method: Muslim World League.
| Date | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Oct 1 | 4:39 AM | 5:48 AM | 11:52 AM | 2:59 PM | 5:53 PM | 6:58 PM |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 4:39 AM | 5:47 AM | 11:51 AM | 2:59 PM | 5:53 PM | 6:58 PM |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 4:38 AM | 5:47 AM | 11:51 AM | 2:59 PM | 5:53 PM | 6:58 PM |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 4:38 AM | 5:47 AM | 11:51 AM | 2:59 PM | 5:52 PM | 6:57 PM |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 4:38 AM | 5:47 AM | 11:50 AM | 3:00 PM | 5:52 PM | 6:57 PM |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 4:37 AM | 5:46 AM | 11:50 AM | 3:00 PM | 5:52 PM | 6:57 PM |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 4:37 AM | 5:46 AM | 11:50 AM | 3:00 PM | 5:51 PM | 6:56 PM |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 4:37 AM | 5:46 AM | 11:49 AM | 3:00 PM | 5:51 PM | 6:56 PM |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 4:37 AM | 5:46 AM | 11:49 AM | 3:01 PM | 5:51 PM | 6:56 PM |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 4:36 AM | 5:45 AM | 11:49 AM | 3:01 PM | 5:50 PM | 6:56 PM |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 4:36 AM | 5:45 AM | 11:49 AM | 3:01 PM | 5:50 PM | 6:55 PM |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 4:36 AM | 5:45 AM | 11:48 AM | 3:01 PM | 5:50 PM | 6:55 PM |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 4:36 AM | 5:45 AM | 11:48 AM | 3:01 PM | 5:50 PM | 6:55 PM |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 4:35 AM | 5:45 AM | 11:48 AM | 3:02 PM | 5:49 PM | 6:55 PM |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 4:35 AM | 5:44 AM | 11:48 AM | 3:02 PM | 5:49 PM | 6:54 PM |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 4:35 AM | 5:44 AM | 11:47 AM | 3:02 PM | 5:49 PM | 6:54 PM |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 4:35 AM | 5:44 AM | 11:47 AM | 3:02 PM | 5:48 PM | 6:54 PM |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 4:34 AM | 5:44 AM | 11:47 AM | 3:02 PM | 5:48 PM | 6:54 PM |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 4:34 AM | 5:44 AM | 11:47 AM | 3:02 PM | 5:48 PM | 6:54 PM |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 4:34 AM | 5:44 AM | 11:47 AM | 3:03 PM | 5:48 PM | 6:54 PM |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 4:34 AM | 5:43 AM | 11:47 AM | 3:03 PM | 5:48 PM | 6:53 PM |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 4:33 AM | 5:43 AM | 11:46 AM | 3:03 PM | 5:47 PM | 6:53 PM |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 4:33 AM | 5:43 AM | 11:46 AM | 3:03 PM | 5:47 PM | 6:53 PM |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 4:33 AM | 5:43 AM | 11:46 AM | 3:03 PM | 5:47 PM | 6:53 PM |
| Sun, Oct 25Today | 4:33 AM | 5:43 AM | 11:46 AM | 3:03 PM | 5:47 PM | 6:53 PM |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 4:33 AM | 5:43 AM | 11:46 AM | 3:04 PM | 5:47 PM | 6:53 PM |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 4:33 AM | 5:43 AM | 11:46 AM | 3:04 PM | 5:47 PM | 6:53 PM |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 4:32 AM | 5:43 AM | 11:46 AM | 3:04 PM | 5:46 PM | 6:53 PM |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 4:32 AM | 5:43 AM | 11:46 AM | 3:04 PM | 5:46 PM | 6:53 PM |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 4:32 AM | 5:43 AM | 11:46 AM | 3:04 PM | 5:46 PM | 6:53 PM |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 4:32 AM | 5:43 AM | 11:46 AM | 3:05 PM | 5:46 PM | 6:53 PM |
Marka times are approximate and may vary by 1–2 minutes from your local Marka mosque — verify with your imam.
Marka Prayer Times — FAQ
What direction is Qibla from Marka?
The Qibla direction from Marka, Somalia is 347° from true north. Face north toward Mecca, Saudi Arabia, which lies 2,256 km (1,402 miles) away.
How long is the fast in Marka?
The longest daily fast in Marka is about 13h 28m, around June. The shortest is about 13h 17m, in December. That is a swing of 0h 11m across the year, set by the city's latitude of 1.72°N. Both are measured from Fajr to Maghrib with the Muslim World League method.
How much do prayer times change across the year in Somalia?
Very little. Somalia lies just north of the equator, so day length is nearly constant. Each prayer time drifts only a few minutes between seasons. The clock stays on UTC+3 all year with no daylight saving. Somali mosques follow the Shafi'i school, so Asr is the standard first-shadow time shown here.
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