Mechelen Prayer Times
Accurate Islamic prayer times in Mechelen, Belgium — updated daily
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Prayer Times in Mechelen, Belgium
Prayer times in Mechelen are worked out each day from the city's coordinates (51.03°N). We use the Muslim World League method, the one followed across Belgium. The five times shift by a minute or two each day as the sun moves. The full month is listed below.
Mechelen's times use the Muslim World League method. That is the standard followed by most mosques in Belgium. They are drawn from Mechelen's own coordinates (51.0257°N, 4.4776°E). The schedule updates automatically at midnight, with no manual setting.
How Mechelen's prayer times are worked out
From Mechelen, the Qibla is 124° from true north. Face southeast to pray toward the Kaaba. It lies 4,492 km (2,791 miles) away in a straight line across the globe. Every time on this page is worked out from Mechelen's own coordinates (51.03°N, 4.48°E), not a national average. That is why Mechelen's times and its Qibla differ a little from cities a short distance away.
One local quirk shapes the Mechelen timetable: midday prayer does not land at 12:00. Mechelen lies well west inside its Brussels time zone. So the sun peaks about 51 minutes after clock noon. Dhuhr follows the sun, not the clock — today it falls at 1:40 PM. Across the year, the fast here runs from about 17h 38m near June down to 9h 57m in December.
The Fajr and Isha angles for Mechelen 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 Schaerbeek, Jette and Woluwe-Saint-Lambert. Each is only a few minutes off Mechelen's clock.
Nearby: Schaerbeek prayer times · Jette prayer times · Woluwe-Saint-Lambert prayer times · Brussels prayer times · Deurne prayer times
The EMB timetable: Belgium's official times
Belgium is rare in Western Europe: it has an official interlocutor that actually publishes prayer times. The Executive of Muslims of Belgium (EMB) is the state-recognised body for a faith Belgium formally recognised in 1974. It issues downloadable annual timetables and announces Ramadan through its Council of Theologians. This page applies the Muslim World League calculation (Fajr 18°, Isha 17°) to the city's own coordinates. That sits close to the EMB tables for most of the year. The community itself is two-rooted. Moroccan-origin Muslims (300,000+) are concentrated in Brussels and Wallonia; Turkish-origin Muslims (160,000+) are strongest in Ghent and Antwerp. Together they are roughly 6-8% of the country, though Belgium keeps no religious census.
The Great Mosque of the Cinquantenaire
Brussels' Great Mosque tells Belgium's story with Islam in one building. It began as a nineteenth-century exhibition pavilion in the Parc du Cinquantenaire. Belgium leased it to Saudi Arabia in 1967, and it was inaugurated as a mosque in 1978. Belgium ended the Saudi concession in 2018, and management passed to the EMB. Beyond the capital, Antwerp and Ghent have Turkish mosques and Wallonia has Moroccan ones. That makes Belgium's Islam bilingual twice over — in French and Dutch, and in Maliki and Hanafi practice. Clocks change with the EU on the last Sundays of March and October, jumping Maghrib by an hour each time.
Mosques in Mechelen
Mosques in and around Mechelen include Mechelse Moskee and Al Buraq. The times on this page are worked out from Mechelen'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
5:34 AMالفجر
Fajr in Mechelen — pre-dawn prayer, performed before sunrise
2 rak'aat
Dhuhr
1:40 PMالظهر
Dhuhr in Mechelen — midday prayer, after the sun passes its zenith
4 rak'aat
Asr
5:13 PMالعصر
Asr in Mechelen — afternoon prayer, in the late afternoon
4 rak'aat
Maghrib
8:10 PMالمغرب
Maghrib in Mechelen — sunset prayer, just after sunset
3 rak'aat
Isha
9:44 PMالعشاء
Isha in Mechelen — night prayer, after twilight has disappeared
4 rak'aat
Mechelen Prayer Times — September 2026
Full month prayer calendar for Mechelen, Belgium. Calculation method: Muslim World League.
| Date | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Sep 1 | 5:25 AM | 6:55 AM | 1:43 PM | 5:24 PM | 8:28 PM | 9:58 PM |
| Wed, Sep 2 | 5:26 AM | 6:57 AM | 1:43 PM | 5:23 PM | 8:26 PM | 9:56 PM |
| Thu, Sep 3 | 5:27 AM | 6:58 AM | 1:42 PM | 5:21 PM | 8:23 PM | 9:54 PM |
| Fri, Sep 4 | 5:29 AM | 7:00 AM | 1:42 PM | 5:20 PM | 8:21 PM | 9:53 PM |
| Sat, Sep 5 | 5:30 AM | 7:02 AM | 1:42 PM | 5:19 PM | 8:19 PM | 9:51 PM |
| Sun, Sep 6 | 5:31 AM | 7:03 AM | 1:41 PM | 5:17 PM | 8:17 PM | 9:49 PM |
| Mon, Sep 7 | 5:32 AM | 7:05 AM | 1:41 PM | 5:16 PM | 8:15 PM | 9:48 PM |
| Tue, Sep 8 | 5:33 AM | 7:06 AM | 1:41 PM | 5:14 PM | 8:12 PM | 9:46 PM |
| Wed, Sep 9Today | 5:34 AM | 7:08 AM | 1:40 PM | 5:13 PM | 8:10 PM | 9:44 PM |
| Thu, Sep 10 | 5:35 AM | 7:09 AM | 1:40 PM | 5:11 PM | 8:08 PM | 9:42 PM |
| Fri, Sep 11 | 5:36 AM | 7:11 AM | 1:40 PM | 5:10 PM | 8:06 PM | 9:41 PM |
| Sat, Sep 12 | 5:37 AM | 7:12 AM | 1:39 PM | 5:08 PM | 8:03 PM | 9:39 PM |
| Sun, Sep 13 | 5:38 AM | 7:14 AM | 1:39 PM | 5:07 PM | 8:01 PM | 9:37 PM |
| Mon, Sep 14 | 5:39 AM | 7:16 AM | 1:39 PM | 5:05 PM | 7:59 PM | 9:36 PM |
| Tue, Sep 15 | 5:40 AM | 7:17 AM | 1:38 PM | 5:04 PM | 7:56 PM | 9:34 PM |
| Wed, Sep 16 | 5:41 AM | 7:19 AM | 1:38 PM | 5:02 PM | 7:54 PM | 9:32 PM |
| Thu, Sep 17 | 5:42 AM | 7:20 AM | 1:38 PM | 5:00 PM | 7:52 PM | 9:30 PM |
| Fri, Sep 18 | 5:43 AM | 7:22 AM | 1:37 PM | 4:59 PM | 7:50 PM | 9:29 PM |
| Sat, Sep 19 | 5:44 AM | 7:23 AM | 1:37 PM | 4:57 PM | 7:47 PM | 9:27 PM |
| Sun, Sep 20 | 5:45 AM | 7:25 AM | 1:37 PM | 4:56 PM | 7:45 PM | 9:25 PM |
| Mon, Sep 21 | 5:46 AM | 7:27 AM | 1:36 PM | 4:54 PM | 7:43 PM | 9:24 PM |
| Tue, Sep 22 | 5:47 AM | 7:28 AM | 1:36 PM | 4:52 PM | 7:41 PM | 9:22 PM |
| Wed, Sep 23 | 5:48 AM | 7:30 AM | 1:35 PM | 4:51 PM | 7:38 PM | 9:20 PM |
| Thu, Sep 24 | 5:49 AM | 7:31 AM | 1:35 PM | 4:49 PM | 7:36 PM | 9:18 PM |
| Fri, Sep 25 | 5:50 AM | 7:33 AM | 1:35 PM | 4:48 PM | 7:34 PM | 9:17 PM |
| Sat, Sep 26 | 5:51 AM | 7:34 AM | 1:34 PM | 4:46 PM | 7:31 PM | 9:15 PM |
| Sun, Sep 27 | 5:52 AM | 7:36 AM | 1:34 PM | 4:44 PM | 7:29 PM | 9:13 PM |
| Mon, Sep 28 | 5:53 AM | 7:38 AM | 1:34 PM | 4:43 PM | 7:27 PM | 9:11 PM |
| Tue, Sep 29 | 5:54 AM | 7:39 AM | 1:33 PM | 4:41 PM | 7:25 PM | 9:09 PM |
| Wed, Sep 30 | 5:55 AM | 7:41 AM | 1:33 PM | 4:39 PM | 7:22 PM | 9:06 PM |
Mechelen times are approximate and may vary by 1–2 minutes from your local Mechelen mosque — verify with your imam.
Mechelen Prayer Times — FAQ
What direction is Qibla from Mechelen?
The Qibla direction from Mechelen, Belgium is 124° from true north. Face southeast toward Mecca, Saudi Arabia, which lies 4,492 km (2,791 miles) away.
How long is the fast in Mechelen?
The longest daily fast in Mechelen is about 17h 38m, around June. The shortest is about 9h 57m, in December. That is a swing of 7h 41m across the year, set by the city's latitude of 51.03°N. Both are measured from Fajr to Maghrib with the Muslim World League method.
Does Belgium have official prayer times?
Effectively yes. The Executive of Muslims of Belgium (EMB) is the state-recognised Muslim body. It publishes annual prayer timetables and fixes Ramadan dates through its Council of Theologians. This page's Muslim World League calculation (Fajr 18°, Isha 17°) on this city's coordinates lands close to those tables most of the year. Treat the EMB or your mosque's timetable as final for fasting.
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