Nantes Prayer Times
Accurate Islamic prayer times in Nantes, France — updated daily
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Prayer Times in Nantes, France
Prayer times in Nantes are worked out each day from the city's coordinates (47.22°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.
Nantes's times use the Muslim World League method. That is the standard followed by most mosques in France. They are drawn from Nantes's own coordinates (47.2172°N, 1.5534°W). The schedule updates automatically at midnight, with no manual setting.
How Nantes's prayer times are worked out
From Nantes, the Qibla is 113° from true north. Face southeast to pray toward the Kaaba. It lies 4,676 km (2,906 miles) away in a straight line across the globe. Every time on this page is worked out from Nantes's own coordinates (47.22°N, 1.55°W), not a national average. That is why Nantes's times and its Qibla differ a little from cities a short distance away.
One local quirk shapes the Nantes timetable: midday prayer does not land at 12:00. Nantes lies well west inside its Paris time zone. So the sun peaks about 75 minutes after clock noon. Dhuhr follows the sun, not the clock — today it falls at 2:12 PM. Across the year, the fast here runs from about 18h 57m near June down to 10h 21m in December.
The Fajr and Isha angles for Nantes 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 Saint-Nazaire, Cholet and La Roche-sur-Yon. Each is only a few minutes off Nantes's clock.
Nearby: Saint-Nazaire prayer times · Cholet prayer times · La Roche-sur-Yon prayer times · Angers prayer times · Rennes 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 Nantes
Mosques in and around Nantes include Mosquée Assalam, Mosquée Fathi, Mosquée Mevlana, Aicha mosquée, Mosquée des Turcs and Mosquée du Preux. The times on this page are worked out from Nantes'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
4:56 AMالفجر
Fajr in Nantes — pre-dawn prayer, performed before sunrise
2 rak'aat
Dhuhr
2:12 PMالظهر
Dhuhr in Nantes — midday prayer, after the sun passes its zenith
4 rak'aat
Asr
6:07 PMالعصر
Asr in Nantes — afternoon prayer, in the late afternoon
4 rak'aat
Maghrib
9:21 PMالمغرب
Maghrib in Nantes — sunset prayer, just after sunset
3 rak'aat
Isha
11:16 PMالعشاء
Isha in Nantes — night prayer, after twilight has disappeared
4 rak'aat
Nantes Prayer Times — August 2026
Full month prayer calendar for Nantes, France. Calculation method: Muslim World League.
| Date | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, Aug 1 | 4:28 AM | 6:45 AM | 2:14 PM | 6:16 PM | 9:40 PM | 11:45 PM |
| Sun, Aug 2 | 4:30 AM | 6:46 AM | 2:14 PM | 6:15 PM | 9:38 PM | 11:43 PM |
| Mon, Aug 3 | 4:33 AM | 6:47 AM | 2:13 PM | 6:15 PM | 9:37 PM | 11:40 PM |
| Tue, Aug 4 | 4:35 AM | 6:49 AM | 2:13 PM | 6:14 PM | 9:35 PM | 11:38 PM |
| Wed, Aug 5 | 4:38 AM | 6:50 AM | 2:13 PM | 6:13 PM | 9:34 PM | 11:35 PM |
| Thu, Aug 6 | 4:40 AM | 6:51 AM | 2:13 PM | 6:13 PM | 9:32 PM | 11:33 PM |
| Fri, Aug 7 | 4:42 AM | 6:52 AM | 2:13 PM | 6:12 PM | 9:31 PM | 11:31 PM |
| Sat, Aug 8 | 4:44 AM | 6:54 AM | 2:13 PM | 6:11 PM | 9:29 PM | 11:28 PM |
| Sun, Aug 9 | 4:47 AM | 6:55 AM | 2:13 PM | 6:11 PM | 9:28 PM | 11:26 PM |
| Mon, Aug 10 | 4:49 AM | 6:56 AM | 2:13 PM | 6:10 PM | 9:26 PM | 11:23 PM |
| Tue, Aug 11 | 4:51 AM | 6:58 AM | 2:12 PM | 6:09 PM | 9:24 PM | 11:21 PM |
| Wed, Aug 12 | 4:53 AM | 6:59 AM | 2:12 PM | 6:08 PM | 9:23 PM | 11:19 PM |
| Thu, Aug 13Today | 4:56 AM | 7:00 AM | 2:12 PM | 6:07 PM | 9:21 PM | 11:16 PM |
| Fri, Aug 14 | 4:58 AM | 7:01 AM | 2:12 PM | 6:07 PM | 9:19 PM | 11:14 PM |
| Sat, Aug 15 | 5:00 AM | 7:03 AM | 2:12 PM | 6:06 PM | 9:18 PM | 11:11 PM |
| Sun, Aug 16 | 5:02 AM | 7:04 AM | 2:12 PM | 6:05 PM | 9:16 PM | 11:09 PM |
| Mon, Aug 17 | 5:04 AM | 7:05 AM | 2:11 PM | 6:04 PM | 9:14 PM | 11:06 PM |
| Tue, Aug 18 | 5:06 AM | 7:07 AM | 2:11 PM | 6:03 PM | 9:13 PM | 11:04 PM |
| Wed, Aug 19 | 5:08 AM | 7:08 AM | 2:11 PM | 6:02 PM | 9:11 PM | 11:01 PM |
| Thu, Aug 20 | 5:10 AM | 7:09 AM | 2:11 PM | 6:01 PM | 9:09 PM | 10:59 PM |
| Fri, Aug 21 | 5:13 AM | 7:11 AM | 2:10 PM | 6:00 PM | 9:07 PM | 10:57 PM |
| Sat, Aug 22 | 5:15 AM | 7:12 AM | 2:10 PM | 5:59 PM | 9:05 PM | 10:54 PM |
| Sun, Aug 23 | 5:17 AM | 7:13 AM | 2:10 PM | 5:58 PM | 9:03 PM | 10:52 PM |
| Mon, Aug 24 | 5:19 AM | 7:15 AM | 2:10 PM | 5:57 PM | 9:02 PM | 10:49 PM |
| Tue, Aug 25 | 5:21 AM | 7:16 AM | 2:09 PM | 5:56 PM | 9:00 PM | 10:47 PM |
| Wed, Aug 26 | 5:23 AM | 7:17 AM | 2:09 PM | 5:55 PM | 8:58 PM | 10:44 PM |
| Thu, Aug 27 | 5:24 AM | 7:19 AM | 2:09 PM | 5:54 PM | 8:56 PM | 10:42 PM |
| Fri, Aug 28 | 5:26 AM | 7:20 AM | 2:08 PM | 5:53 PM | 8:54 PM | 10:40 PM |
| Sat, Aug 29 | 5:28 AM | 7:21 AM | 2:08 PM | 5:51 PM | 8:52 PM | 10:37 PM |
| Sun, Aug 30 | 5:30 AM | 7:23 AM | 2:08 PM | 5:50 PM | 8:50 PM | 10:35 PM |
| Mon, Aug 31 | 5:32 AM | 7:24 AM | 2:08 PM | 5:49 PM | 8:48 PM | 10:32 PM |
Nantes times are approximate and may vary by 1–2 minutes from your local Nantes mosque — verify with your imam.
Nantes Prayer Times — FAQ
What direction is Qibla from Nantes?
The Qibla direction from Nantes, France is 113° from true north. Face southeast toward Mecca, Saudi Arabia, which lies 4,676 km (2,906 miles) away.
How long is the fast in Nantes?
The longest daily fast in Nantes is about 18h 57m, around June. The shortest is about 10h 21m, in December. That is a swing of 8h 36m across the year, set by the city's latitude of 47.22°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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