Potenza Prayer Times
Accurate Islamic prayer times in Potenza, Italy — updated daily
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Prayer Times in Potenza, Italy
Prayer times in Potenza are worked out each day from the city's coordinates (40.64°N). We use the Muslim World League method, the one followed across Italy. The five times shift by a minute or two each day as the sun moves. The full month is listed below.
Potenza's times use the Muslim World League method. That is the standard followed by most mosques in Italy. They are drawn from Potenza's own coordinates (40.6418°N, 15.8079°E). The schedule updates automatically at midnight, with no manual setting.
How Potenza's prayer times are worked out
From Potenza, the Qibla is 126° from true north. Face southeast to pray toward the Kaaba. It lies 3,111 km (1,933 miles) away in a straight line across the globe. Every time on this page is worked out from Potenza's own coordinates (40.64°N, 15.81°E), not a national average. That is why Potenza's times and its Qibla differ a little from cities a short distance away.
Day length is what moves the Potenza timetable through the year. With the Muslim World League method, the longest daily fast — Fajr to Maghrib — runs about 17h 11m around June. It eases to 10h 55m by December. That is a 6h 16m swing, set by the city's latitude of 40.64°N. The farther a place sits from the equator, the wider the gap.
The Fajr and Isha angles for Potenza 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. Potenza sits west of its Rome meridian. The sun peaks about 5 minutes after noon, so Dhuhr today is 12:55 PM. We also publish times for nearby Altamura, Matera and Cerignola. Each is only a few minutes off Potenza's clock.
Nearby: Altamura prayer times · Matera prayer times · Cerignola prayer times · Andria prayer times · Barletta prayer times
Prayer times in the land of a thousand prayer halls
Italian Islam is organised from the ground up. Islam has no formal accord (intesa) with the Italian state. Most of the country's roughly 1,200 prayer spaces are converted halls and basements rather than purpose-built mosques. Timetables are set centre by centre. The most widely referenced come from the Grande Moschea di Roma, seat of the Centro Islamico Culturale d'Italia. That is the one Muslim body legally recognised by presidential decree since 1974. This page applies the Muslim World League calculation (Fajr 18°, Isha 17°) to this city's own coordinates. Italy's Muslim population is estimated around 2.5-2.9 million, its largest communities Moroccan, Bangladeshi, Pakistani and Albanian; clocks follow the EU's March/October shifts.
The Mosque of Rome and Sicily's Arab centuries
The Mosque of Rome was inaugurated in 1995 to Paolo Portoghesi's design, on land the city donated. It is often described as the largest mosque in Western Europe by area. Italy's Islamic history runs deep. Sicily spent over two centuries under Muslim rule. Palermo fell to Aghlabid forces in 831, and served as the capital of the island's emirate until the Norman conquest of 1072. That era shaped Sicilian agriculture, language and cuisine in ways still visible today. Today's communities, from Milan's prayer halls to Palermo's markets, write the next chapter of that long acquaintance.
Fajr
4:58 AMالفجر
Fajr in Potenza — pre-dawn prayer, performed before sunrise
2 rak'aat
Dhuhr
12:55 PMالظهر
Dhuhr in Potenza — midday prayer, after the sun passes its zenith
4 rak'aat
Asr
4:28 PMالعصر
Asr in Potenza — afternoon prayer, in the late afternoon
4 rak'aat
Maghrib
7:14 PMالمغرب
Maghrib in Potenza — sunset prayer, just after sunset
3 rak'aat
Isha
8:42 PMالعشاء
Isha in Potenza — night prayer, after twilight has disappeared
4 rak'aat
Potenza Prayer Times — September 2026
Full month prayer calendar for Potenza, Italy. Calculation method: Muslim World League.
| Date | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Sep 1 | 4:47 AM | 6:24 AM | 12:58 PM | 4:37 PM | 7:29 PM | 8:59 PM |
| Wed, Sep 2 | 4:48 AM | 6:25 AM | 12:57 PM | 4:36 PM | 7:28 PM | 8:58 PM |
| Thu, Sep 3 | 4:50 AM | 6:26 AM | 12:57 PM | 4:35 PM | 7:26 PM | 8:56 PM |
| Fri, Sep 4 | 4:51 AM | 6:27 AM | 12:57 PM | 4:34 PM | 7:24 PM | 8:54 PM |
| Sat, Sep 5 | 4:52 AM | 6:28 AM | 12:56 PM | 4:33 PM | 7:23 PM | 8:52 PM |
| Sun, Sep 6 | 4:53 AM | 6:29 AM | 12:56 PM | 4:32 PM | 7:21 PM | 8:50 PM |
| Mon, Sep 7 | 4:55 AM | 6:30 AM | 12:56 PM | 4:31 PM | 7:19 PM | 8:48 PM |
| Tue, Sep 8 | 4:56 AM | 6:30 AM | 12:55 PM | 4:30 PM | 7:18 PM | 8:46 PM |
| Wed, Sep 9 | 4:57 AM | 6:31 AM | 12:55 PM | 4:29 PM | 7:16 PM | 8:44 PM |
| Thu, Sep 10Today | 4:58 AM | 6:32 AM | 12:55 PM | 4:28 PM | 7:14 PM | 8:42 PM |
| Fri, Sep 11 | 4:59 AM | 6:33 AM | 12:54 PM | 4:27 PM | 7:13 PM | 8:41 PM |
| Sat, Sep 12 | 5:01 AM | 6:34 AM | 12:54 PM | 4:26 PM | 7:11 PM | 8:39 PM |
| Sun, Sep 13 | 5:02 AM | 6:35 AM | 12:54 PM | 4:25 PM | 7:09 PM | 8:37 PM |
| Mon, Sep 14 | 5:03 AM | 6:36 AM | 12:53 PM | 4:24 PM | 7:08 PM | 8:35 PM |
| Tue, Sep 15 | 5:04 AM | 6:37 AM | 12:53 PM | 4:22 PM | 7:06 PM | 8:33 PM |
| Wed, Sep 16 | 5:05 AM | 6:38 AM | 12:53 PM | 4:21 PM | 7:04 PM | 8:31 PM |
| Thu, Sep 17 | 5:07 AM | 6:39 AM | 12:52 PM | 4:20 PM | 7:03 PM | 8:29 PM |
| Fri, Sep 18 | 5:08 AM | 6:40 AM | 12:52 PM | 4:19 PM | 7:01 PM | 8:28 PM |
| Sat, Sep 19 | 5:09 AM | 6:41 AM | 12:52 PM | 4:18 PM | 6:59 PM | 8:26 PM |
| Sun, Sep 20 | 5:10 AM | 6:42 AM | 12:51 PM | 4:17 PM | 6:58 PM | 8:24 PM |
| Mon, Sep 21 | 5:11 AM | 6:43 AM | 12:51 PM | 4:16 PM | 6:56 PM | 8:22 PM |
| Tue, Sep 22 | 5:12 AM | 6:44 AM | 12:50 PM | 4:15 PM | 6:54 PM | 8:20 PM |
| Wed, Sep 23 | 5:13 AM | 6:45 AM | 12:50 PM | 4:13 PM | 6:53 PM | 8:19 PM |
| Thu, Sep 24 | 5:14 AM | 6:46 AM | 12:50 PM | 4:12 PM | 6:51 PM | 8:17 PM |
| Fri, Sep 25 | 5:16 AM | 6:47 AM | 12:49 PM | 4:11 PM | 6:49 PM | 8:15 PM |
| Sat, Sep 26 | 5:17 AM | 6:48 AM | 12:49 PM | 4:10 PM | 6:47 PM | 8:13 PM |
| Sun, Sep 27 | 5:18 AM | 6:49 AM | 12:49 PM | 4:09 PM | 6:46 PM | 8:11 PM |
| Mon, Sep 28 | 5:19 AM | 6:50 AM | 12:48 PM | 4:07 PM | 6:44 PM | 8:10 PM |
| Tue, Sep 29 | 5:20 AM | 6:51 AM | 12:48 PM | 4:06 PM | 6:42 PM | 8:08 PM |
| Wed, Sep 30 | 5:21 AM | 6:52 AM | 12:48 PM | 4:05 PM | 6:41 PM | 8:06 PM |
Potenza times are approximate and may vary by 1–2 minutes from your local Potenza mosque — verify with your imam.
Potenza Prayer Times — FAQ
What direction is Qibla from Potenza?
The Qibla direction from Potenza, Italy is 126° from true north. Face southeast toward Mecca, Saudi Arabia, which lies 3,111 km (1,933 miles) away.
How long is the fast in Potenza?
The longest daily fast in Potenza is about 17h 11m, around June. The shortest is about 10h 55m, in December. That is a swing of 6h 16m across the year, set by the city's latitude of 40.64°N. Both are measured from Fajr to Maghrib with the Muslim World League method.
Which prayer timetable should I follow in Italy?
There is no national one. Italian prayer times are set mosque by mosque, and the Grande Moschea di Roma's published times are the most widely referenced. This page applies the Muslim World League method (Fajr 18°, Isha 17°) to this city's exact coordinates. If you pray at a local centre, treat its announced times as final.
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