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Accurate Islamic prayer times in Saint-Gilles, Belgium — updated daily

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Qibla Direction

123°

From true north — face this direction for prayer toward Mecca from Saint-Gilles.

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Today at a Glance

Fajr5:32 AM
Dhuhr12:28 PM
Asr2:59 PM
Maghrib5:30 PM
Isha7:14 PM

Prayer Times in Saint-Gilles, Belgium

Prayer times in Saint-Gilles are worked out each day from the city's coordinates (50.83°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.

Saint-Gilles's times use the Muslim World League method. That is the standard followed by most mosques in Belgium. They are drawn from Saint-Gilles's own coordinates (50.8276°N, 4.3439°E). The schedule updates automatically at midnight, with no manual setting.

How Saint-Gilles's prayer times are worked out

From Saint-Gilles, the Qibla is 123° from true north. Face southeast to pray toward the Kaaba. It lies 4,488 km (2,789 miles) away in a straight line across the globe. Every time on this page is worked out from Saint-Gilles's own coordinates (50.83°N, 4.34°E), not a national average. That is why Saint-Gilles's times and its Qibla differ a little from cities a short distance away.

One local quirk shapes the Saint-Gilles timetable: midday prayer does not land at 12:00. Saint-Gilles 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 12:28 PM. Across the year, the fast here runs from about 17h 35m near June down to 9h 59m in December.

The Fajr and Isha angles for Saint-Gilles 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 Forest, Ixelles and Anderlecht. Each is only a few minutes off Saint-Gilles's clock.

Nearby: Forest prayer times · Ixelles prayer times · Anderlecht prayer times · Brussels prayer times · Uccle prayer times

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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 Saint-Gilles

Mosques in and around Saint-Gilles include Mosquée de la Ligue des Musulmans de Belgique (LMB), Masjid Al Mouhsinine, Masjid Essalem, Masjid Ibn Massoud and Masjid Al Hikma. The times on this page are worked out from Saint-Gilles'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

5:32 AM

الفجر

Fajr in Saint-Gilles — pre-dawn prayer, performed before sunrise

2 rak'aat

Dhuhr

12:28 PM

الظهر

Dhuhr in Saint-Gilles — midday prayer, after the sun passes its zenith

4 rak'aat

Asr

2:59 PM

العصر

Asr in Saint-Gilles — afternoon prayer, in the late afternoon

4 rak'aat

Maghrib

5:30 PM

المغرب

Maghrib in Saint-Gilles — sunset prayer, just after sunset

3 rak'aat

Isha

7:14 PM

العشاء

Isha in Saint-Gilles — night prayer, after twilight has disappeared

4 rak'aat

Saint-Gilles Prayer Times — October 2026

Full month prayer calendar for Saint-Gilles, Belgium. Calculation method: Muslim World League.

DateFajrSunriseDhuhrAsrMaghribIsha
Thu, Oct 15:57 AM7:43 AM1:33 PM4:38 PM7:21 PM9:04 PM
Fri, Oct 25:58 AM7:44 AM1:33 PM4:37 PM7:19 PM9:02 PM
Sat, Oct 35:59 AM7:46 AM1:33 PM4:35 PM7:16 PM8:59 PM
Sun, Oct 46:00 AM7:48 AM1:32 PM4:33 PM7:14 PM8:57 PM
Mon, Oct 56:01 AM7:49 AM1:32 PM4:32 PM7:12 PM8:55 PM
Tue, Oct 66:02 AM7:51 AM1:32 PM4:30 PM7:10 PM8:53 PM
Wed, Oct 76:03 AM7:52 AM1:31 PM4:28 PM7:08 PM8:50 PM
Thu, Oct 86:04 AM7:54 AM1:31 PM4:27 PM7:05 PM8:48 PM
Fri, Oct 96:06 AM7:56 AM1:31 PM4:25 PM7:03 PM8:46 PM
Sat, Oct 106:08 AM7:57 AM1:31 PM4:23 PM7:01 PM8:44 PM
Sun, Oct 116:09 AM7:59 AM1:30 PM4:22 PM6:59 PM8:42 PM
Mon, Oct 126:11 AM8:01 AM1:30 PM4:20 PM6:57 PM8:39 PM
Tue, Oct 136:13 AM8:02 AM1:30 PM4:18 PM6:55 PM8:37 PM
Wed, Oct 146:14 AM8:04 AM1:30 PM4:17 PM6:53 PM8:35 PM
Thu, Oct 156:16 AM8:05 AM1:29 PM4:15 PM6:50 PM8:33 PM
Fri, Oct 166:18 AM8:07 AM1:29 PM4:14 PM6:48 PM8:31 PM
Sat, Oct 176:19 AM8:09 AM1:29 PM4:12 PM6:46 PM8:29 PM
Sun, Oct 186:21 AM8:10 AM1:29 PM4:10 PM6:44 PM8:27 PM
Mon, Oct 196:22 AM8:12 AM1:29 PM4:09 PM6:42 PM8:25 PM
Tue, Oct 206:24 AM8:14 AM1:28 PM4:07 PM6:40 PM8:23 PM
Wed, Oct 216:26 AM8:15 AM1:28 PM4:06 PM6:38 PM8:22 PM
Thu, Oct 226:27 AM8:17 AM1:28 PM4:04 PM6:36 PM8:20 PM
Fri, Oct 236:29 AM8:19 AM1:28 PM4:02 PM6:34 PM8:18 PM
Sat, Oct 246:30 AM8:21 AM1:28 PM4:01 PM6:32 PM8:16 PM
Sun, Oct 25Today5:32 AM7:22 AM12:28 PM2:59 PM5:30 PM7:14 PM
Mon, Oct 265:33 AM7:24 AM12:28 PM2:58 PM5:28 PM7:12 PM
Tue, Oct 275:35 AM7:26 AM12:27 PM2:56 PM5:27 PM7:11 PM
Wed, Oct 285:36 AM7:27 AM12:27 PM2:55 PM5:25 PM7:09 PM
Thu, Oct 295:38 AM7:29 AM12:27 PM2:53 PM5:23 PM7:07 PM
Fri, Oct 305:40 AM7:31 AM12:27 PM2:52 PM5:21 PM7:06 PM
Sat, Oct 315:41 AM7:33 AM12:27 PM2:51 PM5:19 PM7:04 PM

Saint-Gilles times are approximate and may vary by 1–2 minutes from your local Saint-Gilles mosque — verify with your imam.

Saint-Gilles Prayer Times — FAQ

What direction is Qibla from Saint-Gilles?

The Qibla direction from Saint-Gilles, Belgium is 123° from true north. Face southeast toward Mecca, Saudi Arabia, which lies 4,488 km (2,789 miles) away.

How long is the fast in Saint-Gilles?

The longest daily fast in Saint-Gilles is about 17h 35m, around June. The shortest is about 9h 59m, in December. That is a swing of 7h 36m across the year, set by the city's latitude of 50.83°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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