Sandnes Prayer Times
Accurate Islamic prayer times in Sandnes, Norway — updated daily
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Prayer Times in Sandnes, Norway
Sandnesprayer times are calculated based on the city's precise geographic coordinates (58.8524°N, 5.7352°E) using the Muslim World League calculation method — the standard followed by most mosques in Norway. Times shown are for today's date and update automatically at midnight.
The five daily prayers — Fajr, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib, and Isha — are calculated from the sun's position relative to Sandnes's latitude and longitude. As the sun's declination changes throughout the year, prayer times shift by several minutes each day. This is why a Sandnes prayer time calendar for the full month is shown below — so you can plan ahead without checking daily.
How Sandnes's prayer times are worked out
Sandnes sits 4,965 km (3,085 miles) from the Kaaba in Mecca, so the Qibla from here is 132° from true north — you face southeast to pray. Fajr and Isha depend on how far the sun drops below the horizon, and Norway follows the Muslim World League method set by the Muslim World League: Fajr begins when the sun is 18° below the horizon, and Isha when it reaches 17°. A city that used ISNA's 15° instead would get a noticeably different Fajr — which is why the method, not just the coordinates, decides the answer.
Day length is what really moves the timetable in Sandnes. Measured with the Muslim World League method, the longest daily fast here — from Fajr to Maghrib — runs about 19h 15m around June, while the shortest is roughly 8h 46m in December: a swing of 10h 29m across the year. That spread is set by Sandnes's latitude (58.85°N); cities nearer the equator barely vary, while far-northern ones swing by many hours.
One local quirk worth knowing: Dhuhr in Sandnes does not fall at 12:00. Because the city sits well west within its Europe/Oslo time zone, the sun peaks about 46 minutes after clock noon, and Dhuhr follows the sun rather than the clock — today it is at 1:44 PM. The nearest cities we also publish times for are Stavanger, Kristiansand, Bergen — close enough that their times differ from Sandnes's by only a few minutes.
Toward one Norwegian timetable
For decades Norwegian prayer times varied mosque to mosque — a legacy of communities that arrived from the 1970s onward, each bringing its own convention. Since 2020 the Islamic Council of Norway (Islamsk Råd Norge) has led the Felles bønnetid project: a committee of imams, scholars and astronomers building one shared national timetable, published at bonnetid.no and in the Bønnetid app. Individual mosques may still differ. This page applies the Muslim World League calculation (Fajr 18°, Isha 17°) to this city's own coordinates. Norway follows the EU clock changes (last Sundays of March and October), and its Muslim population — 201,899 registered community members at the start of 2026, with real numbers estimated well higher — is among Scandinavia's largest.
Oslo's congregations and Ramadan under the midnight sun
Oslo's Central Jamaat-e Ahl-e Sunnat, with some six thousand members, is Norway's largest Muslim congregation; the Baitun Nasr mosque at Furuset, opened in 2011 with room for over two thousand, is the largest mosque building in the Nordic countries — built and run by the Ahmadiyya community. North of the Arctic Circle, Ramadan poses a question few countries face: in Tromsø the summer sun never sets. Guidance offered three answers — follow Mecca's schedule, follow the nearest city where the sun still sets, or fix a community practice — and Tromsø's Muslims chose to fast on Mecca's times. Everywhere else, the long Norwegian summer days simply make for long fasts and late, bright Isha prayers.
Fajr
3:59 AMالفجر
Pre-dawn prayer, performed before sunrise
2 rak'aat
Dhuhr
1:44 PMالظهر
Midday prayer, after the sun passes its zenith
4 rak'aat
Asr
6:14 PMالعصر
Afternoon prayer, in the late afternoon
4 rak'aat
Maghrib
10:31 PMالمغرب
Sunset prayer, just after sunset
3 rak'aat
Isha
11:26 PMالعشاء
Night prayer, after twilight has disappeared
4 rak'aat
Sandnes Prayer Times — July 2026
Full month prayer calendar for Sandnes, Norway. Calculation method: Muslim World League.
| Date | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Jul 1 | 3:42 AM | 4:31 AM | 1:42 PM | 6:19 PM | 10:50 PM | 11:39 PM |
| Thu, Jul 2 | 3:43 AM | 4:32 AM | 1:42 PM | 6:19 PM | 10:50 PM | 11:39 PM |
| Fri, Jul 3 | 3:44 AM | 4:33 AM | 1:42 PM | 6:18 PM | 10:49 PM | 11:38 PM |
| Sat, Jul 4 | 3:45 AM | 4:34 AM | 1:43 PM | 6:18 PM | 10:48 PM | 11:38 PM |
| Sun, Jul 5 | 3:46 AM | 4:36 AM | 1:43 PM | 6:18 PM | 10:47 PM | 11:37 PM |
| Mon, Jul 6 | 3:46 AM | 4:37 AM | 1:43 PM | 6:18 PM | 10:46 PM | 11:36 PM |
| Tue, Jul 7 | 3:47 AM | 4:38 AM | 1:43 PM | 6:18 PM | 10:45 PM | 11:36 PM |
| Wed, Jul 8 | 3:48 AM | 4:40 AM | 1:43 PM | 6:17 PM | 10:44 PM | 11:35 PM |
| Thu, Jul 9 | 3:50 AM | 4:41 AM | 1:43 PM | 6:17 PM | 10:43 PM | 11:34 PM |
| Fri, Jul 10 | 3:51 AM | 4:42 AM | 1:43 PM | 6:17 PM | 10:41 PM | 11:33 PM |
| Sat, Jul 11 | 3:52 AM | 4:44 AM | 1:44 PM | 6:16 PM | 10:40 PM | 11:32 PM |
| Sun, Jul 12 | 3:53 AM | 4:46 AM | 1:44 PM | 6:16 PM | 10:39 PM | 11:31 PM |
| Mon, Jul 13 | 3:54 AM | 4:47 AM | 1:44 PM | 6:16 PM | 10:37 PM | 11:30 PM |
| Tue, Jul 14 | 3:55 AM | 4:49 AM | 1:44 PM | 6:15 PM | 10:36 PM | 11:29 PM |
| Wed, Jul 15 | 3:57 AM | 4:51 AM | 1:44 PM | 6:15 PM | 10:34 PM | 11:28 PM |
| Thu, Jul 16 | 3:58 AM | 4:52 AM | 1:44 PM | 6:14 PM | 10:33 PM | 11:27 PM |
| Fri, Jul 17Today | 3:59 AM | 4:54 AM | 1:44 PM | 6:14 PM | 10:31 PM | 11:26 PM |
| Sat, Jul 18 | 4:01 AM | 4:56 AM | 1:44 PM | 6:13 PM | 10:29 PM | 11:25 PM |
| Sun, Jul 19 | 4:02 AM | 4:58 AM | 1:44 PM | 6:13 PM | 10:27 PM | 11:23 PM |
| Mon, Jul 20 | 4:03 AM | 5:00 AM | 1:44 PM | 6:12 PM | 10:26 PM | 11:22 PM |
| Tue, Jul 21 | 4:05 AM | 5:02 AM | 1:45 PM | 6:11 PM | 10:24 PM | 11:21 PM |
| Wed, Jul 22 | 4:06 AM | 5:04 AM | 1:45 PM | 6:11 PM | 10:22 PM | 11:19 PM |
| Thu, Jul 23 | 4:08 AM | 5:06 AM | 1:45 PM | 6:10 PM | 10:20 PM | 11:18 PM |
| Fri, Jul 24 | 4:09 AM | 5:08 AM | 1:45 PM | 6:09 PM | 10:18 PM | 11:17 PM |
| Sat, Jul 25 | 4:11 AM | 5:10 AM | 1:45 PM | 6:08 PM | 10:16 PM | 11:15 PM |
| Sun, Jul 26 | 4:12 AM | 5:12 AM | 1:45 PM | 6:08 PM | 10:14 PM | 11:14 PM |
| Mon, Jul 27 | 4:14 AM | 5:14 AM | 1:45 PM | 6:07 PM | 10:11 PM | 11:12 PM |
| Tue, Jul 28 | 4:15 AM | 5:16 AM | 1:45 PM | 6:06 PM | 10:09 PM | 11:11 PM |
| Wed, Jul 29 | 4:17 AM | 5:18 AM | 1:45 PM | 6:05 PM | 10:07 PM | 11:09 PM |
| Thu, Jul 30 | 4:18 AM | 5:21 AM | 1:45 PM | 6:04 PM | 10:05 PM | 11:07 PM |
| Fri, Jul 31 | 4:20 AM | 5:23 AM | 1:44 PM | 6:03 PM | 10:03 PM | 11:06 PM |
All times are approximate. Times may vary by 1–2 minutes from your local mosque. Verify with your imam.
Sandnes Prayer Times — FAQ
What time is Fajr in Sandnes today?
Fajr in Sandnes today is at 3:59 AM (Muslim World League method). Fajr begins at astronomical twilight — about 90 minutes before sunrise — and must be performed before the sun rises.
What time is Maghrib in Sandnes today?
Maghrib in Sandnes today is at 10:31 PM. Maghrib begins at sunset and should be performed promptly, as its window is the shortest of all five prayers (approximately 1.5–2 hours).
What time is Isha in Sandnes today?
Isha in Sandnes today is at 11:26 PM (Muslim World League). Isha begins when twilight disappears and can be performed until midnight (Fard) or until Fajr begins (in necessity).
What direction is Qibla from Sandnes?
The Qibla direction from Sandnes, Norway is 132° from true north — pointing southeast toward Mecca, Saudi Arabia, which lies 4,965 km (3,085 miles) away.
How long is the fast in Sandnes?
Measured from Fajr to Maghrib with the Muslim World League method, the longest daily fast in Sandnes is about 19h 15m around June, and the shortest is about 8h 46m in December — a difference of 10h 29m across the year, set by the city's latitude of 58.85°N.
How do Muslims in northern Norway fast when the sun never sets?
By adopted convention: when Ramadan falls in the midnight-sun months, guidance allows following Mecca's schedule or the nearest city with a real sunset — Tromsø's community follows Mecca times. Elsewhere in Norway, fasting follows the local sun; the Islamic Council of Norway's unified timetable (bonnetid.no) is the emerging national reference, while this page computes times for this city's own coordinates.
Which calculation method is used for Sandnes prayer times?
Sandnes uses the Muslim World League method, followed by the Muslim World League. Fajr starts when the sun is 18° below the horizon, and Isha when it reaches 17°. You can switch methods above if your local mosque follows a different convention.
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