Skien Prayer Times
Accurate Islamic prayer times in Skien, Norway — updated daily
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Prayer Times in Skien, Norway
Prayer times in Skien are worked out each day from the city's coordinates (59.21°N). We use the Muslim World League method, the one followed across Norway. The five times shift by a minute or two each day as the sun moves. The full month is listed below.
Skien's times use the Muslim World League method. That is the standard followed by most mosques in Norway. They are drawn from Skien's own coordinates (59.2096°N, 9.6090°E). The schedule updates automatically at midnight, with no manual setting.
How Skien's prayer times are worked out
From Skien, the Qibla is 137° from true north. Face southeast to pray toward the Kaaba. It lies 4,835 km (3,005 miles) away in a straight line across the globe. Every time on this page is worked out from Skien's own coordinates (59.21°N, 9.61°E), not a national average. That is why Skien's times and its Qibla differ a little from cities a short distance away.
One local quirk shapes the Skien timetable: midday prayer does not land at 12:00. Skien lies well west inside its Oslo time zone. So the sun peaks about 30 minutes after clock noon. Dhuhr follows the sun, not the clock — today it falls at 12:07 PM. Across the year, the fast here runs from about 19h 22m near June down to 8h 40m in December.
The Fajr and Isha angles for Skien 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 Sandefjord, Tønsberg and Drammen. Each is only a few minutes off Skien's clock.
Nearby: Sandefjord prayer times · Tønsberg prayer times · Drammen prayer times · Fredrikstad prayer times · Asker prayer times
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 is building one shared national timetable. It is 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, on the last Sundays of March and October. Its Muslim population is among Scandinavia's largest: 201,899 registered community members at the start of 2026, with real numbers estimated well higher.
Oslo's congregations and Ramadan under the midnight sun
Oslo's Central Jamaat-e Ahl-e Sunnat has some six thousand members, making it Norway's largest Muslim congregation. The Baitun Nasr mosque at Furuset opened in 2011 with room for over two thousand. Built and run by the Ahmadiyya community, it is the largest mosque building in the Nordic countries. 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. 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
5:18 AMالفجر
Fajr in Skien — pre-dawn prayer, performed before sunrise
2 rak'aat
Dhuhr
12:07 PMالظهر
Dhuhr in Skien — midday prayer, after the sun passes its zenith
4 rak'aat
Asr
2:11 PMالعصر
Asr in Skien — afternoon prayer, in the late afternoon
4 rak'aat
Maghrib
4:47 PMالمغرب
Maghrib in Skien — sunset prayer, just after sunset
3 rak'aat
Isha
6:53 PMالعشاء
Isha in Skien — night prayer, after twilight has disappeared
4 rak'aat
Skien Prayer Times — October 2026
Full month prayer calendar for Skien, Norway. Calculation method: Muslim World League.
| Date | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Oct 1 | 5:39 AM | 7:26 AM | 1:12 PM | 4:02 PM | 6:55 PM | 8:43 PM |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 5:40 AM | 7:29 AM | 1:12 PM | 4:00 PM | 6:52 PM | 8:40 PM |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 5:42 AM | 7:31 AM | 1:12 PM | 3:58 PM | 6:49 PM | 8:38 PM |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 5:43 AM | 7:33 AM | 1:11 PM | 3:55 PM | 6:46 PM | 8:36 PM |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 5:45 AM | 7:35 AM | 1:11 PM | 3:53 PM | 6:43 PM | 8:34 PM |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 5:46 AM | 7:38 AM | 1:11 PM | 3:51 PM | 6:40 PM | 8:32 PM |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 5:48 AM | 7:40 AM | 1:10 PM | 3:49 PM | 6:37 PM | 8:30 PM |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 5:50 AM | 7:42 AM | 1:10 PM | 3:47 PM | 6:35 PM | 8:27 PM |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 5:51 AM | 7:45 AM | 1:10 PM | 3:45 PM | 6:32 PM | 8:25 PM |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 5:53 AM | 7:47 AM | 1:10 PM | 3:42 PM | 6:29 PM | 8:23 PM |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 5:54 AM | 7:49 AM | 1:09 PM | 3:40 PM | 6:26 PM | 8:21 PM |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 5:56 AM | 7:52 AM | 1:09 PM | 3:38 PM | 6:23 PM | 8:19 PM |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 5:58 AM | 7:54 AM | 1:09 PM | 3:36 PM | 6:20 PM | 8:17 PM |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 5:59 AM | 7:57 AM | 1:09 PM | 3:34 PM | 6:17 PM | 8:15 PM |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 6:01 AM | 7:59 AM | 1:08 PM | 3:32 PM | 6:15 PM | 8:13 PM |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 6:02 AM | 8:01 AM | 1:08 PM | 3:29 PM | 6:12 PM | 8:11 PM |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 6:04 AM | 8:04 AM | 1:08 PM | 3:27 PM | 6:09 PM | 8:09 PM |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 6:06 AM | 8:06 AM | 1:08 PM | 3:25 PM | 6:06 PM | 8:07 PM |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 6:07 AM | 8:09 AM | 1:08 PM | 3:23 PM | 6:03 PM | 8:05 PM |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 6:09 AM | 8:11 AM | 1:07 PM | 3:21 PM | 6:01 PM | 8:03 PM |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 6:11 AM | 8:13 AM | 1:07 PM | 3:19 PM | 5:58 PM | 8:01 PM |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 6:12 AM | 8:16 AM | 1:07 PM | 3:17 PM | 5:55 PM | 7:59 PM |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 6:14 AM | 8:18 AM | 1:07 PM | 3:15 PM | 5:53 PM | 7:57 PM |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 6:16 AM | 8:21 AM | 1:07 PM | 3:13 PM | 5:50 PM | 7:55 PM |
| Sun, Oct 25Today | 5:18 AM | 7:23 AM | 12:07 PM | 2:11 PM | 4:47 PM | 6:53 PM |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 5:19 AM | 7:25 AM | 12:07 PM | 2:09 PM | 4:45 PM | 6:51 PM |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 5:21 AM | 7:28 AM | 12:06 PM | 2:07 PM | 4:42 PM | 6:49 PM |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 5:23 AM | 7:30 AM | 12:06 PM | 2:05 PM | 4:39 PM | 6:47 PM |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 5:24 AM | 7:33 AM | 12:06 PM | 2:03 PM | 4:37 PM | 6:45 PM |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 5:26 AM | 7:35 AM | 12:06 PM | 2:01 PM | 4:34 PM | 6:43 PM |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 5:28 AM | 7:38 AM | 12:06 PM | 1:59 PM | 4:32 PM | 6:41 PM |
Skien times are approximate and may vary by 1–2 minutes from your local Skien mosque — verify with your imam.
Skien Prayer Times — FAQ
What direction is Qibla from Skien?
The Qibla direction from Skien, Norway is 137° from true north. Face southeast toward Mecca, Saudi Arabia, which lies 4,835 km (3,005 miles) away.
How long is the fast in Skien?
The longest daily fast in Skien is about 19h 22m, around June. The shortest is about 8h 40m, in December. That is a swing of 10h 42m across the year, set by the city's latitude of 59.21°N. Both are measured from Fajr to Maghrib with the Muslim World League method.
How do Muslims in northern Norway fast when the sun never sets?
Norway handles this by adopted convention. When Ramadan falls in the midnight-sun months, guidance allows following Mecca's schedule, or that of 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.
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