Tønsberg Prayer Times
Accurate Islamic prayer times in Tønsberg, Norway — updated daily
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Prayer Times in Tønsberg, Norway
Prayer times in Tønsberg are worked out each day from the city's coordinates (59.27°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.
Tønsberg's times use the Muslim World League method. That is the standard followed by most mosques in Norway. They are drawn from Tønsberg's own coordinates (59.2675°N, 10.4076°E). The schedule updates automatically at midnight, with no manual setting.
How Tønsberg's prayer times are worked out
From Tønsberg, the Qibla is 138° from true north. Face southeast to pray toward the Kaaba. It lies 4,810 km (2,989 miles) away in a straight line across the globe. Every time on this page is worked out from Tønsberg's own coordinates (59.27°N, 10.41°E), not a national average. That is why Tønsberg's times and its Qibla differ a little from cities a short distance away.
One local quirk shapes the Tønsberg timetable: midday prayer does not land at 12:00. Tønsberg lies well west inside its Oslo time zone. So the sun peaks about 27 minutes after clock noon. Dhuhr follows the sun, not the clock — today it falls at 12:03 PM. Across the year, the fast here runs from about 19h 22m near June down to 8h 39m in December.
The Fajr and Isha angles for Tønsberg 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, Fredrikstad and Sarpsborg. Each is only a few minutes off Tønsberg's clock.
Nearby: Sandefjord prayer times · Fredrikstad prayer times · Sarpsborg prayer times · Skien prayer times · Drammen 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
5:14 AMالفجر
Fajr in Tønsberg — pre-dawn prayer, performed before sunrise
2 rak'aat
Dhuhr
12:03 PMالظهر
Dhuhr in Tønsberg — midday prayer, after the sun passes its zenith
4 rak'aat
Asr
2:07 PMالعصر
Asr in Tønsberg — afternoon prayer, in the late afternoon
4 rak'aat
Maghrib
4:44 PMالمغرب
Maghrib in Tønsberg — sunset prayer, just after sunset
3 rak'aat
Isha
6:49 PMالعشاء
Isha in Tønsberg — night prayer, after twilight has disappeared
4 rak'aat
Tønsberg Prayer Times — October 2026
Full month prayer calendar for Tønsberg, Norway. Calculation method: Muslim World League.
| Date | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Oct 1 | 5:35 AM | 7:23 AM | 1:09 PM | 3:59 PM | 6:52 PM | 8:39 PM |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 5:37 AM | 7:25 AM | 1:09 PM | 3:57 PM | 6:49 PM | 8:37 PM |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 5:39 AM | 7:28 AM | 1:08 PM | 3:54 PM | 6:46 PM | 8:35 PM |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 5:40 AM | 7:30 AM | 1:08 PM | 3:52 PM | 6:43 PM | 8:33 PM |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 5:42 AM | 7:32 AM | 1:08 PM | 3:50 PM | 6:40 PM | 8:31 PM |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 5:43 AM | 7:35 AM | 1:07 PM | 3:48 PM | 6:37 PM | 8:29 PM |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 5:45 AM | 7:37 AM | 1:07 PM | 3:46 PM | 6:34 PM | 8:26 PM |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 5:46 AM | 7:39 AM | 1:07 PM | 3:43 PM | 6:31 PM | 8:24 PM |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 5:48 AM | 7:42 AM | 1:07 PM | 3:41 PM | 6:28 PM | 8:22 PM |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 5:50 AM | 7:44 AM | 1:06 PM | 3:39 PM | 6:26 PM | 8:20 PM |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 5:51 AM | 7:46 AM | 1:06 PM | 3:37 PM | 6:23 PM | 8:18 PM |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 5:53 AM | 7:49 AM | 1:06 PM | 3:35 PM | 6:20 PM | 8:16 PM |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 5:54 AM | 7:51 AM | 1:06 PM | 3:33 PM | 6:17 PM | 8:14 PM |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 5:56 AM | 7:53 AM | 1:05 PM | 3:30 PM | 6:14 PM | 8:12 PM |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 5:58 AM | 7:56 AM | 1:05 PM | 3:28 PM | 6:11 PM | 8:09 PM |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 5:59 AM | 7:58 AM | 1:05 PM | 3:26 PM | 6:09 PM | 8:07 PM |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 6:01 AM | 8:01 AM | 1:05 PM | 3:24 PM | 6:06 PM | 8:05 PM |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 6:03 AM | 8:03 AM | 1:05 PM | 3:22 PM | 6:03 PM | 8:03 PM |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 6:04 AM | 8:05 AM | 1:04 PM | 3:20 PM | 6:00 PM | 8:01 PM |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 6:06 AM | 8:08 AM | 1:04 PM | 3:18 PM | 5:57 PM | 7:59 PM |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 6:08 AM | 8:10 AM | 1:04 PM | 3:16 PM | 5:55 PM | 7:57 PM |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 6:09 AM | 8:13 AM | 1:04 PM | 3:13 PM | 5:52 PM | 7:55 PM |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 6:11 AM | 8:15 AM | 1:04 PM | 3:11 PM | 5:49 PM | 7:53 PM |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 6:13 AM | 8:18 AM | 1:04 PM | 3:09 PM | 5:47 PM | 7:51 PM |
| Sun, Oct 25Today | 5:14 AM | 7:20 AM | 12:03 PM | 2:07 PM | 4:44 PM | 6:49 PM |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 5:16 AM | 7:22 AM | 12:03 PM | 2:05 PM | 4:41 PM | 6:47 PM |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 5:18 AM | 7:25 AM | 12:03 PM | 2:03 PM | 4:39 PM | 6:46 PM |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 5:20 AM | 7:27 AM | 12:03 PM | 2:01 PM | 4:36 PM | 6:44 PM |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 5:21 AM | 7:30 AM | 12:03 PM | 1:59 PM | 4:33 PM | 6:42 PM |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 5:23 AM | 7:32 AM | 12:03 PM | 1:57 PM | 4:31 PM | 6:40 PM |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 5:25 AM | 7:35 AM | 12:03 PM | 1:55 PM | 4:28 PM | 6:38 PM |
Tønsberg times are approximate and may vary by 1–2 minutes from your local Tønsberg mosque — verify with your imam.
Tønsberg Prayer Times — FAQ
What direction is Qibla from Tønsberg?
The Qibla direction from Tønsberg, Norway is 138° from true north. Face southeast toward Mecca, Saudi Arabia, which lies 4,810 km (2,989 miles) away.
How long is the fast in Tønsberg?
The longest daily fast in Tønsberg is about 19h 22m, around June. The shortest is about 8h 39m, in December. That is a swing of 10h 43m across the year, set by the city's latitude of 59.27°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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