Zürich Prayer Times
Accurate Islamic prayer times in Zürich, Switzerland — updated daily
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Prayer Times in Zürich, Switzerland
Prayer times in Zürich are worked out each day from the city's coordinates (47.37°N). We use the Muslim World League method, the one followed across Switzerland. The five times shift by a minute or two each day as the sun moves. The full month is listed below.
Zürich's times use the Muslim World League method. That is the standard followed by most mosques in Switzerland. They are drawn from Zürich's own coordinates (47.3667°N, 8.5500°E). The schedule updates automatically at midnight, with no manual setting.
How Zürich's prayer times are worked out
From Zürich, the Qibla is 125° from true north. Face southeast to pray toward the Kaaba. It lies 4,018 km (2,497 miles) away in a straight line across the globe. Every time on this page is worked out from Zürich's own coordinates (47.37°N, 8.55°E), not a national average. That is why Zürich's times and its Qibla differ a little from cities a short distance away.
One local quirk shapes the Zürich timetable: midday prayer does not land at 12:00. Zürich lies well west inside its Zurich time zone. So the sun peaks about 34 minutes after clock noon. Dhuhr follows the sun, not the clock — today it falls at 1:31 PM. Across the year, the fast here runs from about 19h 01m near June down to 10h 20m in December.
The Fajr and Isha angles for Zürich 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 Zürich (Kreis 11), Winterthur and Luzern. Each is only a few minutes off Zürich's clock.
Nearby: Zürich (Kreis 11) prayer times · Winterthur prayer times · Luzern prayer times · Konstanz prayer times · Sankt Gallen prayer times
Prayer times for Switzerland's Muslim communities
Muslims make up roughly 5% of Switzerland's population. The great majority have roots in the Balkans (Kosovo, North Macedonia, Bosnia) and Turkey. Arab and other communities live alongside them in Zurich, Geneva, Basel and Lausanne. There is no national timetable; mosques and cantonal associations publish their own. This page applies the Muslim World League calculation (Fajr 18°, Isha 17°) to the city's own coordinates, on Central European Time (UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer). At Switzerland's latitude the summer fast is long and the winter one short.
Two minarets, and a referendum
Switzerland's oldest mosque is the Mahmud Mosque in Zurich, built by the Ahmadiyya community in 1963. It carries the first minaret raised in the country. The largest is the Geneva Mosque at Petit-Saconnex, financed by the Muslim World League. It was inaugurated in 1978 by King Khalid of Saudi Arabia and the Swiss President, and its minaret stands 22 metres. Only a handful of Swiss mosques have minarets at all: a 2009 federal referendum wrote a ban on building new ones into the constitution. Most Swiss Muslims, being Balkan or Turkish, follow the standard first-shadow Asr shown on this page.
Mosques in Zürich
Mosques in and around Zürich include Islamisches Zentrum, Forum des Orients, Mahmud Moschee, Madni Masjid Zurich, Islamisches Kulturzentrum and Albanisch-Islamische Gemeinschaft Zürich. The times on this page are worked out from Zürich'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
4:25 AMالفجر
Fajr in Zürich — pre-dawn prayer, performed before sunrise
2 rak'aat
Dhuhr
1:31 PMالظهر
Dhuhr in Zürich — midday prayer, after the sun passes its zenith
4 rak'aat
Asr
5:23 PMالعصر
Asr in Zürich — afternoon prayer, in the late afternoon
4 rak'aat
Maghrib
8:32 PMالمغرب
Maghrib in Zürich — sunset prayer, just after sunset
3 rak'aat
Isha
10:24 PMالعشاء
Isha in Zürich — night prayer, after twilight has disappeared
4 rak'aat
Zürich Prayer Times — August 2026
Full month prayer calendar for Zürich, Switzerland. Calculation method: Muslim World League.
| Date | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, Aug 1 | 3:46 AM | 6:04 AM | 1:33 PM | 5:36 PM | 9:00 PM | 11:06 PM |
| Sun, Aug 2 | 3:49 AM | 6:05 AM | 1:33 PM | 5:35 PM | 8:58 PM | 11:03 PM |
| Mon, Aug 3 | 3:51 AM | 6:06 AM | 1:33 PM | 5:35 PM | 8:57 PM | 11:01 PM |
| Tue, Aug 4 | 3:53 AM | 6:08 AM | 1:33 PM | 5:34 PM | 8:55 PM | 10:59 PM |
| Wed, Aug 5 | 3:56 AM | 6:09 AM | 1:33 PM | 5:33 PM | 8:54 PM | 10:56 PM |
| Thu, Aug 6 | 3:58 AM | 6:10 AM | 1:33 PM | 5:33 PM | 8:52 PM | 10:54 PM |
| Fri, Aug 7 | 4:01 AM | 6:12 AM | 1:33 PM | 5:32 PM | 8:51 PM | 10:51 PM |
| Sat, Aug 8 | 4:03 AM | 6:13 AM | 1:32 PM | 5:31 PM | 8:49 PM | 10:49 PM |
| Sun, Aug 9 | 4:05 AM | 6:14 AM | 1:32 PM | 5:30 PM | 8:48 PM | 10:46 PM |
| Mon, Aug 10 | 4:07 AM | 6:15 AM | 1:32 PM | 5:30 PM | 8:46 PM | 10:44 PM |
| Tue, Aug 11 | 4:10 AM | 6:17 AM | 1:32 PM | 5:29 PM | 8:44 PM | 10:42 PM |
| Wed, Aug 12 | 4:12 AM | 6:18 AM | 1:32 PM | 5:28 PM | 8:43 PM | 10:39 PM |
| Thu, Aug 13 | 4:14 AM | 6:19 AM | 1:32 PM | 5:27 PM | 8:41 PM | 10:37 PM |
| Fri, Aug 14 | 4:16 AM | 6:21 AM | 1:31 PM | 5:26 PM | 8:39 PM | 10:34 PM |
| Sat, Aug 15 | 4:19 AM | 6:22 AM | 1:31 PM | 5:25 PM | 8:38 PM | 10:32 PM |
| Sun, Aug 16 | 4:21 AM | 6:23 AM | 1:31 PM | 5:25 PM | 8:36 PM | 10:29 PM |
| Mon, Aug 17 | 4:23 AM | 6:25 AM | 1:31 PM | 5:24 PM | 8:34 PM | 10:27 PM |
| Tue, Aug 18Today | 4:25 AM | 6:26 AM | 1:31 PM | 5:23 PM | 8:32 PM | 10:24 PM |
| Wed, Aug 19 | 4:27 AM | 6:27 AM | 1:30 PM | 5:22 PM | 8:31 PM | 10:22 PM |
| Thu, Aug 20 | 4:29 AM | 6:29 AM | 1:30 PM | 5:21 PM | 8:29 PM | 10:19 PM |
| Fri, Aug 21 | 4:31 AM | 6:30 AM | 1:30 PM | 5:20 PM | 8:27 PM | 10:17 PM |
| Sat, Aug 22 | 4:33 AM | 6:31 AM | 1:30 PM | 5:19 PM | 8:25 PM | 10:15 PM |
| Sun, Aug 23 | 4:35 AM | 6:33 AM | 1:29 PM | 5:18 PM | 8:23 PM | 10:12 PM |
| Mon, Aug 24 | 4:37 AM | 6:34 AM | 1:29 PM | 5:17 PM | 8:22 PM | 10:10 PM |
| Tue, Aug 25 | 4:39 AM | 6:35 AM | 1:29 PM | 5:16 PM | 8:20 PM | 10:07 PM |
| Wed, Aug 26 | 4:41 AM | 6:37 AM | 1:29 PM | 5:15 PM | 8:18 PM | 10:05 PM |
| Thu, Aug 27 | 4:43 AM | 6:38 AM | 1:28 PM | 5:13 PM | 8:16 PM | 10:02 PM |
| Fri, Aug 28 | 4:45 AM | 6:39 AM | 1:28 PM | 5:12 PM | 8:14 PM | 10:00 PM |
| Sat, Aug 29 | 4:47 AM | 6:41 AM | 1:28 PM | 5:11 PM | 8:12 PM | 9:57 PM |
| Sun, Aug 30 | 4:49 AM | 6:42 AM | 1:27 PM | 5:10 PM | 8:10 PM | 9:55 PM |
| Mon, Aug 31 | 4:51 AM | 6:43 AM | 1:27 PM | 5:09 PM | 8:08 PM | 9:53 PM |
Zürich times are approximate and may vary by 1–2 minutes from your local Zürich mosque — verify with your imam.
Zürich Prayer Times — FAQ
What direction is Qibla from Zürich?
The Qibla direction from Zürich, Switzerland is 125° from true north. Face southeast toward Mecca, Saudi Arabia, which lies 4,018 km (2,497 miles) away.
How long is the fast in Zürich?
The longest daily fast in Zürich is about 19h 01m, around June. The shortest is about 10h 20m, in December. That is a swing of 8h 41m across the year, set by the city's latitude of 47.37°N. Both are measured from Fajr to Maghrib with the Muslim World League method.
What calculation method do Switzerland's prayer times use?
This page uses the Muslim World League method (Fajr 18°, Isha 17°) on the city's own coordinates. It runs on Central European Time (UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer), a common basis for Western Europe. Switzerland has no official national timetable; mosques publish their own, and most (Balkan and Turkish) use the standard Asr shown here.
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