This year, the Muslim holy month of Ramadan will likely begin on Tuesday April 13. The rapid pre-sunrise to sunset lasts from 10 to 21 hours depending on where you are in the world.
Fasting involves abstinence from eating, drinking, smoking, and having sex to achieve greater “taqwa,” or God-consciousness.
Ramadan begins 10 to 12 days earlier each year. This is because the Islamic calendar is based on the “Hijri” lunar calendar with months ranging from 29 to 30 days. The next time Ramadan begins around April 13 will be in about 33 years, which is the year 2054.
The number of daylight hours varies from country to country. Muslims living in the southernmost countries of the world such as Chile or New Zealand will fast an average of 11 hours while those living in northern countries such as Iceland or Norway will fast for more than 18 hours.
For Muslims living in the northern hemisphere, the number of fasting hours will be a bit shorter this year and will continue to decline until 2032, when Ramadan falls during the winter solstice – the shortest day. of the year. After that, the fasting hours will increase until the summer solstice – the longest day of the year in the North. For Muslims living south of the equator, the opposite will happen.
Below are the number of fasting hours in cities around the world. The actual hours and hours of fasting will vary from day to day, as will the methods of calculation:
In northernmost cities such as Longyearbyen, Norway, where the sun does not set from April 20 to August 22, religious rulings, or fatwas, have been issued to follow timetables in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, or in the nearest Muslim country.
– Nuuk, Greenland: 7-8 p.m.
– Reykjavik, Iceland: 7-8 p.m.
– Helsinki, Finland: 6-7 p.m.
– Stockholm, Sweden: 5-6 p.m.
– Glasgow, Scotland, UK: 5-6 p.m.
– Oslo, Norway: 5-6 p.m.
– Copenhagen, Denmark: 5-6 p.m.
– Moscow, Russia: 5-6 p.m.
– Berlin, Germany: 4-5 p.m.
– Amsterdam, the Netherlands: 4-5 p.m.
– Warsaw, Poland: 4-5 p.m.
– London, UK: 4-5 p.m.
– Paris, France: 4-5 p.m.
Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan: 4-5 p.m.
– Brussels, Belgium: 4 p.m. – 5 p.m.
– Zurich, Switzerland: 4-5 p.m.
– Bucharest, Romania: 3 p.m. – 4 p.m.
– Ottawa, Canada: 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.
– Sofia, Bulgaria: 3 p.m. – 4 p.m.
– Rome, Italy: 3 p.m. – 4 p.m.
– Madrid, Spain: 3 p.m. – 4 p.m.
– Lisbon, Portugal: 3 p.m. – 4 p.m.
– Athens, Greece: 3 p.m. – 4 p.m.
– Beijing, China: 3 p.m. – 4 p.m.
– Washington, DC, USA: 3 p.m. – 4 p.m.
– Pyongyang, North Korea: 3 p.m. – 4 p.m.
– Ankara, Turkey: 3 p.m. – 4 p.m.
– Rabat, Morocco: 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.
– Tokyo, Japan: 2 to 3 p.m.
– Islamabad, Pakistan: 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.
– Tehran, Iran: 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.
– Baghdad, Iraq: 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.
– Beirut, Lebanon: 2 to 3 p.m.
– Damascus, Syria: 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.
– Cairo, Egypt: 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.
– Jerusalem: 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.
– Kuwait, Kuwait: 14-15 hours
– Gaza City, Palestine: 2 to 3 p.m.
– New Delhi, India: 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.
– Hong Kong: 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.
– Dhaka, Bangladesh: 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.
– Muscat, Oman: 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.
– Kabul, Afghanistan: 2 to 3 p.m.
– Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.
– Doha, Qatar: 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.
– Dubai, UAE: 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.
– Aden, Yemen: 13-14 hours
– Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: 13-14 hours
– Dakar, Senegal: 13-14 hours
– Colombo, Sri Lanka: 13-14 hours
– Bangkok, Thailand: 13-14 hours
– Khartoum, Sudan: 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
-Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: 13-14 hours
– Singapore: 13-14 hours
– Nairobi, Kenya: 13-14 hours
– Luanda, Angola: 12-13 hours
– Jakarta, Indonesia: 12-13 hours
– Brasilia, Brazil: 12-13 hours
– Harare, Zimbabwe: 12-13 hours
– Johannesburg, South Africa: 11-12 hours
– Buenos Aires, Argentina: 11-12 hours
– Ciudad del Este, Paraguay: 11-12 hours
– Cape Town, South Africa: 11-12 hours
– Montevideo, Uruguay: 11-12 hours
– Canberra, Australia: 11-12 hours
– Puerto Montt, Chile: 11-12 hours
– Christchurch, New Zealand: 11-12 a.m.
