Fajr Prayer Times — Sokoto, Nigeria – 04:56
Today's Islamic prayer times in Sokoto, Nigeria include Fajr, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib and Isha. View the full Muslim prayer timetable for today and the upcoming days.
Fajr Prayer Times
04:56
Sokoto, Nigeria · Muslim World League
Today's Salah Times in Sokoto
Fajr at 04:56 in Sokoto is a daily test of discipline; the believer who stands once trains the heart for years.
A Stricter Fajr Angle
Sokoto uses an 18°-class angle — among the most cautious — pulling today’s Fajr at 04:56 a few minutes earlier than 15° schemes would.
Longitude Footprint
Each 1° of longitude shifts Fajr by roughly four minutes — Sokoto sits at 5.2° east, anchoring its dawn at 04:56.
For Caregivers
For parents of small children, sleeping by 21:26 for a 04:56 prayer in Sokoto is rarely about tidiness — it is about claiming a single quiet ten minutes that belong only to Allah.
Nearest Praying City
The closest sister city for comparison is Gusau, about 183 km from Sokoto — its Fajr differs by only 4 minute(s).
Around the Summer Solstice
Near June 21 in Sokoto Fajr falls close to 04:55, the earliest of its annual swing.
The Coolest Air of the Day
Air over Sokoto is typically at its coldest a few minutes after 04:56 — a small physical reminder of the prayer’s privilege.
This Week’s Movement
Over the next seven days Fajr in Sokoto drifts 2 minutes earlier — about 1 minute(s) per day, almost invisible without tracking.
Latitude Meets Angle
At 13.1° latitude, a 18° solar depression produces today’s 77-minute dawn window in Sokoto — different latitudes at the same angle yield very different windows.