Fajr Prayer Times — Ziguinchor, Senegal – 05:44
Today's Islamic prayer times in Ziguinchor, Senegal include Fajr, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib and Isha. View the full Muslim prayer timetable for today and the upcoming days.
Fajr Prayer Times
05:44
Ziguinchor, Senegal · Muslim World League
Today's Salah Times in Ziguinchor
Dawn breaks over Ziguinchor at 05:44. Meet it in sujood and the rest of the day arranges itself.
Mountains and Horizons
In hilly parts of Ziguinchor, sunrise visually arrives later than 06:55 — the calendar Fajr at 05:44 is unchanged, but visible dawn varies by neighbourhood.
Across National Borders
The same minute east or west of Ziguinchor can carry a different timezone but never a different sun — 05:44 reflects place, not paperwork.
Recommended Bedtime in Ziguinchor
Sleeping by 22:14 delivers around 7 hours of rest plus a 30-minute buffer for wudu before Fajr at 05:44.
Dawn Across the Year
In Ziguinchor the dawn window oscillates between brief winter mornings and stretched summer hours — today’s 71 minutes between 05:44 and 06:55 sit somewhere on that arc.
Hemisphere & Season
Ziguinchor sits in the northern hemisphere, so its Fajr arc inverts that of the opposite half of the planet — today’s 05:44 reflects that orientation.
Astronomical → Nautical → Civil
Fajr at 05:44 in Ziguinchor marks the start of astronomical dawn; nautical and civil dawn follow before 06:55 brings the sun above the horizon.
Why Muslim World League Here
Local authorities use the Muslim World League method, fixing dawn at 18° below the horizon — that single choice produces today’s Fajr at 05:44.
City Coordinates
Ziguinchor is anchored at 12.6° latitude, 16.3° west — those numbers are what the calendar quietly uses to compute today’s 05:44.