Prayer Times in South Africa

Top Cities Prayer Times in South Africa

CityFajrDhuhrAsrMaghribIsha
Johannesburg05:2112:0515:0617:2718:43
Cape Town06:0712:4415:3117:5119:13
Durban05:1311:5314:4817:0918:27
Pretoria05:1912:0515:0617:2718:43
Soweto05:2112:0615:0717:2818:44
Port Elizabeth05:3912:1515:0217:2218:44
Pietermaritzburg05:1511:5614:5117:1218:30
Bloemfontein05:3112:1315:0917:2918:47
Rustenburg05:2312:0915:1017:3218:47
East London05:2912:0614:5517:1518:36
Boksburg05:2012:0415:0617:2718:42
Germiston05:2012:0515:0617:2718:43
Centurion05:2012:0515:0617:2718:43
Kimberley05:3712:1815:1517:3618:53
Sandton05:2112:0515:0617:2718:43
Midrand05:2012:0515:0617:2718:43
George05:5112:2815:1517:3518:57
Springs05:1912:0415:0517:2618:41
Polokwane05:1212:0015:0417:2618:40
Nelspruit05:0811:5414:5617:1718:32

Prayer Time Spread Across South Africa

  • Across South Africa, Fajr varies by 59 min between Nelspruit (05:08) and Cape Town (06:07).
  • Maghrib in South Africa ranges from 17:09 in Durban to 17:51 in Cape Town โ€” a 42 min difference.

Today in South Africa

Tuesday, May 19, 2026 โ€” Dhuสปl-Hijjah 2, 1447 AH
Earliest Fajr
Nelspruit โ€” 05:08
Latest Maghrib
Cape Town โ€” 17:51

Fasting Duration by City (Top 20)

CityFajrMaghribFasting Duration
Polokwane05:1217:2612h 14mLongest
Nelspruit05:0817:1712h 9m
Rustenburg05:2317:3212h 9m
Pretoria05:1917:2712h 8m
Soweto05:2117:2812h 7m
Boksburg05:2017:2712h 7m
Germiston05:2017:2712h 7m
Springs05:1917:2612h 7m
Centurion05:2017:2712h 7m
Midrand05:2017:2712h 7m
Johannesburg05:2117:2712h 6m
Sandton05:2117:2712h 6m
Kimberley05:3717:3611h 59m
Bloemfontein05:3117:2911h 58m
Pietermaritzburg05:1517:1211h 57m
Durban05:1317:0911h 56m
East London05:2917:1511h 46m
Cape Town06:0717:5111h 44m
George05:5117:3511h 44m
Port Elizabeth05:3917:2211h 43mShortest

Prayer Interval Breakdown (Top 10 Cities)

CityFajr โ†’ DhuhrDhuhr โ†’ AsrAsr โ†’ MaghribMaghrib โ†’ Isha
Johannesburg6h 44m3h 1m2h 21m1h 16m
Cape Town6h 37m2h 47m2h 20m1h 22m
Durban6h 40m2h 55m2h 21m1h 18m
Pretoria6h 46m3h 1m2h 21m1h 16m
Soweto6h 45m3h 1m2h 21m1h 16m
Port Elizabeth6h 36m2h 47m2h 20m1h 22m
Pietermaritzburg6h 41m2h 55m2h 21m1h 18m
Bloemfontein6h 42m2h 56m2h 20m1h 18m
Rustenburg6h 46m3h 1m2h 22m1h 15m
East London6h 37m2h 49m2h 20m1h 21m

Population Concentration

Over 76% of South Africa's urban population follows prayer times close to Johannesburg.

Closest Prayer Time Matches

Country Prayer Profile

Time Variation
High
Fasting Variation
High
Geographic Impact
High
Population Concentration
Moderate
Calculation Method
Muslim World League

Major Cities for Prayer Times in South Africa