Fajr Prayer Times — Cape Town, South Africa – 04:49
Today's Islamic prayer times in Cape Town, South Africa include Fajr, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib and Isha. View the full Muslim prayer timetable for today and the upcoming days.
Fajr Prayer Times
04:49
Cape Town, South Africa · Muslim World League
Today's Salah Times in Cape Town
A 85-minute window between Fajr and sunrise is your daily appointment with stillness in Cape Town.
Thirty-Day Trajectory
In thirty days Fajr will be 42 minutes earlier than today’s 04:49 — a tangible reminder that prayer times track the sun, not the clock.
Blue Hour Geometry
The blue hour over Cape Town fills roughly the second half of the 85-minute dawn window, ending at 06:14.
For Caregivers
For parents of small children, sleeping by 21:19 for a 04:49 prayer in Cape Town is rarely about tidiness — it is about claiming a single quiet ten minutes that belong only to Allah.
Length of the Night
Tonight in Cape Town the dark hours stretch about 24h 0m from Maghrib to Fajr at 04:49 — your sleep window naturally fits inside it.
A Stricter Fajr Angle
Cape Town uses an 18°-class angle — among the most cautious — pulling today’s Fajr at 04:49 a few minutes earlier than 15° schemes would.
Annual Swing
Across the year Fajr in Cape Town swings about 155 minutes between 03:47 and 06:22 — a measurable footprint of the earth’s tilt.
Thursday Fasting
A Thursday fast in Cape Town starts with suhoor before Fajr at 04:49 — the same prayer, a different posture for the rest of the day.
Dawn at 18°
Today’s 04:49 occurs the moment the sun reaches 18° beneath Cape Town’s horizon — a measurement the unaided eye cannot make, which is why the calendar matters.