Prayer Times in Denmark
Prayer times in Denmark for 67 cities, calculated with the Muslim World League method and each city's own time zone.
Which prayer time method is used in Denmark?
The Muslim World League method (Fajr 18°, Isha 17°) is widely used by mosques in Denmark. Standard Asr is the default; switch to Hanafi on any city page. In the far north the seventh-of-the-night rule keeps summer Fajr and Isha practical.
- Method
- Muslim World League
- Fajr / Isha
- 18° / 17°
- Asr
- Standard
- Cities
- 67
Calculated in each city's own time zone.
Largest cities in Denmark
Islamic (Hijri) calendar in Denmark
Today in Copenhagen, Saturday, 14 November 2026 is 4 Jumada al-Akhirah 1448 AH.
The calendar follows Denmark's own month starts (calculated moon-sighting rule or announced dates), with today's date taken in the capital, Copenhagen. Tap a day for its prayer times. Communities in Denmark do not all start a month on the same day: some follow Saudi Arabia, others a local sighting or an astronomical calculation, so a date can differ by one day. Check your own mosque for Ramadan and Eid. Full Hijri calendar and date converter
Prayer times by region
Capital Region 28 cities
Central Jutland 11 cities
North Denmark 4 cities
South Denmark 12 cities
Zealand 12 cities
How prayer times are calculated in Denmark
The Muslim World League method (Fajr 18°, Isha 17°) is widely used by mosques in Denmark. Standard Asr is the default; switch to Hanafi on any city page. In the far north the seventh-of-the-night rule keeps summer Fajr and Isha practical.
- Method
- Muslim World League
- Fajr
- 18°
- Isha
- 17°
- Asr
- Standard
- Cities
- 67
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Muslims and mosques in Denmark
Denmark does not record the religion of its citizens, so figures for Muslims are researchers' estimates. The scholar Brian Arly Jacobsen of the University of Copenhagen estimated in 2020 that there were about 256,000 Muslims, 4.4% of the population, after revising down an earlier estimate of 320,000. He put the number at about 30,000 in 1980, just 0.6% of the population, and the BBC reported about 270,000 in 2005. More than 70% of Danish Muslims are Danish citizens. By origin, Jacobsen's 2014 figures show Turks as the largest group with 22.2%, followed by Iraqis (10.2%), Lebanese (9.5%), Pakistanis (8.7%), Somalis (7.3%) and Afghans (6.3%).
Muslim life in Denmark is mostly in the cities. In 2015 Jacobsen found that 47.4% of Danish Muslims lived in Greater Copenhagen, 9.4% in Aarhus and 5.5% in Odense. There were about 115 mosques in 2006 and 161 in 2017, according to a survey by Aarhus University. The Nusrat Jahan Mosque in Hvidovre, built in 1967 for the Ahmadiyya community, is among the earliest purpose-built ones.
The community is organised in many bodies that rarely agree. They include Islamisk Trossamfund, a Sunni group with strong Salafi tendencies, Muslimer i Dialog, which is largely Sunni, Foreningen Salam, which is run by Shia women, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, and Democratic Muslims, founded in 2006 by Naser Khader. There are also Muslim schools: the first opened in Helsingør in 1978, more than 30 have opened since, and the largest, Dia Privatskole in Nørrebro, has about 410 students, although most Muslim children attend public schools. The publication of twelve cartoons of the Prophet in the newspaper Jyllands-Posten in September 2005 led to protests around the world, and it remains an important background to public debate about Islam in Denmark.
For prayer times, Denmark lies between about 54.5 and 57.8 degrees north, so in June twilight never completely ends and Fajr and Isha are calculated with a high-latitude rule. On this site's calculation the fast from Fajr to Maghrib in Copenhagen lasts about 18 and a half hours on 21 June and 9 and a half hours on 21 December. Clocks move forward in March and back in October. Danish mosques serve members from many countries, so the start of Ramadan and Eid may differ between neighbouring congregations, and each mosque sets its own congregation times, which this site does not publish.
Sources, checked 2026-10: Wikipedia: Islam in Denmark; Wikipedia: Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy.
Prayer times in Denmark: common questions
How many cities in Denmark does Awqatly cover?
67 cities and towns in Denmark. Every one has its own page with today's prayer times, the next prayer, a monthly timetable and the qibla direction.
How are prayer times calculated in Denmark?
For each city we use its own latitude, longitude and time zone with the Muslim World League method (Fajr 18°, Isha 17°) and Standard Asr. These are the astronomical start times of each prayer.
Which Asr time does Denmark use?
We show Standard Asr first for Denmark, and every city page also shows the other school so you can choose. The difference is the length of the shadow that marks the start of Asr.
Do the times change during the year in Denmark?
Yes. The sun's path shifts every day, so every prayer moves a little daily. The gap between Fajr and Maghrib is longest in summer and shortest in winter, and more so the further a city is from the equator.
Are these times the same as my local mosque's timetable?
These are the start times of each prayer. Mosques publish congregation (jamaat) times, usually a few minutes to an hour later, and some add safety minutes. We do not publish congregation times, so check with your mosque.
How do I find the prayer times for my city in Denmark?
Choose your city from the lists on this page, search for it, or allow your location on the home page. A city page shows today's times, a monthly timetable, the qibla and the mosques nearby.