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Prayer Times in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia

Prayer times in Essen today start with Fajr at 05:42 and end with Isha at 21:03, calculated for the city's own time zone using the Diyanet (Turkey) method.

Gregorian: Sunday, 27 September 2026 Hijri: 16 Rabi al-Thani 1448 AH

Next: Fajr 05:43
Fajr 05:42, Sunrise 07:19, Dhuhr 13:28, Asr 17:26, Maghrib 19:26, Isha 21:03 Fajr 05:42 Sunrise 07:19 Dhuhr 13:28 Asr 17:26 Maghrib 19:26 Isha 21:03
  • Fajr 05:42
  • Sunrise 07:19
  • Dhuhr 13:28
  • Asr 17:26 Asr (Standard) 16:38
  • Maghrib 19:26
  • Isha 21:03

What are the prayer times in Essen today?

Today's prayer times in Essen (Sunday, 27 September 2026): Fajr 05:42, sunrise 07:19, Dhuhr 13:28, Asr 17:26, Maghrib 19:26 and Isha 21:03.

Next prayer
Fajr 05:43
Hijri
16 Rabi al-Thani 1448 AH
Method
Diyanet (Turkey)
Asr
Hanafi
Qibla
127.3° SE

Updated Sunday, 27 September 2026. Calculated with the Diyanet (Turkey) method for Essen's coordinates and time zone.

Fajr, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib and Isha time in Essen

Each of the five daily prayers in Essen today, with tomorrow's time so you can plan ahead.

Fajr time Essen

Fajr in Essen today is at 05:42. Tomorrow it is at 05:43 (1 min later).

Dhuhr time Essen

Dhuhr in Essen today is at 13:28. Tomorrow it is at 13:28 (same time).

Asr time Essen

Asr in Essen today is at 17:26. Tomorrow it is at 17:24 (2 min earlier).

Maghrib time Essen

Maghrib in Essen today is at 19:26. Tomorrow it is at 19:24 (2 min earlier).

Isha time Essen

Isha in Essen today is at 21:03. Tomorrow it is at 21:01 (2 min earlier).

Salah times Essen: calculation method and Asr

Method: Diyanet (Turkey). Asr: Hanafi. Hanafi Asr is highlighted because it is followed by most mosques in Germany.

Asr

Essen prayer timetable September 2026

Essen salah timetable, September 2026: Fajr, sunrise, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib and Isha (salat times)
Date Hijri Fajr Sunrise Dhuhr Asr (Standard) Asr (Hanafi) Maghrib Isha
Tue 1 19 Rabi al-Awwal 05:15 06:37 13:37 17:18 18:15 20:25 21:48
Wed 2 20 05:16 06:39 13:37 17:17 18:14 20:23 21:46
Thu 3 21 05:17 06:41 13:36 17:15 18:12 20:21 21:45
Fri 4 22 05:18 06:42 13:36 17:14 18:10 20:19 21:43
Sat 5 23 05:19 06:44 13:36 17:12 18:08 20:16 21:41
Sun 6 24 05:20 06:45 13:35 17:11 18:07 20:14 21:40
Mon 7 25 05:21 06:47 13:35 17:10 18:05 20:12 21:38
Tue 8 26 05:22 06:49 13:35 17:08 18:03 20:10 21:36
Wed 9 27 05:23 06:50 13:34 17:07 18:01 20:07 21:34
Thu 10 28 05:24 06:52 13:34 17:05 17:59 20:05 21:33
Fri 11 29 05:25 06:53 13:34 17:03 17:57 20:03 21:31
Sat 12 1 Rabi al-Thani 05:26 06:55 13:33 17:02 17:56 20:00 21:29
Sun 13 2 05:27 06:57 13:33 17:00 17:54 19:58 21:27
Mon 14 3 05:28 06:58 13:33 16:59 17:52 19:56 21:26
Tue 15 4 05:29 07:00 13:32 16:57 17:50 19:54 21:24
Wed 16 5 05:30 07:01 13:32 16:56 17:48 19:51 21:22
Thu 17 6 05:31 07:03 13:31 16:54 17:46 19:49 21:20
Fri 18 7 05:32 07:04 13:31 16:52 17:44 19:47 21:19
Sat 19 8 05:33 07:06 13:31 16:51 17:42 19:44 21:17
Sun 20 9 05:34 07:08 13:30 16:49 17:40 19:42 21:15
Mon 21 10 05:36 07:09 13:30 16:48 17:38 19:40 21:13
Tue 22 11 05:37 07:11 13:30 16:46 17:36 19:37 21:12
Wed 23 12 05:38 07:12 13:29 16:44 17:34 19:35 21:10
Thu 24 13 05:39 07:14 13:29 16:43 17:32 19:33 21:08
Fri 25 14 05:40 07:16 13:29 16:41 17:30 19:31 21:07
Sat 26 15 05:41 07:17 13:28 16:39 17:28 19:28 21:05
Sun 27 16 05:42 07:19 13:28 16:38 17:26 19:26 21:03
Mon 28 17 05:43 07:21 13:28 16:36 17:24 19:24 21:01
Tue 29 18 05:44 07:22 13:27 16:34 17:22 19:21 20:59
Wed 30 19 05:45 07:24 13:27 16:32 17:20 19:19 20:57

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Jummah time Essen

Friday prayer (Jummah) replaces Dhuhr on Fridays. The calculated Dhuhr start in Essen this Friday is 13:26; the khutbah and congregation times are set by each masjid, so check with your local mosque.

Islamic prayer times in Essen across the year

Across 2026, Fajr in Essen moves between 04:11 and 06:34, and Maghrib between 16:30 and 22:00. The longest fasting day, dawn to sunset, is 17h 49m on 20 June; the shortest is 10h 01m on 19 December.

Earliest Fajr
04:1111 June
Latest Fajr
06:341 January
Earliest Maghrib
16:309 December
Latest Maghrib
22:0020 June
Longest fasting day
17h 49m20 June
Shortest fasting day
10h 01m19 December
Qibla
127.3° SE4,377 km
Daylight saving
29 March, 25 OctoberEurope/Berlin

Clocks change on 29 March and 25 October. Prayer times on those days shift by an hour on the clock, not in the sky. Essen is above 48° latitude, so in summer twilight never fully ends. Fajr and Isha then use the seventh-of-the-night rule, a standard high latitude adjustment. How prayer times are calculated

Maghrib time Essen compared with nearby cities

Prayer times shift with longitude: about 4 minutes for every degree east or west. Here is how today's Fajr and Maghrib in nearby places compare with Essen, calculated with the same method.

Fajr and Maghrib near Essen, Sunday, 27 September 2026
City Distance Fajr Maghrib Maghrib vs Essen
Essen—05:4219:26—
Gelsenkirchen 8 km 05:42 19:26 same time
Wattenscheid 9 km 05:41 19:25 1 min earlier
Bottrop 10 km 05:42 19:26 same time
Mülheim 10 km 05:42 19:27 1 min later
Oberhausen 11 km 05:42 19:27 1 min later

Fajr, Maghrib and Isha time in Essen: common questions

What time is Fajr in Essen today?

Fajr in Essen today is at 05:42. Dawn prayer begins when the sun is 18° below the horizon under the Diyanet (Turkey) method; sunrise follows at 07:19.

What time is Maghrib in Essen?

Maghrib in Essen today is at 19:26, at sunset. It is also the time the fast opens during Ramadan.

When is Isha in Essen?

Isha in Essen today begins at 21:03, when evening twilight ends. At this high latitude, summer Isha uses the seventh-of-the-night rule.

What time is Jummah in Essen?

Jummah replaces Dhuhr on Friday. Dhuhr in Essen on Friday 2 October starts at 13:26; the congregation time is set by each mosque.