Prayer Times in Lagos, Lagos

Gregorian: Friday, 16 October 2026 Hijri: 5 Jumada al-Ula 1448 AH

Prayer times in Lagos today start with Fajr at 05:23 and end with Isha at 19:37, calculated for the city's own time zone using the Muslim World League method.

Next: Fajr 05:23

Local time in Lagos

Fajr 05:23
Sunrise 06:33
Dhuhr 12:33
Asr 15:50
Maghrib 18:31
Isha 19:37

Asr (Hanafi) 16:50

Mosque iqamah (congregation) times can differ from these start times. Find your mosque

What are the prayer times in Lagos today?

Today's prayer times in Lagos (Friday, 16 October 2026): Fajr 05:23, sunrise 06:33, Dhuhr 12:33, Asr 15:50, Maghrib 18:31 and Isha 19:37.

Next prayer: Fajr 05:23
Hijri: 5 Jumada al-Ula 1448 AH
Method: Muslim World League
Asr: Standard
Qibla: 63.2° ENE

Updated Friday, 16 October 2026. Calculated with the Muslim World League method for Lagos's coordinates and time zone.

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Lagos prayer timetable October 2026

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Lagos salah timetable, October 2026: Fajr, sunrise, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib and Isha (salat times)
Date	Hijri	Fajr	Sunrise	Dhuhr	Asr (Standard)	Asr (Hanafi)	Maghrib	Isha
Thu 1	20 Rabi al-Thani	05:25	06:34	12:37	15:50	16:54	18:38	19:43
Fri 2	21	05:25	06:34	12:37	15:50	16:54	18:37	19:42
Sat 3	22	05:25	06:34	12:36	15:50	16:54	18:37	19:42
Sun 4	23	05:25	06:34	12:36	15:50	16:54	18:36	19:42
Mon 5	24	05:24	06:34	12:36	15:50	16:53	18:36	19:41
Tue 6	25	05:24	06:34	12:36	15:50	16:53	18:35	19:41
Wed 7	26	05:24	06:33	12:35	15:50	16:53	18:35	19:40
Thu 8	27	05:24	06:33	12:35	15:50	16:52	18:35	19:40
Fri 9	28	05:24	06:33	12:35	15:50	16:52	18:34	19:39
Sat 10	29	05:24	06:33	12:34	15:50	16:52	18:34	19:39
Sun 11	30	05:24	06:33	12:34	15:50	16:52	18:33	19:39
Mon 12	1 Jumada al-Ula	05:23	06:33	12:34	15:50	16:51	18:33	19:38
Tue 13	2	05:23	06:33	12:34	15:50	16:51	18:32	19:38
Wed 14	3	05:23	06:33	12:33	15:50	16:51	18:32	19:38
Thu 15	4	05:23	06:33	12:33	15:50	16:51	18:32	19:37
Fri 16	5	05:23	06:33	12:33	15:50	16:50	18:31	19:37
Sat 17	6	05:23	06:33	12:33	15:50	16:50	18:31	19:37
Sun 18	7	05:23	06:33	12:33	15:50	16:50	18:30	19:36
Mon 19	8	05:23	06:33	12:32	15:50	16:50	18:30	19:36
Tue 20	9	05:23	06:33	12:32	15:50	16:50	18:30	19:36
Wed 21	10	05:22	06:33	12:32	15:50	16:49	18:29	19:36
Thu 22	11	05:22	06:33	12:32	15:51	16:49	18:29	19:35
Fri 23	12	05:22	06:33	12:32	15:51	16:49	18:29	19:35
Sat 24	13	05:22	06:33	12:32	15:51	16:49	18:29	19:35
Sun 25	14	05:22	06:33	12:31	15:51	16:49	18:28	19:35
Mon 26	15	05:22	06:33	12:31	15:51	16:48	18:28	19:34
Tue 27	16	05:22	06:33	12:31	15:51	16:48	18:28	19:34
Wed 28	17	05:22	06:33	12:31	15:51	16:48	18:28	19:34
Thu 29	18	05:22	06:33	12:31	15:51	16:48	18:27	19:34
Fri 30	19	05:22	06:33	12:31	15:51	16:48	18:27	19:34
Sat 31	20	05:22	06:33	12:31	15:51	16:48	18:27	19:34

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Qibla from Lagos

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Ramadan 2027 in Lagos

Ramadan 1448 AH is expected to begin on 8 February 2027, subject to moon sighting.

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Salah times Lagos: calculation method and Asr

Method: Muslim World League. Asr: Standard.

Method

Asr

Standard (Shafi, Maliki, Hanbali) Hanafi

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

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

Fajr time Lagos

Fajr in Lagos today is at 05:23. Tomorrow it is at 05:23 (same time).

Dhuhr time Lagos

Dhuhr in Lagos today is at 12:33. Tomorrow it is at 12:33 (same time).

Asr time Lagos

Asr in Lagos today is at 15:50. Tomorrow it is at 15:50 (same time).

Maghrib time Lagos

Maghrib in Lagos today is at 18:31. Tomorrow it is at 18:31 (same time).

Isha time Lagos

Isha in Lagos today is at 19:37. Tomorrow it is at 19:37 (same time).

Jummah time Lagos

Friday prayer (Jummah) replaces Dhuhr on Fridays. The calculated Dhuhr start in Lagos this Friday is 12:33; the khutbah and congregation times are set by each masjid, so check with your local mosque.

Islamic prayer times in Lagos across the year

Across 2026, Fajr in Lagos moves between 05:15 and 05:53, and Maghrib between 18:26 and 19:06. The longest fasting day, dawn to sunset, is 13h 47m on 18 June; the shortest is 13h 00m on 2 January.

Earliest Fajr: 05:1521 May
Latest Fajr: 05:533 February
Earliest Maghrib: 18:263 November
Latest Maghrib: 19:065 July
Longest fasting day: 13h 47m18 June
Shortest fasting day: 13h 00m2 January
Qibla: 63.2° ENE4,253 km
Daylight saving: —Africa/Lagos

Lagos does not change its clocks; times stay on Africa/Lagos all year. How times are calculated

Lagos, the Sun and the clock

Lagos is in Lagos and has about 15,000,000 people. Lagos lies 11.6° west of the 15° E meridian that its time zone is based on. The Sun therefore reaches its highest point about 46 minutes after 12:00 on average, around 12:46, and Dhuhr comes later than the clock suggests.

Lagos lies within the tropics. Around 7 April and 7 September the Sun passes straight overhead at Dhuhr, and upright objects cast almost no shadow at noon. Day length hardly changes in Lagos, from 11h 45m to 12h 30m through the year, so prayer times move only a little from season to season.

Maghrib time Lagos 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 Lagos, calculated with the same method.

Fajr and Maghrib near Lagos, Friday, 16 October 2026
City	Distance	Fajr	Maghrib	Maghrib vs Lagos
Lagos	—	05:23	18:31	—
Obalende	2 km	05:23	18:31	same time
Makoko	5 km	05:23	18:31	same time
Surulere	7 km	05:23	18:31	same time
Aliayabiagba	7 km	05:23	18:31	same time
Ajegunle	7 km	05:23	18:31	same time
Lekki	9 km	05:23	18:31	same time
Mushin	9 km	05:23	18:31	same time
Shomolu	10 km	05:23	18:31	same time
Oshodi	13 km	05:23	18:31	same time
Ikeja	17 km	05:23	18:31	same time

Muslim prayer times near Lagos

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The Muslim community in Lagos

Lagos lies in the south-west, where the Nigeria page says Lagos, Ogun, Oyo and Osun have Muslim majorities, but the pages opened for this text give no figure for the share of Muslims in the city or in Lagos State. Wikipedia lists 8,048,430 people for metropolitan Lagos in the 2006 census and a Lagos State Government estimate of 17,803,700 for 2025. The Yoruba predominate, the settlement on Lagos Island was founded by the Awori, a Yoruba subgroup, in the 15th century, and all Nigerian ethnic groups are found in the city. Islam and Christianity are the dominant religions in the state, and non-native residents include Hausa, Igbo, Edo, Efik, Fulani, Nupe and others.

Islam reached Yoruba towns through itinerant traders and spread widely in the 18th and 19th centuries; a list of early mosques gives Lagos the year 1774, and Oba Kosoko gave the faith royal support after returning from exile in Epe, with no year stated. The Shitta-Bey Mosque on Martins Ereko Street, financed by the businessman Mohammed Shitta Bey and supervised by the Brazilian architect Joao Baptista da Costa, was completed on 7 February 1892 and opened on 4 July 1894 in Afro-Brazilian style. It was designated a National Monument in 2013. The Lagos Central Mosque was opened on 28 May 1988 by President Babangida to replace an older mosque that was demolished in 1983; its prayer hall measures 750 square metres. In 2014 a court upheld a ban on the hijab in Lagos State schools, and in 2016 it was overturned as discriminatory against Muslim pupils.

For prayer times, Lagos lies at 6.5 degrees north and keeps West Africa Time, UTC+1, without daylight saving. On this site's calculation the fast from Fajr to Maghrib in Lagos lasts about 14 hours on 21 June and 13 hours on 21 December. The day length changes little through the year, so Fajr, Maghrib and Isha move by only a few minutes between seasons. The Nigeria page describes how the Sultan of Sokoto usually announces Ramadan and Eid after reports from moon-sighting committees. The congregation times are set by each mosque.

Sources, checked 2026-10: Wikipedia: Lagos; Wikipedia: Lagos State; Wikipedia: Islam in Nigeria; Wikipedia: Shitta-Bey Mosque; Wikipedia: Lagos Central Mosque.

Fajr, Maghrib and Isha time in Lagos: common questions

What time is Fajr in Lagos today?

Fajr in Lagos today is at 05:23. Dawn prayer begins when the sun is 18° below the horizon under the Muslim World League method; sunrise follows at 06:33.

What time is Maghrib in Lagos?

Maghrib in Lagos today is at 18:31, at sunset. It is also the time the fast opens during Ramadan.

When is Isha in Lagos?

Isha in Lagos today begins at 19:37, when evening twilight ends.

What time is Jummah in Lagos?

Jummah replaces Dhuhr on Friday. Dhuhr in Lagos on Friday 16 October starts at 12:33; the congregation time is set by each mosque.

Can I download Lagos prayer times as a PDF?

Yes. Press “Download PDF” above the monthly timetable on this page and choose “Save as PDF” in the print window. You get one A4 page for the month you are viewing, with Fajr, Sunrise, Dhuhr, Asr (Standard and Hanafi), Maghrib and Isha for every day, the Hijri dates and the calculation method. It is free to print and share.