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Gregorian: Saturday, 17 October 2026 Hijri: 6 Jumada al-Ula 1448 AH
Prayer times in Cape Town today start with Fajr at 04:35 and end with Isha at 20:24, calculated for the city's own time zone using the Muslim World League method.
Local time in Cape Town
Namaz time Cape Town today
- Fajr 04:35
- Sunrise 06:03
- Dhuhr 12:33
- Asr 16:10
- Maghrib 19:01
- Isha 20:24
Asr (Hanafi) 17:10
Mosque iqamah (congregation) times can differ from these start times. Find your mosque
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Open the Zakat al-Fitr calculatorWhat are the prayer times in Cape Town today?
Today's prayer times in Cape Town (Saturday, 17 October 2026): Fajr 04:35, sunrise 06:03, Dhuhr 12:33, Asr 16:10, Maghrib 19:01 and Isha 20:24.
- Next prayer
- Dhuhr 12:33
- Hijri
- 6 Jumada al-Ula 1448 AH
- Method
- Muslim World League
- Asr
- Standard
- Qibla
- 23.4° NNE
Updated Saturday, 17 October 2026. Calculated with the Muslim World League method for Cape Town's coordinates and time zone.
Mosques in Cape Town
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- Noor El Hamedia Mosque
- Palm Tree Mosque
- Nurul Islam Mosque
- Auwal Masjid
- Jumu'a Mosque of Cape Town
- Coowatool Islam Mosque
- Zeenatul Islam Masjid
- Masjid Boorhaanol Islam
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Cape Town prayer timetable October 2026
| Date | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr (Standard) | Asr (Hanafi) | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 19 Rabi al-Thani | 04:59 | 06:23 | 12:37 | 16:08 | 17:03 | 18:49 | 20:08 |
| Fri 2 | 20 | 04:58 | 06:22 | 12:37 | 16:08 | 17:03 | 18:50 | 20:09 |
| Sat 3 | 21 | 04:56 | 06:21 | 12:36 | 16:08 | 17:04 | 18:51 | 20:10 |
| Sun 4 | 22 | 04:55 | 06:19 | 12:36 | 16:09 | 17:04 | 18:51 | 20:11 |
| Mon 5 | 23 | 04:53 | 06:18 | 12:36 | 16:09 | 17:05 | 18:52 | 20:12 |
| Tue 6 | 24 | 04:52 | 06:17 | 12:35 | 16:09 | 17:05 | 18:53 | 20:13 |
| Wed 7 | 25 | 04:50 | 06:15 | 12:35 | 16:09 | 17:06 | 18:53 | 20:14 |
| Thu 8 | 26 | 04:49 | 06:14 | 12:35 | 16:09 | 17:06 | 18:54 | 20:15 |
| Fri 9 | 27 | 04:47 | 06:13 | 12:35 | 16:09 | 17:07 | 18:55 | 20:16 |
| Sat 10 | 28 | 04:46 | 06:11 | 12:34 | 16:09 | 17:07 | 18:56 | 20:17 |
| Sun 11 | 29 | 04:44 | 06:10 | 12:34 | 16:10 | 17:07 | 18:57 | 20:18 |
| Mon 12 | 1 Jumada al-Ula | 04:43 | 06:09 | 12:34 | 16:10 | 17:08 | 18:57 | 20:19 |
| Tue 13 | 2 | 04:41 | 06:08 | 12:34 | 16:10 | 17:08 | 18:58 | 20:20 |
| Wed 14 | 3 | 04:40 | 06:06 | 12:33 | 16:10 | 17:09 | 18:59 | 20:21 |
| Thu 15 | 4 | 04:38 | 06:05 | 12:33 | 16:10 | 17:09 | 19:00 | 20:22 |
| Fri 16 | 5 | 04:37 | 06:04 | 12:33 | 16:10 | 17:10 | 19:01 | 20:23 |
| Sat 17 | 6 | 04:35 | 06:03 | 12:33 | 16:10 | 17:10 | 19:01 | 20:24 |
| Sun 18 | 7 | 04:34 | 06:01 | 12:32 | 16:10 | 17:11 | 19:02 | 20:25 |
| Mon 19 | 8 | 04:32 | 06:00 | 12:32 | 16:11 | 17:11 | 19:03 | 20:26 |
| Tue 20 | 9 | 04:31 | 05:59 | 12:32 | 16:11 | 17:11 | 19:04 | 20:27 |
| Wed 21 | 10 | 04:30 | 05:58 | 12:32 | 16:11 | 17:12 | 19:05 | 20:28 |
| Thu 22 | 11 | 04:28 | 05:57 | 12:32 | 16:11 | 17:12 | 19:06 | 20:29 |
| Fri 23 | 12 | 04:27 | 05:55 | 12:32 | 16:11 | 17:13 | 19:06 | 20:30 |
| Sat 24 | 13 | 04:25 | 05:54 | 12:32 | 16:11 | 17:13 | 19:07 | 20:31 |
| Sun 25 | 14 | 04:24 | 05:53 | 12:31 | 16:11 | 17:14 | 19:08 | 20:32 |
| Mon 26 | 15 | 04:22 | 05:52 | 12:31 | 16:12 | 17:14 | 19:09 | 20:33 |
| Tue 27 | 16 | 04:21 | 05:51 | 12:31 | 16:12 | 17:15 | 19:10 | 20:35 |
| Wed 28 | 17 | 04:20 | 05:50 | 12:31 | 16:12 | 17:15 | 19:11 | 20:36 |
| Thu 29 | 18 | 04:18 | 05:49 | 12:31 | 16:12 | 17:16 | 19:12 | 20:37 |
| Fri 30 | 19 | 04:17 | 05:48 | 12:31 | 16:12 | 17:16 | 19:13 | 20:38 |
| Sat 31 | 20 | 04:16 | 05:47 | 12:31 | 16:12 | 17:17 | 19:14 | 20:39 |
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Method: Muslim World League. Asr: Standard.
Fajr, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib and Isha time in Cape Town
Each of the five daily prayers in Cape Town today, with tomorrow's time so you can plan ahead.
Fajr time Cape Town
Fajr in Cape Town today is at 04:35. Tomorrow it is at 04:34 (1 min earlier).
Dhuhr time Cape Town
Dhuhr in Cape Town today is at 12:33. Tomorrow it is at 12:32 (1 min earlier).
Asr time Cape Town
Asr in Cape Town today is at 16:10. Tomorrow it is at 16:10 (same time).
Maghrib time Cape Town
Maghrib in Cape Town today is at 19:01. Tomorrow it is at 19:02 (1 min later).
Isha time Cape Town
Isha in Cape Town today is at 20:24. Tomorrow it is at 20:25 (1 min later).
Jummah time Cape Town
Friday prayer (Jummah) replaces Dhuhr on Fridays. The calculated Dhuhr start in Cape Town this Friday is 12:32; the khutbah and congregation times are set by each masjid, so check with your local mosque.
Islamic prayer times in Cape Town across the year
Across 2026, Fajr in Cape Town moves between 03:45 and 06:23, and Maghrib between 17:44 and 20:01. The longest fasting day, dawn to sunset, is 16h 10m on 19 December; the shortest is 11h 23m on 17 June.
- Earliest Fajr
- 03:456 December
- Latest Fajr
- 06:2325 June
- Earliest Maghrib
- 17:445 June
- Latest Maghrib
- 20:011 January
- Longest fasting day
- 16h 10m19 December
- Shortest fasting day
- 11h 23m17 June
- Qibla
- 23.4° NNE6,558 km
- Daylight saving
- —Africa/Johannesburg
Cape Town does not change its clocks; times stay on Africa/Johannesburg all year. How times are calculated
Cape Town, the Sun and the clock
Cape Town is the main city of Western Cape, home to about 4,800,000 people. Cape Town lies 11.6° west of the 30° 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.
The Sun never stands straight overhead in Cape Town: at Dhuhr it climbs to about 80° above the horizon in December and only 33° in June, so noon shadows are much longer in June. Days in Cape Town range from 9h 53m in June to 14h 25m in December, a difference of 4h 32m, and Fajr, Maghrib and Isha shift with them. As Cape Town is in the southern hemisphere, its longest days come in December and January, and so do its longest fasts whenever Ramadan falls then.
Maghrib time Cape Town 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 Cape Town, calculated with the same method.
| City | Distance | Fajr | Maghrib | Maghrib vs Cape Town |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Town | — | 04:35 | 19:01 | — |
| Rondebosch | 6 km | 04:35 | 19:01 | same time |
| Athlone | 9 km | 04:35 | 19:01 | same time |
| Lansdowne | 10 km | 04:35 | 19:01 | same time |
| Retreat | 15 km | 04:35 | 19:01 | same time |
| Muizenberg | 20 km | 04:35 | 19:01 | same time |
| Durbanville | 23 km | 04:35 | 19:00 | 1 min earlier |
| Kuils River | 26 km | 04:34 | 19:00 | 1 min earlier |
| Kraaifontein | 29 km | 04:34 | 19:00 | 1 min earlier |
| Atlantis | 40 km | 04:36 | 19:01 | same time |
| Somerset West | 41 km | 04:33 | 19:00 | 1 min earlier |
Muslim prayer times near Cape Town
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Get Awqatly for Windows (free)The Muslim community in Cape Town
The Auwal Mosque in the Bo-Kaap was completed in 1794 and was the first mosque established in South Africa. It was built during the first British occupation of the Cape on land that belonged to Coridon van Ceylon, a freed Black Muslim slave, and his daughter Saartjie van de Kaap donated the property, which had been used as a warehouse. It is described as the first mosque to observe public prayers. The first imam was Qadi Abdussalam, known as Tuan Guru, who wrote the entire Quran from memory while imprisoned as a political prisoner, and that Quran is displayed at the mosque. He also used the mosque as a madrasa.
After his death Achmad of Bengal became imam, and his family held the position until Gasan Achmat died in 1980. In 1807 a dispute over the next imam led part of the congregation to form the Palm Tree Mosque on Long Street. The mosque was renovated in 1907 and extensively in 1936. Cape Town's Muslim history goes back further: free Muslim labourers called Mardyckers came in 1658, and Sheikh Yusuf of Makassar was exiled to the Cape in 1694. The Muslim Judicial Council, founded in 1945, provides halaal certification, and the Shafi'i school predominates in the Western Cape.
For prayer times, Cape Town lies at 33.9 degrees south, so the seasons are the reverse of Europe's. On this site's calculation the fast from Fajr to Maghrib in Cape Town lasts about 11 and a half hours on 21 June and 16 hours on 21 December. South Africa keeps one time zone, UTC+2, with no daylight saving, and Cape Town lies further west than Johannesburg, so its sun rises and sets later by the clock. This site shows the Standard (Shafi'i) Asr time first in the Western Cape, following the local school. Moon sighting is done locally and by councils, and each mosque sets its own congregation times.
Sources, checked 2026-10: Wikipedia: Auwal Mosque; Wikipedia: Islam in South Africa.
Fajr, Maghrib and Isha time in Cape Town: common questions
What time is Fajr in Cape Town today?
Fajr in Cape Town today is at 04:35. Dawn prayer begins when the sun is 18° below the horizon under the Muslim World League method; sunrise follows at 06:03.
What time is Maghrib in Cape Town?
Maghrib in Cape Town today is at 19:01, at sunset. It is also the time the fast opens during Ramadan.
When is Isha in Cape Town?
Isha in Cape Town today begins at 20:24, when evening twilight ends.
What time is Jummah in Cape Town?
Jummah replaces Dhuhr on Friday. Dhuhr in Cape Town on Friday 23 October starts at 12:32; the congregation time is set by each mosque.
Can I download Cape Town 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.