4/22/2024 0 Comments World country map outlineWhich cities have the longest and shortest fasting hours?īelow are the average number of fasting hours in cities around the world. Use the arrows or search box to find your city. The table below shows the suhoor and iftar times on the first and last days of Ramadan 2024. The infographic below shows which cities are having suhoor while others are having their iftar. The predawn meal to start the daily fast is called suhoor, while the breaking of one’s fast after sunset is called iftar.Ĭities situated roughly along the same longitude will have similar iftar times, while those on the opposite side of the globe will be preparing to start their fast with suhoor. In extreme northernmost cities, such as Longyearbyen in Norway, where the sun does not set from April 20 to August 22, religious rulings have been issued to follow timings in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, or the nearest Muslim country. After that, fasting hours will increase until the summer solstice – the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere.įor fasting Muslims living south of the equator, the opposite will happen. Muslims living in the world’s southernmost countries, such as Chile or New Zealand, will fast for about 12 hours, while those living in northernmost countries, such as Iceland or Greenland, will have 17-plus hours fasts.įor Muslims living in the Northern Hemisphere, the number of fasting hours will be a bit shorter this year and will continue to decrease until 2031, which is the year Ramadan will encompass the winter solstice – the shortest day of the year. The number of daylight hours varies across the world. The next time Ramadan will start after March 12 will be 33 years from now – in the year 2057. This is because the Islamic calendar is based on the lunar Hijri calendar with months that are 29 or 30 days long.īecause the lunar year is shorter than the solar year by 11 days, Ramadan will be observed twice in the year 2030 – first beginning on January 5 and then starting on December 26. Ramadan begins 10 to 12 days earlier each year. Why does Ramadan start on different dates every year? The fast entails abstinence from eating, drinking, smoking and sexual relations during daylight hours to achieve greater “taqwa”, or consciousness of God. Muslims believe that Ramadan is the month when the first verses of the holy book Quran were revealed to the Prophet Muhammad more than 1,400 years ago. Keep reading list of 4 items list 1 of 4 Malaysia store attacked over ‘Allah’ socks list 2 of 4 The Take: The meaning of Easter in Palestine list 3 of 4 Palestinian Christians barred from Jerusalem’s Old City at Easter list 4 of 4 Photos: Philippines observes Good Friday with crucifixions and whippings end of list
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