Ramadan 2020 Timetable for Cape Town
30 days of suhoor, iftar and prayer times · South Africa
Cape Town Ramadan 2020 Timetable
Friday, 24 April 2020 – Saturday 23 May · local time (Africa/Johannesburg)
| Day | Date | SuhoorFajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | IftarMaghrib | Isha | Fast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fri 24 AprFriday 24 April | 05:52 | 07:16 | 12:45 | 15:48 | 18:12 | 19:31 | |
| 2 | Sat 25 AprSaturday 25 April | 05:53 | 07:17 | 12:45 | 15:47 | 18:11 | 19:30 | |
| 3 | Sun 26 AprSunday 26 April | 05:53 | 07:18 | 12:45 | 15:46 | 18:10 | 19:29 | |
| 4 | Mon 27 AprMonday 27 April | 05:54 | 07:18 | 12:45 | 15:45 | 18:09 | 19:29 | |
| 5 | Tue 28 AprTuesday 28 April | 05:55 | 07:19 | 12:45 | 15:45 | 18:08 | 19:28 | |
| 6 | Wed 29 AprWednesday 29 April | 05:55 | 07:20 | 12:45 | 15:44 | 18:07 | 19:27 | |
| 7 | Thu 30 AprThursday 30 April | 05:56 | 07:21 | 12:44 | 15:43 | 18:06 | 19:26 | |
| 8 | Fri 1 MayFriday 1 May | 05:56 | 07:21 | 12:44 | 15:42 | 18:05 | 19:25 | |
| 9 | Sat 2 MaySaturday 2 May | 05:57 | 07:22 | 12:44 | 15:41 | 18:04 | 19:24 | |
| 10 | Sun 3 MaySunday 3 May | 05:58 | 07:23 | 12:44 | 15:41 | 18:03 | 19:23 | |
| 11 | Mon 4 MayMonday 4 May | 05:58 | 07:24 | 12:44 | 15:40 | 18:02 | 19:22 | |
| 12 | Tue 5 MayTuesday 5 May | 05:59 | 07:24 | 12:44 | 15:39 | 18:01 | 19:22 | |
| 13 | Wed 6 MayWednesday 6 May | 05:59 | 07:25 | 12:44 | 15:38 | 18:00 | 19:21 | |
| 14 | Thu 7 MayThursday 7 May | 06:00 | 07:26 | 12:44 | 15:38 | 17:59 | 19:20 | |
| 15 | Fri 8 MayFriday 8 May | 06:01 | 07:27 | 12:44 | 15:37 | 17:59 | 19:19 | |
| 16 | Sat 9 MaySaturday 9 May | 06:02 | 07:27 | 12:44 | 15:36 | 17:58 | 19:19 | |
| 17 | Sun 10 MaySunday 10 May | 06:02 | 07:28 | 12:44 | 15:36 | 17:57 | 19:18 | |
| 18 | Mon 11 MayMonday 11 May | 06:03 | 07:29 | 12:44 | 15:35 | 17:56 | 19:17 | |
| 19 | Tue 12 MayTuesday 12 May | 06:03 | 07:30 | 12:44 | 15:34 | 17:55 | 19:17 | |
| 20 | Wed 13 MayWednesday 13 May | 06:04 | 07:30 | 12:44 | 15:34 | 17:55 | 19:16 | |
| 21 | Thu 14 MayThursday 14 May | 06:05 | 07:31 | 12:44 | 15:33 | 17:54 | 19:15 | |
| 22 | Fri 15 MayFriday 15 May | 06:05 | 07:32 | 12:44 | 15:33 | 17:53 | 19:15 | |
| 23 | Sat 16 MaySaturday 16 May | 06:06 | 07:33 | 12:44 | 15:32 | 17:53 | 19:14 | |
| 24 | Sun 17 MaySunday 17 May | 06:06 | 07:33 | 12:44 | 15:32 | 17:52 | 19:14 | |
| 25 | Mon 18 MayMonday 18 May | 06:07 | 07:34 | 12:44 | 15:31 | 17:51 | 19:13 | |
| 26 | Tue 19 MayTuesday 19 May | 06:08 | 07:35 | 12:44 | 15:31 | 17:51 | 19:13 | |
| 27 | Wed 20 MayWednesday 20 May 27th night | 06:08 | 07:35 | 12:44 | 15:30 | 17:50 | 19:12 | |
| 28 | Thu 21 MayThursday 21 May | 06:09 | 07:36 | 12:44 | 15:30 | 17:50 | 19:12 | |
| 29 | Fri 22 MayFriday 22 May | 06:09 | 07:37 | 12:44 | 15:29 | 17:49 | 19:11 | |
| 30 | Sat 23 MaySaturday 23 May | 06:10 | 07:37 | 12:44 | 15:29 | 17:48 | 19:11 |
Calculated for Cape Town city centre with the Muslim World League (Fajr 18°, Isha 17°) method (Standard (Shafi'i) Asr). Suhoor ends at Fajr; many mosques stop eating 5–10 minutes earlier as a precaution (imsak). The start of Ramadan follows the Umm al-Qura calendar and may be one day later where the month begins with a local moon sighting. Daily times: prayer times in Cape Town.
Ramadan 2020 in Cape Town
Ramadan 1441 AH begins on Friday, 24 April 2020 and lasts 30 days. In Cape Town the first suhoor ends at 05:52 and the first iftar is at 18:12, a fast of 12h 20m.
Over the month iftar moves 24 minutes earlier and the end of suhoor moves 18 minutes later, so the last fast on Saturday 23 May lasts 11h 38m. In total you fast about 359 hours this Ramadan. For comparison, the first fast in Makkah lasts 14h 09m.
The 27th night, most widely observed as Laylat al-Qadr, begins at Maghrib (17:50) on Wednesday 20 May. Eid al-Fitr is expected on Sunday, 24 May 2020.
Frequently Asked Questions
The first iftar in Cape Town is at 18:12 local time on Friday, 24 April 2020, and the first suhoor ends at Fajr, 05:52.
The fast lasts 12h 20m on the first day and 11h 38m on the last day; the longest fast is 12h 20m on Friday 24 April.
Eid al-Fitr is expected on Sunday, 24 May 2020 according to the Umm al-Qura calendar. If South Africa begins Shawwal with a local moon sighting, it may be one day later.