🌙 Ramadan 2023 · 1444 AH

Ramadan 2023 Timetable for Cologne

29 days of suhoor, iftar and prayer times · Germany

First suhoor ends
04:49
Fajr · Thursday 23 March
First iftar
18:50
Maghrib · 14h 01m fast
Longest fast
15h 31m
Thursday 20 April
Shortest fast
14h 01m
Thursday 23 March
Iftar over the month
+105 min
18:50 → 20:35
Total fasting
428 hours
29 days

Cologne Ramadan 2023 Timetable

Thursday, 23 March 2023 – Thursday 20 April · local time (Europe/Berlin)

DayDateSuhoorFajrSunriseDhuhrAsrIftarMaghribIshaFast
1Thu 23 MarThursday 23 March04:4906:2912:4016:0118:5020:2914h 01m
2Fri 24 MarFriday 24 March04:4806:2712:3916:0218:5120:3014h 03m
3Sat 25 MarSaturday 25 March04:4606:2512:3916:0318:5320:3114h 07m
4Sun 26 MarSunday 26 March05:4407:2213:3917:0419:5521:3214h 11m
5Mon 27 MarMonday 27 March05:4307:2013:3917:0519:5621:3414h 13m
6Tue 28 MarTuesday 28 March05:4107:1813:3817:0619:5821:3514h 17m
7Wed 29 MarWednesday 29 March05:3907:1613:3817:0719:5921:3614h 20m
8Thu 30 MarThursday 30 March05:3807:1313:3817:0820:0121:3714h 23m
9Fri 31 MarFriday 31 March05:3607:1113:3717:0920:0321:3814h 27m
10Sat 1 AprSaturday 1 April05:3407:0913:3717:1020:0421:3914h 30m
11Sun 2 AprSunday 2 April05:3307:0713:3717:1020:0621:4014h 33m
12Mon 3 AprMonday 3 April05:3107:0413:3617:1120:0821:4114h 37m
13Tue 4 AprTuesday 4 April05:2907:0213:3617:1220:0921:4214h 40m
14Wed 5 AprWednesday 5 April05:2807:0013:3617:1320:1121:4314h 43m
15Thu 6 AprThursday 6 April05:2606:5813:3617:1420:1321:4414h 47m
16Fri 7 AprFriday 7 April05:2406:5613:3517:1520:1421:4514h 50m
17Sat 8 AprSaturday 8 April05:2306:5313:3517:1520:1621:4714h 53m
18Sun 9 AprSunday 9 April05:2106:5113:3517:1620:1721:4814h 56m
19Mon 10 AprMonday 10 April05:1906:4913:3517:1720:1921:4915h 00m
20Tue 11 AprTuesday 11 April05:1806:4713:3417:1820:2121:5015h 03m
21Wed 12 AprWednesday 12 April05:1606:4513:3417:1920:2221:5115h 06m
22Thu 13 AprThursday 13 April05:1506:4313:3417:1920:2421:5215h 09m
23Fri 14 AprFriday 14 April05:1306:4013:3317:2020:2621:5315h 13m
24Sat 15 AprSaturday 15 April05:1106:3813:3317:2120:2721:5415h 16m
25Sun 16 AprSunday 16 April05:1006:3613:3317:2220:2921:5515h 19m
26Mon 17 AprMonday 17 April05:0806:3413:3317:2220:3021:5615h 22m
27Tue 18 AprTuesday 18 April 27th night05:0706:3213:3317:2320:3221:5815h 25m
28Wed 19 AprWednesday 19 April05:0506:3013:3217:2420:3421:5915h 29m
29Thu 20 AprThursday 20 April05:0406:2813:3217:2420:3521:5915h 31m

Calculated for Cologne 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 Cologne.

Ramadan 2023 in Cologne

Ramadan 1444 AH begins on Thursday, 23 March 2023 and lasts 29 days. In Cologne the first suhoor ends at 04:49 and the first iftar is at 18:50, a fast of 14h 01m.

Over the month iftar moves 105 minutes later and the end of suhoor moves 15 minutes later, so the last fast on Thursday 20 April lasts 15h 31m. In total you fast about 428 hours this Ramadan. For comparison, the first fast in Makkah lasts 13h 27m.

The 27th night, most widely observed as Laylat al-Qadr, begins at Maghrib (20:32) on Tuesday 18 April. Eid al-Fitr is expected on Friday, 21 April 2023.

Frequently Asked Questions

The first iftar in Cologne is at 18:50 local time on Thursday, 23 March 2023, and the first suhoor ends at Fajr, 04:49.

The fast lasts 14h 01m on the first day and 15h 31m on the last day; the longest fast is 15h 31m on Thursday 20 April.

Eid al-Fitr is expected on Friday, 21 April 2023 according to the Umm al-Qura calendar. If Germany begins Shawwal with a local moon sighting, it may be one day later.

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