Ramadan 2023 Timetable for Cape Town
29 days of suhoor, iftar and prayer times · South Africa
Cape Town Ramadan 2023 Timetable
Thursday, 23 March 2023 – Thursday 20 April · local time (Africa/Johannesburg)
| Day | Date | SuhoorFajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | IftarMaghrib | Isha | Fast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thu 23 MarThursday 23 March | 05:28 | 06:51 | 12:54 | 16:18 | 18:54 | 20:12 | |
| 2 | Fri 24 MarFriday 24 March | 05:29 | 06:52 | 12:54 | 16:17 | 18:53 | 20:11 | |
| 3 | Sat 25 MarSaturday 25 March | 05:30 | 06:53 | 12:53 | 16:16 | 18:51 | 20:09 | |
| 4 | Sun 26 MarSunday 26 March | 05:31 | 06:54 | 12:53 | 16:15 | 18:50 | 20:08 | |
| 5 | Mon 27 MarMonday 27 March | 05:31 | 06:54 | 12:53 | 16:14 | 18:48 | 20:06 | |
| 6 | Tue 28 MarTuesday 28 March | 05:32 | 06:55 | 12:52 | 16:13 | 18:47 | 20:05 | |
| 7 | Wed 29 MarWednesday 29 March | 05:33 | 06:56 | 12:52 | 16:13 | 18:46 | 20:04 | |
| 8 | Thu 30 MarThursday 30 March | 05:34 | 06:57 | 12:52 | 16:12 | 18:44 | 20:02 | |
| 9 | Fri 31 MarFriday 31 March | 05:35 | 06:57 | 12:52 | 16:11 | 18:43 | 20:01 | |
| 10 | Sat 1 AprSaturday 1 April | 05:35 | 06:58 | 12:51 | 16:10 | 18:42 | 19:59 | |
| 11 | Sun 2 AprSunday 2 April | 05:36 | 06:59 | 12:51 | 16:09 | 18:40 | 19:58 | |
| 12 | Mon 3 AprMonday 3 April | 05:37 | 06:59 | 12:51 | 16:08 | 18:39 | 19:57 | |
| 13 | Tue 4 AprTuesday 4 April | 05:38 | 07:00 | 12:50 | 16:07 | 18:38 | 19:56 | |
| 14 | Wed 5 AprWednesday 5 April | 05:38 | 07:01 | 12:50 | 16:06 | 18:36 | 19:54 | |
| 15 | Thu 6 AprThursday 6 April | 05:39 | 07:02 | 12:50 | 16:05 | 18:35 | 19:53 | |
| 16 | Fri 7 AprFriday 7 April | 05:40 | 07:03 | 12:50 | 16:04 | 18:34 | 19:52 | |
| 17 | Sat 8 AprSaturday 8 April | 05:40 | 07:03 | 12:49 | 16:03 | 18:32 | 19:51 | |
| 18 | Sun 9 AprSunday 9 April | 05:41 | 07:04 | 12:49 | 16:02 | 18:31 | 19:49 | |
| 19 | Mon 10 AprMonday 10 April | 05:42 | 07:05 | 12:49 | 16:01 | 18:30 | 19:48 | |
| 20 | Tue 11 AprTuesday 11 April | 05:43 | 07:06 | 12:48 | 16:00 | 18:29 | 19:47 | |
| 21 | Wed 12 AprWednesday 12 April | 05:43 | 07:06 | 12:48 | 15:59 | 18:27 | 19:46 | |
| 22 | Thu 13 AprThursday 13 April | 05:44 | 07:07 | 12:48 | 15:58 | 18:26 | 19:44 | |
| 23 | Fri 14 AprFriday 14 April | 05:45 | 07:08 | 12:48 | 15:58 | 18:25 | 19:43 | |
| 24 | Sat 15 AprSaturday 15 April | 05:45 | 07:09 | 12:47 | 15:57 | 18:24 | 19:42 | |
| 25 | Sun 16 AprSunday 16 April | 05:46 | 07:09 | 12:47 | 15:56 | 18:22 | 19:41 | |
| 26 | Mon 17 AprMonday 17 April | 05:47 | 07:10 | 12:47 | 15:55 | 18:21 | 19:40 | |
| 27 | Tue 18 AprTuesday 18 April 27th night | 05:47 | 07:11 | 12:47 | 15:54 | 18:20 | 19:39 | |
| 28 | Wed 19 AprWednesday 19 April | 05:48 | 07:12 | 12:46 | 15:53 | 18:19 | 19:37 | |
| 29 | Thu 20 AprThursday 20 April | 05:49 | 07:12 | 12:46 | 15:52 | 18:18 | 19:36 |
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 2023 in Cape Town
Ramadan 1444 AH begins on Thursday, 23 March 2023 and lasts 29 days. In Cape Town the first suhoor ends at 05:28 and the first iftar is at 18:54, a fast of 13h 26m.
Over the month iftar moves 36 minutes earlier and the end of suhoor moves 21 minutes later, so the last fast on Thursday 20 April lasts 12h 29m. In total you fast about 375 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 (18:20) on Tuesday 18 April. Eid al-Fitr is expected on Friday, 21 April 2023.
Frequently Asked Questions
The first iftar in Cape Town is at 18:54 local time on Thursday, 23 March 2023, and the first suhoor ends at Fajr, 05:28.
The fast lasts 13h 26m on the first day and 12h 29m on the last day; the longest fast is 13h 26m on Thursday 23 March.
Eid al-Fitr is expected on Friday, 21 April 2023 according to the Umm al-Qura calendar. If South Africa begins Shawwal with a local moon sighting, it may be one day later.