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Ramadan 2023 Timetable for Johannesburg

29 days of suhoor, iftar and prayer times · South Africa

First suhoor ends
04:56
Fajr · Thursday 23 March
First iftar
18:16
Maghrib · 13h 20m fast
Longest fast
13h 20m
Thursday 23 March
Shortest fast
12h 39m
Thursday 20 April
Iftar over the month
-29 min
18:16 → 17:47
Total fasting
376 hours
29 days

Johannesburg Ramadan 2023 Timetable

Thursday, 23 March 2023 – Thursday 20 April · local time (Africa/Johannesburg)

DayDateSuhoorFajrSunriseDhuhrAsrIftarMaghribIshaFast
1Thu 23 MarThursday 23 March04:5606:1312:1515:4018:1619:2813h 20m
2Fri 24 MarFriday 24 March04:5606:1312:1515:3918:1519:2713h 19m
3Sat 25 MarSaturday 25 March04:5706:1412:1515:3818:1419:2613h 17m
4Sun 26 MarSunday 26 March04:5706:1412:1515:3818:1319:2513h 16m
5Mon 27 MarMonday 27 March04:5806:1412:1415:3718:1219:2413h 14m
6Tue 28 MarTuesday 28 March04:5806:1512:1415:3718:1119:2313h 13m
7Wed 29 MarWednesday 29 March04:5906:1512:1415:3618:0919:2213h 10m
8Thu 30 MarThursday 30 March04:5906:1612:1315:3518:0819:2013h 09m
9Fri 31 MarFriday 31 March04:5906:1612:1315:3518:0719:1913h 08m
10Sat 1 AprSaturday 1 April05:0006:1712:1315:3418:0619:1813h 06m
11Sun 2 AprSunday 2 April05:0106:1712:1215:3318:0519:1713h 04m
12Mon 3 AprMonday 3 April05:0106:1812:1215:3318:0419:1613h 03m
13Tue 4 AprTuesday 4 April05:0206:1812:1215:3218:0319:1513h 01m
14Wed 5 AprWednesday 5 April05:0206:1912:1215:3118:0219:1413h 00m
15Thu 6 AprThursday 6 April05:0206:1912:1115:3118:0119:1312h 59m
16Fri 7 AprFriday 7 April05:0306:2012:1115:3018:0019:1212h 57m
17Sat 8 AprSaturday 8 April05:0306:2012:1115:2917:5919:1112h 56m
18Sun 9 AprSunday 9 April05:0406:2112:1015:2917:5819:1012h 54m
19Mon 10 AprMonday 10 April05:0406:2112:1015:2817:5719:0912h 53m
20Tue 11 AprTuesday 11 April05:0506:2212:1015:2717:5619:0812h 51m
21Wed 12 AprWednesday 12 April05:0506:2212:1015:2717:5519:0712h 50m
22Thu 13 AprThursday 13 April05:0506:2212:0915:2617:5419:0612h 49m
23Fri 14 AprFriday 14 April05:0606:2312:0915:2517:5319:0612h 47m
24Sat 15 AprSaturday 15 April05:0606:2312:0915:2517:5219:0512h 46m
25Sun 16 AprSunday 16 April05:0706:2412:0915:2417:5119:0412h 44m
26Mon 17 AprMonday 17 April05:0706:2412:0815:2317:5019:0312h 43m
27Tue 18 AprTuesday 18 April 27th night05:0806:2512:0815:2317:4919:0212h 41m
28Wed 19 AprWednesday 19 April05:0806:2512:0815:2217:4819:0112h 40m
29Thu 20 AprThursday 20 April05:0806:2612:0815:2117:4719:0012h 39m

Calculated for Johannesburg 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 Johannesburg.

Ramadan 2023 in Johannesburg

Ramadan 1444 AH begins on Thursday, 23 March 2023 and lasts 29 days. In Johannesburg the first suhoor ends at 04:56 and the first iftar is at 18:16, a fast of 13h 20m.

Over the month iftar moves 29 minutes earlier and the end of suhoor moves 12 minutes later, so the last fast on Thursday 20 April lasts 12h 39m. In total you fast about 376 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 (17:49) on Tuesday 18 April. Eid al-Fitr is expected on Friday, 21 April 2023.

Frequently Asked Questions

The first iftar in Johannesburg is at 18:16 local time on Thursday, 23 March 2023, and the first suhoor ends at Fajr, 04:56.

The fast lasts 13h 20m on the first day and 12h 39m on the last day; the longest fast is 13h 20m 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.

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