🌙 Ramadan 2023 · 1444 AH

Ramadan 2023 Timetable for Istanbul

29 days of suhoor, iftar and prayer times · Turkey

First suhoor ends
05:31
Fajr · Thursday 23 March
First iftar
19:19
Maghrib · 13h 48m fast
Longest fast
15h 11m
Thursday 20 April
Shortest fast
13h 48m
Thursday 23 March
Iftar over the month
+30 min
19:19 → 19:49
Total fasting
420 hours
29 days

Istanbul Ramadan 2023 Timetable

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

DayDateSuhoorFajrSunriseDhuhrAsrIftarMaghribIshaFast
1Thu 23 MarThursday 23 March05:3107:0313:1217:3119:1920:4613h 48m
2Fri 24 MarFriday 24 March05:2907:0213:1117:3119:2020:4713h 51m
3Sat 25 MarSaturday 25 March05:2706:5913:1117:3219:2120:4913h 54m
4Sun 26 MarSunday 26 March05:2506:5813:1117:3319:2220:5013h 57m
5Mon 27 MarMonday 27 March05:2306:5713:1117:3419:2320:5114h 00m
6Tue 28 MarTuesday 28 March05:2206:5513:1017:3419:2420:5214h 02m
7Wed 29 MarWednesday 29 March05:2006:5313:1017:3519:2520:5414h 05m
8Thu 30 MarThursday 30 March05:1806:5213:1017:3619:2620:5514h 08m
9Fri 31 MarFriday 31 March05:1606:5013:0917:3719:2720:5614h 11m
10Sat 1 AprSaturday 1 April05:1406:4813:0917:3719:2920:5714h 15m
11Sun 2 AprSunday 2 April05:1206:4713:0917:3819:3020:5914h 18m
12Mon 3 AprMonday 3 April05:1006:4513:0817:3919:3120:5914h 21m
13Tue 4 AprTuesday 4 April05:0806:4313:0817:4019:3221:0114h 24m
14Wed 5 AprWednesday 5 April05:0606:4213:0817:4019:3321:0314h 27m
15Thu 6 AprThursday 6 April05:0506:4013:0817:4119:3421:0414h 29m
16Fri 7 AprFriday 7 April05:0306:3813:0717:4219:3521:0514h 32m
17Sat 8 AprSaturday 8 April05:0106:3713:0717:4219:3621:0714h 35m
18Sun 9 AprSunday 9 April04:5906:3513:0717:4319:3721:0814h 38m
19Mon 10 AprMonday 10 April04:5706:3413:0617:4419:3821:0914h 41m
20Tue 11 AprTuesday 11 April04:5506:3213:0617:4419:3921:1114h 44m
21Wed 12 AprWednesday 12 April04:5306:3013:0617:4519:4021:1214h 47m
22Thu 13 AprThursday 13 April04:5106:2913:0617:4619:4121:1314h 50m
23Fri 14 AprFriday 14 April04:4906:2713:0517:4619:4221:1514h 53m
24Sat 15 AprSaturday 15 April04:4706:2613:0517:4719:4321:1614h 56m
25Sun 16 AprSunday 16 April04:4506:2413:0517:4819:4421:1814h 59m
26Mon 17 AprMonday 17 April04:4306:2313:0517:4819:4621:1915h 03m
27Tue 18 AprTuesday 18 April 27th night04:4206:2113:0417:4919:4721:2015h 05m
28Wed 19 AprWednesday 19 April04:4006:2013:0417:5019:4821:2215h 08m
29Thu 20 AprThursday 20 April04:3806:1813:0417:5019:4921:2315h 11m

Calculated for Istanbul city centre with the Muslim World League (Fajr 18°, Isha 17°) method (Hanafi 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 Istanbul.

Ramadan 2023 in Istanbul

Ramadan 1444 AH begins on Thursday, 23 March 2023 and lasts 29 days. In Istanbul the first suhoor ends at 05:31 and the first iftar is at 19:19, a fast of 13h 48m.

Over the month iftar moves 30 minutes later and the end of suhoor moves 53 minutes earlier, so the last fast on Thursday 20 April lasts 15h 11m. In total you fast about 420 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 (19:47) on Tuesday 18 April. Eid al-Fitr is expected on Friday, 21 April 2023.

Frequently Asked Questions

The first iftar in Istanbul is at 19:19 local time on Thursday, 23 March 2023, and the first suhoor ends at Fajr, 05:31.

The fast lasts 13h 48m on the first day and 15h 11m on the last day; the longest fast is 15h 11m on Thursday 20 April.

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

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