🌙 Ramadan 2024 · 1445 AH

Ramadan 2024 Timetable for Cape Town

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

First suhoor ends
05:18
Fajr · Monday 11 March
First iftar
19:09
Maghrib · 13h 51m fast
Longest fast
13h 51m
Monday 11 March
Shortest fast
12h 48m
Tuesday 9 April
Iftar over the month
-39 min
19:09 → 18:30
Total fasting
399 hours
30 days

Cape Town Ramadan 2024 Timetable

Monday, 11 March 2024 – Tuesday 9 April · local time (Africa/Johannesburg)

DayDateSuhoorFajrSunriseDhuhrAsrIftarMaghribIshaFast
1Mon 11 MarMonday 11 March05:1806:4312:5716:2719:0920:2813h 51m
2Tue 12 MarTuesday 12 March05:1906:4312:5716:2619:0820:2713h 49m
3Wed 13 MarWednesday 13 March05:2006:4412:5716:2619:0620:2513h 46m
4Thu 14 MarThursday 14 March05:2106:4512:5616:2519:0520:2413h 44m
5Fri 15 MarFriday 15 March05:2206:4612:5616:2419:0420:2213h 42m
6Sat 16 MarSaturday 16 March05:2306:4712:5616:2319:0220:2113h 39m
7Sun 17 MarSunday 17 March05:2406:4712:5516:2219:0120:2013h 37m
8Mon 18 MarMonday 18 March05:2506:4812:5516:2218:5920:1813h 34m
9Tue 19 MarTuesday 19 March05:2506:4912:5516:2118:5820:1713h 33m
10Wed 20 MarWednesday 20 March05:2606:5012:5516:2018:5720:1513h 31m
11Thu 21 MarThursday 21 March05:2706:5112:5416:1918:5620:1413h 29m
12Fri 22 MarFriday 22 March05:2806:5112:5416:1818:5420:1213h 26m
13Sat 23 MarSaturday 23 March05:2906:5212:5416:1718:5320:1113h 24m
14Sun 24 MarSunday 24 March05:3006:5312:5316:1618:5220:1013h 22m
15Mon 25 MarMonday 25 March05:3006:5412:5316:1518:5020:0813h 20m
16Tue 26 MarTuesday 26 March05:3106:5412:5316:1518:4920:0713h 18m
17Wed 27 MarWednesday 27 March05:3206:5512:5316:1418:4720:0513h 15m
18Thu 28 MarThursday 28 March05:3306:5612:5216:1318:4620:0413h 13m
19Fri 29 MarFriday 29 March05:3406:5712:5216:1218:4520:0313h 11m
20Sat 30 MarSaturday 30 March05:3406:5712:5216:1118:4320:0113h 09m
21Sun 31 MarSunday 31 March05:3506:5812:5116:1018:4220:0013h 07m
22Mon 1 AprMonday 1 April05:3606:5912:5116:0918:4119:5913h 05m
23Tue 2 AprTuesday 2 April05:3706:5912:5116:0818:3919:5713h 02m
24Wed 3 AprWednesday 3 April05:3707:0012:5016:0718:3819:5613h 01m
25Thu 4 AprThursday 4 April05:3807:0112:5016:0618:3719:5512h 59m
26Fri 5 AprFriday 5 April05:3907:0212:5016:0518:3519:5312h 56m
27Sat 6 AprSaturday 6 April 27th night05:4007:0312:5016:0418:3419:5212h 54m
28Sun 7 AprSunday 7 April05:4007:0312:4916:0318:3319:5112h 53m
29Mon 8 AprMonday 8 April05:4107:0412:4916:0218:3219:5012h 51m
30Tue 9 AprTuesday 9 April05:4207:0512:4916:0218:3019:4812h 48m

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 2024 in Cape Town

Ramadan 1445 AH begins on Monday, 11 March 2024 and lasts 30 days. In Cape Town the first suhoor ends at 05:18 and the first iftar is at 19:09, a fast of 13h 51m.

Over the month iftar moves 39 minutes earlier and the end of suhoor moves 24 minutes later, so the last fast on Tuesday 9 April lasts 12h 48m. In total you fast about 399 hours this Ramadan. For comparison, the first fast in Makkah lasts 13h 12m.

The 27th night, most widely observed as Laylat al-Qadr, begins at Maghrib (18:34) on Saturday 6 April. Eid al-Fitr is expected on Wednesday, 10 April 2024.

Frequently Asked Questions

The first iftar in Cape Town is at 19:09 local time on Monday, 11 March 2024, and the first suhoor ends at Fajr, 05:18.

The fast lasts 13h 51m on the first day and 12h 48m on the last day; the longest fast is 13h 51m on Monday 11 March.

Eid al-Fitr is expected on Wednesday, 10 April 2024 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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