🌙 Ramadan 2025 · 1446 AH

Ramadan 2025 Timetable for Cape Town

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

First suhoor ends
05:08
Fajr · Saturday 1 March
First iftar
19:22
Maghrib · 14h 14m fast
Longest fast
14h 14m
Saturday 1 March
Shortest fast
13h 12m
Saturday 29 March
Iftar over the month
-37 min
19:22 → 18:45
Total fasting
398 hours
29 days

Cape Town Ramadan 2025 Timetable

Saturday, 1 March 2025 – Saturday 29 March · local time (Africa/Johannesburg)

DayDateSuhoorFajrSunriseDhuhrAsrIftarMaghribIshaFast
1Sat 1 MarSaturday 1 March05:0806:3412:5916:3419:2220:4314h 14m
2Sun 2 MarSunday 2 March05:0906:3512:5916:3319:2120:4214h 12m
3Mon 3 MarMonday 3 March05:1006:3612:5916:3319:2020:4014h 10m
4Tue 4 MarTuesday 4 March05:1106:3712:5916:3219:1920:3914h 08m
5Wed 5 MarWednesday 5 March05:1206:3812:5916:3219:1720:3714h 05m
6Thu 6 MarThursday 6 March05:1306:3812:5816:3119:1620:3614h 03m
7Fri 7 MarFriday 7 March05:1406:3912:5816:3019:1520:3414h 01m
8Sat 8 MarSaturday 8 March05:1506:4012:5816:3019:1320:3313h 58m
9Sun 9 MarSunday 9 March05:1606:4112:5816:2919:1220:3213h 56m
10Mon 10 MarMonday 10 March05:1706:4212:5716:2819:1120:3013h 54m
11Tue 11 MarTuesday 11 March05:1806:4312:5716:2719:0920:2913h 51m
12Wed 12 MarWednesday 12 March05:1906:4312:5716:2719:0820:2713h 49m
13Thu 13 MarThursday 13 March05:2006:4412:5716:2619:0720:2613h 47m
14Fri 14 MarFriday 14 March05:2106:4512:5616:2519:0520:2413h 44m
15Sat 15 MarSaturday 15 March05:2206:4612:5616:2419:0420:2313h 42m
16Sun 16 MarSunday 16 March05:2306:4612:5616:2319:0320:2113h 40m
17Mon 17 MarMonday 17 March05:2306:4712:5616:2319:0120:2013h 38m
18Tue 18 MarTuesday 18 March05:2406:4812:5516:2219:0020:1813h 36m
19Wed 19 MarWednesday 19 March05:2506:4912:5516:2118:5920:1713h 34m
20Thu 20 MarThursday 20 March05:2606:5012:5516:2018:5720:1613h 31m
21Fri 21 MarFriday 21 March05:2706:5012:5416:1918:5620:1413h 29m
22Sat 22 MarSaturday 22 March05:2806:5112:5416:1818:5520:1313h 27m
23Sun 23 MarSunday 23 March05:2906:5212:5416:1718:5320:1113h 24m
24Mon 24 MarMonday 24 March05:2906:5312:5316:1718:5220:1013h 23m
25Tue 25 MarTuesday 25 March05:3006:5312:5316:1618:5020:0913h 20m
26Wed 26 MarWednesday 26 March05:3106:5412:5316:1518:4920:0713h 18m
27Thu 27 MarThursday 27 March 27th night05:3206:5512:5316:1418:4820:0613h 16m
28Fri 28 MarFriday 28 March05:3306:5612:5216:1318:4620:0413h 13m
29Sat 29 MarSaturday 29 March05:3306:5612:5216:1218:4520:0313h 12m

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 2025 in Cape Town

Ramadan 1446 AH begins on Saturday, 1 March 2025 and lasts 29 days. In Cape Town the first suhoor ends at 05:08 and the first iftar is at 19:22, a fast of 14h 14m.

Over the month iftar moves 37 minutes earlier and the end of suhoor moves 25 minutes later, so the last fast on Saturday 29 March lasts 13h 12m. In total you fast about 398 hours this Ramadan. For comparison, the first fast in Makkah lasts 13h 00m.

The 27th night, most widely observed as Laylat al-Qadr, begins at Maghrib (18:48) on Thursday 27 March. Eid al-Fitr is expected on Sunday, 30 March 2025.

Frequently Asked Questions

The first iftar in Cape Town is at 19:22 local time on Saturday, 1 March 2025, and the first suhoor ends at Fajr, 05:08.

The fast lasts 14h 14m on the first day and 13h 12m on the last day; the longest fast is 14h 14m on Saturday 1 March.

Eid al-Fitr is expected on Sunday, 30 March 2025 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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