Prayer times in Austria today

Muslims pray five times a day, and each prayer has its time by the sun: Fajr at dawn, Dhuhr just after midday, Asr in the afternoon, Maghrib at sunset and Isha once it is dark. Today’s times are at the top, and the table gives them for all 35 towns. They move by a few minutes every day and from one town to the next. Vienna lies almost 500 km east of Bregenz, so every prayer there comes about 25 minutes earlier. Tap “Use my location” for the exact time where you are. The prayer times explained

Maghrib begins just after sunset, and in Ramadan it is when you break the fast. The calendar puts Maghrib seven minutes after the actual sunset, as a margin of caution. Today’s time for your town is at the top and in the table. Does this break my fast?

Every calendar starts from the sun, but not all use the same angles for Fajr and Isha or the same minutes of caution. The IGGÖ has published one calendar for all of Austria since 2023, and it is identical to Diyanet’s, which ATIB’s mosques follow. This page reproduces it. Other mosques and many international apps use the Muslim World League’s angles (18° and 17°) or 15°, and then Fajr and Isha can be 20 minutes or more apart. If your mosque publishes its times, follow them.

Since 1 January 2023 they are the same times. The IGGÖ moved its calendar to the decisions of the 2021 Istanbul prayer-times congress, which Diyanet’s calendar, followed by ATIB, is also built on. The IGGÖ recommends that all communities in a town use the same times so nobody is confused. If your community uses the Muslim World League (MWL) or 15°, you can pick them under “Calculation”.

In summer the sun in Austria barely sinks more than 18° to 20° below the horizon at night, and twilight lasts through half the night. The IGGÖ calendar then sets Isha and Fajr with an estimate (takdir) based on the length of the night, so at the end of June Isha in Vienna begins around 22:30. The IGGÖ notes that on such days Maghrib and Isha may be combined.

Fajr lasts until sunrise. Isha is best prayed before the middle of the night, halfway between sunset and Fajr, and when there is real need, right up to Fajr. Dhuhr lasts until Asr, Asr until sunset (without putting it off until the sun turns yellow), and Maghrib until Isha. What to do if you miss a prayer

Asr begins when an object’s shadow is as long as the object itself (the standard time, in the Shafi‘i, Maliki and Hanbali schools) or twice as long (Hanafi). So the Hanafi time is later: about half an hour in winter and more than an hour in summer. The calendar shows the earlier time. You can switch to Hanafi under “Calculation”.

The qibla, the direction of the Kaaba in Mecca, is south-east from everywhere in Austria: around 127° in Bregenz, 129° in Innsbruck and 137° in Vienna, measured clockwise from north. Each town page shows the exact angle. Qibla finder How to find the qibla

The Friday prayer takes the place of Dhuhr and begins at Dhuhr time at the earliest. Each mosque sets the time of its sermon (khutbah) itself, often earlier in winter than in summer. Check your mosque’s times. Jumu‘ah explained

The expected date is Monday 8 February 2027, by the astronomical calendar. The IGGÖ announces the exact day shortly before. Depending on the moon sighting your community follows, it can move by a day. The fast lasts from Fajr to Maghrib, in Vienna about 11 h 43 min on the first day. Your first Ramadan

When travelling, most schools allow it. The Hanafi school allows it only at Arafat and Muzdalifah during the pilgrimage. Some scholars also allow it in real hardship, for example when Isha comes very late in summer and you have to work early. Ask your imam what your community does.

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