Prayer Times in Mojocoya, Bolivia

Praying in Mojocoya

Praying in Mojocoya means facing a point roughly 12,201 kilometres off, around the curve of the world. Over that distance the shortest path curves noticeably, which is why the qibla here points east-north-east (73°) rather than the direction a flat map would suggest.

For tahajjud

Mojocoya gets roughly 8 hours and 25 minutes of night between the last prayer and the first. The final third of the night carries particular weight in the tradition, and it is measured from Isha to Fajr rather than by the clock.

Where these times come from

The underlying method is Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah. Methods differ mainly over Fajr and Isha, because each authority settles on a slightly different angle of the sun below the horizon — a few minutes either way is normal. Asr is Hanafi on this page, so expect it later than a Shafi timetable would show. Where your local mosque differs, follow the mosque — that is the timetable the congregation keeps.

The fasting day in Mojocoya

Suhoor closes at 4:20 am in Mojocoya, with iftar at 6:25 pm. Roughly 14 hours and 5 minutes, going by today's figures. The monthly table further down shows the window widening or narrowing day by day, which helps when planning meals a week ahead.

From Fajr to Isha

Fajr is at 4:20 am — early, and in darkness. The window stays open until sunrise, 5:39 am. Midday brings Dhuhr at 12:02 pm; Asr comes round at 4:31 pm. The sun goes down at Maghrib, 6:25 pm, and the day ends with Isha at 7:55 pm. That gives Mojocoya roughly 12 hours and 46 minutes of daylight today.

How much the times move

Mojocoya sits far enough from the equator for the difference to be felt. Midsummer stretches the day, midwinter compresses it, and the prayer times follow.

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