Prayer Times in Jericoacoara, Brazil

Jericoacoara, hour by hour

The times below are worked out for Jericoacoara itself, from the city's own coordinates (2.79° S, 40.51° W). Two towns an hour apart see the sun rise at different moments, and since Fajr and Maghrib follow the sun rather than the clock, those minutes carry straight through to the timetable.

The calculation behind them

Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah is the standard applied to this page. 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. For Asr this page uses the Hanafi position — later in the day than the majority view. Where your local mosque differs, follow the mosque — that is the timetable the congregation keeps.

For tahajjud

From Isha to Fajr is around 9 hours and 5 minutes at the moment. 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.

Nearby cities

There are 50 more Brazil cities here, and each has its own times rather than sharing Jericoacoara's. If you are travelling within the country, use the page for where you actually are; the difference is small but real.

A walk through today's times

The day's first prayer, Fajr, falls at 4:07 am. Sunrise at 5:20 am closes that window. Dhuhr follows at 11:26 am once the sun has tipped past its highest point, and Asr at 3:48 pm. The sun goes down at Maghrib, 5:32 pm, and the day ends with Isha at 7:02 pm. That gives Jericoacoara roughly 12 hours and 12 minutes of daylight today.

A quirk of the timezone

True midday in Jericoacoara arrives some 34 minutes before what the clock reads. Hence Dhuhr at 11:26 am, with the rest of the afternoon following along behind it. It is not an error — timezones are drawn for administrative convenience, not astronomical accuracy.

Through the year

Near the equator the timetable is remarkably stable. Jericoacoara sees close to twelve hours of daylight in every month, so Fajr and Maghrib move by minutes rather than hours across the year.

Lining up with the Kaaba

From this city the direction is east-north-east, or 68° if you prefer the number. Makkah is around 9,124 kilometres (5,669 miles) away in a straight line. Worth remembering that a phone compass points to magnetic north, which can sit several degrees off true north depending on where you are.

Fasting hours

Suhoor closes at 4:07 am in Jericoacoara, with iftar at 5:32 pm. Roughly 13 hours and 25 minutes, going by today's figures. The full month is listed below if you want to see where the fast is heading.

Prayer times in Jericoacoara: FAQ

No need to bookmark a timetable: the page recalculates for Jericoacoara daily.