Prayer Times in Santana do Acaraú, Brazil

Santana do Acaraú prayer times explained

Sunrise 5:18 am, sunset 5:31 pm — about 12 hours and 13 minutes of daylight in Santana do Acaraú today. Prayer times are anchored to the sun rather than the clock, so as that figure grows and shrinks across the year, every time below moves with it.

Why your mosque may differ slightly

These times follow 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 here follows the Hanafi reckoning, which places it noticeably later in the afternoon than the other schools would. Where your local mosque differs, follow the mosque — that is the timetable the congregation keeps.

Ramadan timings

Suhoor closes at 4:05 am in Santana do Acaraú, with iftar at 5:31 pm. Roughly 13 hours and 26 minutes, going by today's figures. Scroll to the month view to see how the length changes as Ramadan progresses.

The direction of prayer

From this city the direction is east-north-east, or 68° if you prefer the number. Makkah is around 9,121 kilometres (5,668 miles) away in a straight line. If you are marking a permanent direction in a room, check true north rather than trusting a phone compass alone.

What changes between summer and winter

There is not much of a yearly swing here. Daylight hovers around twelve hours all year in Santana do Acaraú, keeping the whole timetable within a narrow band.

Why Dhuhr lands where it does

The sun reaches its high point roughly 35 minutes before noon here. That is why Dhuhr sits at 11:25 am rather than just past midday, and it carries through to Asr, Maghrib and Isha as well. Nothing is wrong with the calculation; timezones are political lines, and the sun does not consult them.

A walk through today's times

Fajr is at 4:05 am — early, and in darkness. The sun appears at 5:18 am, which ends the Fajr period. Next is Dhuhr at 11:25 am, then Asr in the afternoon at 3:47 pm. The sun goes down at Maghrib, 5:31 pm, and the day ends with Isha at 7:01 pm. That gives Santana do Acaraú roughly 12 hours and 13 minutes of daylight today.

Common questions

This page rebuilds itself daily for Santana do Acaraú — the times are always the current ones.