Prayer Times in Kolwezi, Congo (Kinshasa)

Kolwezi prayer times explained

There is no national timetable behind this page — Kolwezi's times come from Kolwezi's own position, 10.72° S, 25.47° E. A city an hour down the road will have times a few minutes apart from these, which is exactly why a country-wide timetable is a rough guide at best.

How the day runs in Kolwezi

Fajr opens the day at 4:33 am, well before first light. You have until 5:48 am, when the sun comes up. Midday brings Dhuhr at 12:02 pm; Asr comes round at 4:25 pm. The sun goes down at Maghrib, 6:16 pm, and the day ends with Isha at 7:46 pm. That gives Kolwezi roughly 12 hours and 28 minutes of daylight today.

The fasting day in Kolwezi

Suhoor closes at 4:33 am in Kolwezi, with iftar at 6:16 pm. Roughly 13 hours and 43 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.

What changes between summer and winter

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

Other Congo (Kinshasa) timetables

There are 4 more Congo (Kinshasa) cities here, and each has its own times rather than sharing Kolwezi's. It is worth switching to the right one when you travel — a few hundred kilometres east or west moves Fajr and Maghrib by a noticeable margin.

A note on the method used

Calculations come from 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.

Which way to face in Kolwezi

From this city the direction is north-north-east, or 24° if you prefer the number. Makkah is around 3,903 kilometres (2,425 miles) away in a straight line. Compass apps usually read magnetic north rather than true north, so allow a few degrees of local declination if you are setting a prayer mat precisely.

A few things worth knowing

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