Prayer Times in Saint-Jean-d’Illac, France

About the times on this page

Facing the Kaaba from Saint-Jean-d’Illac means turning east-south-east, roughly 112°. The Kaaba is about 4,519 kilometres off; the timetable below comes from this city's own coordinates.

How the day runs in Saint-Jean-d’Illac

Fajr opens the day at 5:55 am, well before first light. You have until 7:37 am, when the sun comes up. Dhuhr follows at 12:47 pm once the sun has tipped past its highest point, and Asr at 4:13 pm. The sun goes down at Maghrib, 5:56 pm, and the day ends with Isha at 7:26 pm. That gives Saint-Jean-d’Illac roughly 10 hours and 19 minutes of daylight today.

The clock against the sun

Solar noon in Saint-Jean-d’Illac falls about 47 minutes after twelve o'clock. That is why Dhuhr sits at 12:47 pm rather than just past midday, and it carries through to Asr, Maghrib and Isha as well. It is not an error — timezones are drawn for administrative convenience, not astronomical accuracy.

The calculation behind them

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.

If you are fasting

Suhoor closes at 5:55 am in Saint-Jean-d’Illac, with iftar at 5:56 pm. Roughly 12 hours and 1 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.

How much the times move

The yearly swing here is substantial. In June, Fajr in Saint-Jean-d’Illac can fall in the small hours with Isha holding off until late evening; in December the whole day from Fajr to Isha is over in a short span. Check the monthly timetable rather than assuming last season's times still hold.

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