Prayer Times in Torcy, France

Torcy prayer times explained

Anyone who has prayed a full year in Torcy knows the timetable here is a moving target. Midsummer stretches the day at both ends until Fajr and Isha nearly meet, while midwinter squeezes all five prayers into a few hours of light.

Clock time and solar time

The sun reaches its high point roughly 33 minutes after noon here. That is why Dhuhr sits at 12:33 pm 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.

Ramadan timings

The fasting day here runs 5:42 am to 5:34 pm: suhoor closes at the first, iftar comes at the second. Today it works out to some 11 hours and 52 minutes. The monthly table further down shows the window widening or narrowing day by day, which helps when planning meals a week ahead.

Which way to face in Torcy

The qibla from here runs east-south-east, a bearing of about 119°. Makkah is around 4,477 kilometres (2,782 miles) away in a straight line.

How the times are worked out

The underlying method is Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah. Where two calculations disagree it is nearly always Fajr or Isha: those depend on twilight, and twilight is a judgement call. Asr here follows the Hanafi reckoning, which places it noticeably later in the afternoon than the other schools would. Local practice wins over any website, this one included.

From Fajr to Isha

The day's first prayer, Fajr, falls at 5:42 am. The sun appears at 7:31 am, which ends the Fajr period. Dhuhr follows at 12:33 pm once the sun has tipped past its highest point, and Asr at 3:47 pm. Maghrib comes with sunset at 5:34 pm, and Isha closes the day at 7:04 pm. Around 10 hours and 3 minutes of daylight, all told.

Prayer times in Torcy: FAQ