Prayer Times in Budapest, Hungary

The prayer day in Budapest

Budapest gets about 10 hours and 9 minutes of daylight today, and the five prayer times are spaced across it. None of the five are fixed to the clock — they follow the sun, and the sun keeps different hours in every month.

Other Hungary timetables

There are 2 more Hungary cities here, and each has its own times rather than sharing Budapest's. The list under the timetable below will take you to any of them.

What changes between summer and winter

The yearly swing here is substantial. In June, Fajr in Budapest 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.

From Fajr to Isha

The first call comes at 4:36 am, for Fajr. By 6:23 am the sun is up and Fajr's time has passed. Midday brings Dhuhr at 11:28 am; Asr comes round at 2:46 pm. Sunset brings Maghrib at 4:32 pm; Isha is the last, at 6:02 pm. That is some 10 hours and 9 minutes between the sun coming up and going down.

Why Dhuhr lands where it does

The sun reaches its high point roughly 32 minutes before noon here. Hence Dhuhr at 11:28 am, with the rest of the afternoon following along behind it. Nothing is wrong with the calculation; timezones are political lines, and the sun does not consult them.

Lining up with the Kaaba

Face south-east — roughly 140° on a compass — and you are pointed at the Kaaba. The distance works out to about 3,446 kilometres, or 2,141 miles. Worth remembering that a phone compass points to magnetic north, which can sit several degrees off true north depending on where you are.

Method and madhab

Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah is the standard applied to this page. Dhuhr, Asr and Maghrib are largely settled across methods; Fajr and Isha are where authorities part company. For Asr this page uses the Hanafi position — later in the day than the majority view. A small gap between this page and your nearest masjid is nothing to worry about; go with theirs.

If you are fasting

Suhoor ends at Fajr — 4:36 am today — and the fast breaks at Maghrib, 4:32 pm. Around 11 hours and 56 minutes without food or water today. The full month is listed below if you want to see where the fast is heading.

Questions people ask

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