Prayer Times in São João das Lampas, Portugal

Praying in São João das Lampas

Prayer times for São João das Lampas, Portugal are calculated from where the city actually is (38.87° N, 9.40° W), which matters more than people expect. Two towns an hour apart see the sun rise at different moments, and since Fajr and Maghrib follow the sun rather than the clock, those minutes carry straight through to the timetable.

Isha to Fajr

São João das Lampas gets roughly 10 hours and 18 minutes of night between the last prayer and the first. If you pray tahajjud, the final third of that stretch is the one to aim for; counting backwards from Fajr is the easier way to locate it.

The calculation behind them

These times follow 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. For Asr this page uses the Hanafi position — later in the day than the majority view. Local practice wins over any website, this one included.

How the day runs in São João das Lampas

The day's first prayer, Fajr, falls at 5:29 am. By 7:01 am the sun is up and Fajr's time has passed. After the sun peaks, Dhuhr is prayed at 12:21 pm, and Asr at 4:01 pm. Maghrib comes with sunset at 5:41 pm, and Isha closes the day at 7:11 pm. Around 10 hours and 40 minutes of daylight, all told.

Which way to face in São João das Lampas

The qibla from here runs east, a bearing of about 98°. Makkah is around 5,045 kilometres (3,135 miles) away in a straight line.

Fasting hours

The fasting day here runs 5:29 am to 5:41 pm: suhoor closes at the first, iftar comes at the second. Today it works out to some 12 hours and 12 minutes. 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

Summer and winter look like different timetables entirely in São João das Lampas. The times can shift by several hours between the two ends of the year.

Prayer times in São João das Lampas: FAQ

This page rebuilds itself daily for São João das Lampas — the times are always the current ones.