Prayer times in Buncrana
Buncrana, Ulster, Ireland · Monday, 9 November 2026 · 29 Jumada al-Ula 1448 AH
Today in Buncrana
Next: Sunrise at 7:50 am
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculated with the Muslim World League method (Fajr 18°, Isha 17°). Change method
Asr (Shafi‘i, Maliki, Hanbali): 2:11 pm Asr (Hanafi): 2:45 pm
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Prayer times in Buncrana this week
| Date | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 9 Nov | 5:44 | 7:50 | 12:14 | 2:11 | 4:36 | 6:36 |
| Tue 10 Nov | 5:45 | 7:52 | 12:14 | 2:10 | 4:34 | 6:34 |
| Wed 11 Nov | 5:47 | 7:54 | 12:14 | 2:08 | 4:33 | 6:33 |
| Thu 12 Nov | 5:49 | 7:56 | 12:14 | 2:07 | 4:31 | 6:31 |
| Fri 13 NovJumu‘ah | 5:50 | 7:58 | 12:14 | 2:06 | 4:29 | 6:30 |
| Sat 14 Nov | 5:52 | 8:00 | 12:14 | 2:04 | 4:28 | 6:29 |
| Sun 15 Nov | 5:54 | 8:02 | 12:14 | 2:03 | 4:26 | 6:27 |
Qibla direction in Buncrana
114.3° east-south-east
From Buncrana the Qibla is 114.3° from true north, to the east-south-east. The Kaaba in Makkah is 5,409 km away along the shortest (great-circle) route.
Angles are measured from true north. Phone compasses can be off by a few degrees: hold the phone flat and away from metal.
Prayer times in Buncrana for November 2026
| Date | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Sun | 21 Jum. I | 5:30 | 7:34 | 12:13 | 2:23 | 4:52 | 6:49 |
| 2 Mon | 22 | 5:32 | 7:36 | 12:13 | 2:22 | 4:50 | 6:47 |
| 3 Tue | 23 | 5:33 | 7:38 | 12:13 | 2:20 | 4:48 | 6:45 |
| 4 Wed | 24 | 5:35 | 7:40 | 12:13 | 2:18 | 4:46 | 6:44 |
| 5 Thu | 25 | 5:37 | 7:42 | 12:13 | 2:17 | 4:44 | 6:42 |
| 6 Fri | 26 | 5:39 | 7:44 | 12:13 | 2:15 | 4:42 | 6:40 |
| 7 Sat | 27 | 5:40 | 7:46 | 12:13 | 2:14 | 4:40 | 6:39 |
| 8 Sun | 28 | 5:42 | 7:48 | 12:14 | 2:12 | 4:38 | 6:37 |
| 9 Mon | 29 | 5:44 | 7:50 | 12:14 | 2:11 | 4:36 | 6:36 |
| 10 Tue | 30 | 5:45 | 7:52 | 12:14 | 2:10 | 4:34 | 6:34 |
| 11 Wed | 1 Jum. II | 5:47 | 7:54 | 12:14 | 2:08 | 4:33 | 6:33 |
| 12 Thu | 2 | 5:49 | 7:56 | 12:14 | 2:07 | 4:31 | 6:31 |
| 13 Fri | 3 | 5:50 | 7:58 | 12:14 | 2:06 | 4:29 | 6:30 |
| 14 Sat | 4 | 5:52 | 8:00 | 12:14 | 2:04 | 4:28 | 6:29 |
| 15 Sun | 5 | 5:54 | 8:02 | 12:14 | 2:03 | 4:26 | 6:27 |
| 16 Mon | 6 | 5:55 | 8:04 | 12:15 | 2:02 | 4:24 | 6:26 |
| 17 Tue | 7 | 5:57 | 8:06 | 12:15 | 2:01 | 4:23 | 6:25 |
| 18 Wed | 8 | 5:58 | 8:08 | 12:15 | 2:00 | 4:21 | 6:24 |
| 19 Thu | 9 | 6:00 | 8:10 | 12:15 | 1:59 | 4:20 | 6:23 |
| 20 Fri | 10 | 6:01 | 8:12 | 12:15 | 1:58 | 4:18 | 6:22 |
| 21 Sat | 11 | 6:03 | 8:14 | 12:16 | 1:57 | 4:17 | 6:21 |
| 22 Sun | 12 | 6:04 | 8:16 | 12:16 | 1:56 | 4:16 | 6:20 |
| 23 Mon | 13 | 6:06 | 8:18 | 12:16 | 1:55 | 4:14 | 6:19 |
| 24 Tue | 14 | 6:07 | 8:19 | 12:16 | 1:54 | 4:13 | 6:18 |
| 25 Wed | 15 | 6:09 | 8:21 | 12:17 | 1:53 | 4:12 | 6:17 |
| 26 Thu | 16 | 6:10 | 8:23 | 12:17 | 1:52 | 4:11 | 6:16 |
| 27 Fri | 17 | 6:12 | 8:25 | 12:17 | 1:52 | 4:10 | 6:16 |
| 28 Sat | 18 | 6:13 | 8:27 | 12:18 | 1:51 | 4:09 | 6:15 |
| 29 Sun | 19 | 6:14 | 8:28 | 12:18 | 1:50 | 4:08 | 6:14 |
| 30 Mon | 20 | 6:16 | 8:30 | 12:18 | 1:50 | 4:07 | 6:14 |
Method: Muslim World League. Asr: Standard. Local time (Europe/Dublin), daylight saving time included. Fridays are highlighted.
Ramadan 2027 in Buncrana
Ramadan 1448 AH is expected to begin on Monday, 8 February 2027 and end on 8 March, with Eid al-Fitr on Tuesday, 9 March, subject to the moon sighting.
In Buncrana the fast will last from 11 h 17 min to 13 h 17 min. On the first day suhoor ends at 6:04 am and iftar is at 5:21 pm.
Coming up in the Islamic calendar
- Isra and Mi‘raj (the night of the 27th, from Maghrib the evening before)27 Rajab 1448 AH · in 57 days
- Laylat al-Bara’ah (the night of mid-Sha‘ban, from Maghrib the evening before)15 Sha‘ban 1448 AH · in 75 days
- First day of Ramadan1 Ramadan 1448 AH · in 91 days
Sun and night times in Buncrana today
- Imsak (10 min before Fajr)
- 5:34 am
- Sunrise
- 7:50 am
- Solar noon (zawal)
- 12:14 pm
- Sunset
- 4:36 pm
- Day length
- 8 h 46 min (tomorrow −4 min)
- Duha (Chasht) prayer
- 8:05 am – 12:04 pm
- Islamic midnight (end of the preferred time for Isha)
- 12:13 am
- Last third of the night begins (Tahajjud)
- 1:22 am
When voluntary prayer is disliked
- While the sun is rising: 7:50 am – 8:05 am
- While the sun is at its highest point, shortly before 12:14 pm
- While the sun is setting: 4:21 pm – 4:36 pm
Approximate intervals of about 15 minutes. Voluntary prayer is also disliked after praying Fajr until sunrise and after praying Asr until sunset; in the Hanafi school no prayer at all is offered at the three times above. Scholars differ on the details; ask your local imam if in doubt.
Fajr and Isha at high latitudes
From 7 May to 5 August the sun in Buncrana never sinks 18.0° below the horizon, so the twilight that defines Fajr never fully ends.
For Isha (17.0°) this happens from 11 May to 1 August.
On those dates Fajr and Isha are estimated with the angle-based rule: the night is divided in proportion to the twilight angle, e.g. 18/60 of the night for 18°. You can choose another rule in the calculation settings.
Prayer times by calculation method, 9 November
Mosques use different twilight angles for Fajr and Isha, which is why timetables in Buncrana can differ: today the earliest and latest Fajr are 35 min apart, and Isha differs by up to 37 min.
| Method | Fajr | Isha |
|---|---|---|
| Muslim World League Fajr 18°, Isha 17° | 5:44 am | 6:36 pm |
| Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) Fajr 15°, Isha 15° | 6:05 am | 6:22 pm |
| Egyptian General Authority of Survey Fajr 19.5°, Isha 17.5° | 5:33 am | 6:39 pm |
| Umm al-Qura University, Makkah Fajr 18.5°, Isha 90 min after Maghrib (120 min in Ramadan) | 5:40 am | 6:06 pm |
| University of Islamic Sciences, Karachi Fajr 18°, Isha 18° | 5:44 am | 6:43 pm |
| Diyanet İşleri Başkanlığı (Turkey) Fajr 18°, Isha 17° | 5:44 am | 6:36 pm |
| Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Russia Fajr 16°, Isha 15° | 5:58 am | 6:22 pm |
| JAKIM (Malaysia) Fajr 20°, Isha 18° | 5:30 am | 6:43 pm |
| Institute of Geophysics, University of Tehran Fajr 17.7°, Maghrib 4.5°, Isha 14° | 5:46 am | 6:14 pm |
Prayer times near Buncrana
- Culmore 15 km SE · Maghrib at the same time
- Derry 18 km SSE · Maghrib at the same time
- New Buildings 20 km SSE · Maghrib 1 min later
- Eglinton 21 km SE · Maghrib at the same time
- Letterkenny 27 km SW · Maghrib 2 min later
- Limavady 33 km ESE · Maghrib 1 min earlier
- Strabane 34 km S · Maghrib 2 min later
- Dungiven 41 km ESE · Maghrib 1 min earlier
- Ballybofey 43 km SSW · Maghrib 3 min later
- Coleraine 50 km E · Maghrib 3 min earlier
- Omagh 60 km S · Maghrib 2 min later
- Ballymena 81 km ESE · Maghrib 3 min earlier
About Buncrana
- Coordinates
- 55.1333° N, 7.4500° W
- Elevation
- 20 m
- Time zone
- Europe/Dublin (UTC+0)
- Population
- 6,785
- Country
- Ireland
- Region
- Ulster
Clocks go forward on Sunday, 28 March 2027 (UTC+0 → UTC+1): from that day prayer times are shown one hour later.
Questions about prayer times in Buncrana
What time is Fajr in Buncrana today?
On Monday, 9 November 2026 Fajr in Buncrana begins at 5:44 am. The time for Fajr lasts until sunrise at 7:50 am.
What time is Dhuhr in Buncrana today?
Dhuhr in Buncrana begins at 12:14 pm, just after the sun passes its highest point, and its time lasts until Asr at 2:11 pm.
What time is Asr in Buncrana today?
Asr begins at 2:11 pm by the Shafi‘i, Maliki and Hanbali rule and at 2:45 pm by the Hanafi rule. Its time lasts until Maghrib at 4:36 pm.
What time is Maghrib (iftar) in Buncrana today?
Maghrib is at 4:36 pm, just after sunset; in Ramadan this is when the fast is broken. Isha follows at 6:36 pm.
When does Isha begin and end in Buncrana?
Isha begins at 6:36 pm and is best prayed before Islamic midnight, 12:13 am tonight. Many scholars allow it until Fajr when there is a need.
When is Tahajjud in Buncrana?
Tahajjud is prayed after Isha and before Fajr. Tonight the last third of the night, the time most recommended for it, begins at 1:22 am, and Fajr is at 5:45 am.
Which calculation method is used for Buncrana?
We use the Muslim World League method (Fajr 18°, Isha 17°); Asr follows the Standard (Shafi‘i, Maliki, Hanbali) rule. You can switch to another method in the calculation settings on this page.
Why do these times differ from my mosque’s timetable?
Mosques may use another calculation method, add a few minutes of precaution or keep a fixed timetable: today the methods compared on this page differ by up to 35 min for Fajr and 37 min for Isha in Buncrana. These are also the times each prayer begins; the congregation usually starts later, at a time each mosque sets.
What is the Qibla direction in Buncrana?
The Qibla in Buncrana is 114.3° from true north, to the east-south-east. The Kaaba is 5,409 km away.
What time is Jumu‘ah (Friday prayer) in Buncrana?
Jumu‘ah replaces Dhuhr on Fridays. On Friday, 13 November Dhuhr in Buncrana begins at 12:14 pm; each mosque sets its own time for the sermon and prayer, usually a little later.
When does Ramadan 2027 start in Buncrana?
Ramadan 1448 AH is expected to start on 8 February 2027 and end on 8 March 2027, with Eid al-Fitr on 9 March 2027, depending on the moon sighting. On the first day the fast in Buncrana lasts 11 h 17 min, from Fajr at 6:04 am to Maghrib at 5:21 pm.