Prayer times in Kitwe

Prayer times in Kitwe this week

Method: Muslim World League. Asr: Standard. Local time (Africa/Lusaka), daylight saving time included. Fridays are highlighted.

Prayer times in Kitwe through the year

Fajr is earliest on 25 November, at 04:13, and latest on 25 July, at 05:15.

Maghrib is earliest on 19 May, at 17:48, and latest on 29 January, at 18:41.

The longest day is 30 December, with 12 h 53 min of daylight; the shortest is 12 June, with 11 h 22 min.

Times on the 15th of each month of 2026, local time (Africa/Lusaka). Open a month for every day.

Mosques in Kitwe

We know of 1 mosque within 7 km of the centre of Kitwe.

• Bulangililo Mosque 1134 joseph musonda rd bulangililo, Kitwe
  4.1 km Directions Map

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Ramadan 2027 in Kitwe

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 Kitwe the fast will last from 13 h 27 min to 13 h 49 min. On the first day suhoor ends at 04:50 and iftar is at 18:39.

Ramadan 2027 timetable for Kitwe

Coming up in the Islamic calendar

• Tue, 5 JanIsra and Mi‘raj (the night of the 27th, from Maghrib the evening before)27 Rajab 1448 AH · in 58 days
• Sat, 23 JanLaylat al-Bara’ah (the night of mid-Sha‘ban, from Maghrib the evening before)15 Sha‘ban 1448 AH · in 76 days
• Mon, 8 FebFirst day of Ramadan1 Ramadan 1448 AH · in 92 days

Full Islamic calendar

Sun and night times in Kitwe today

Imsak (10 min before Fajr)

04:07

Sunrise

05:32

Solar noon (zawal)

11:51

Sunset

18:10

Day length

12 h 38 min (same tomorrow)

Duha (Chasht) prayer

05:47 – 11:41

Islamic midnight (end of the preferred time for Isha)

23:51

Last third of the night begins (Tahajjud)

00:55

When voluntary prayer is disliked

• While the sun is rising: 05:32 – 05:47
• While the sun is at its highest point, shortly before 11:51
• While the sun is setting: 17:55 – 18:10

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.

Prayer times by calculation method, 8 November

Mosques use different twilight angles for Fajr and Isha, which is why timetables in Kitwe can differ: today the earliest and latest Fajr are 22 min apart, and Isha differs by up to 33 min.

Prayer times near Kitwe

• Kalulushi 14 km WSW · Maghrib 1 min later
• Chambishi 26 km NW · Maghrib 1 min later
• Mufulira 28 km N · Maghrib at the same time
• Luanshya 43 km SSE · Maghrib at the same time
• Mokambo 44 km NNE · Maghrib 1 min earlier
• Chingola 47 km NW · Maghrib 1 min later
• Ndola 49 km ESE · Maghrib 1 min earlier
• Mapalo 52 km ESE · Maghrib 2 min earlier
• Chililabombwe 65 km NW · Maghrib 1 min later
• Ibenga 67 km SSE · Maghrib at the same time
• Mpongwe 79 km S · Maghrib 1 min later
• Kipushi 156 km NW · Maghrib 3 min later

About Kitwe

Coordinates

12.8024° S, 28.2132° E

Elevation

1,224 m

Time zone

Africa/Lusaka (UTC+2)

Population

665,961

Country

Zambia

Region

Copperbelt