Ramadan 2029 in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa

• Ramadan 2029 runs from Tuesday 16 January to Tuesday 13 February in the Umm al-Qura calendar, 29 days. Where the month begins and ends with the sighting of the new moon, it may start or end a day earlier or later.
• The first tarawih is prayed after Isha on Monday 15 January, the evening before the first fast.
• First iftar: 19:02 on Tuesday 16 January. Last iftar: 18:47 on Tuesday 13 February.
• Longest fast: 15 h 21 min on Tuesday 16 January, from 03:41 to 19:02.
• Shortest fast: 14 h 34 min on Tuesday 13 February, from 04:13 to 18:47.
• Laylat al-Qadr, as most observe it, is the night before the 27th: from Maghrib on Saturday 10 February, at 18:49.
• Eid al-Fitr: Wednesday 14 February.

Fajr, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib and Isha today: Prayer times in Pietermaritzburg

When Ramadan begins and ends, every year: Ramadan dates

Sehri and iftar times in Pietermaritzburg for each day of the month, in local time, with how long each fast lasts.

• Times follow the Muslim World League method: Fajr when the Sun is 18° below the horizon and Isha at 17°, with these margins: Dhuhr +1 min.
• Sehri ends at Fajr, when the fast begins; many timetables stop a few minutes earlier as a margin.
• Hijri dates follow the Umm al-Qura calendar. Where a month begins with the sighting of the new moon, it can start a day earlier or later.
• Worked out when the page loads for 29.6° S, 30.4° E with the adhan library, from Jean Meeus’s astronomical equations, and rounded to the minute.
• Your local mosque may set its own times; follow it.

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