In recent years, Ramadan has moved increasingly into the summer months which bring long days in the northern hemisphere and sweltering heat for many countries. Conversely, Ramadan has fallen on the shortest, winter days in the southern hemisphere.
Last year, fasting hours across the world ranged between 11 and 22 hours. This year, fasting hours will range between 10 hours in Chile and 21 hours in Greenland.
Below is how long fasting hours are estimated to be in cities around the world. Actual fasting hours and times will vary by day, as well as calculation methods.
- Nuuk, Greenland: 21 hours of fasting, from 2:16am to sunset at 11:14pm in the evening
- Stockholm, Sweden: 19,5 hours, from 1:57am to 9:39pm
- Moscow, Russia: 19 hours, from 1:49am to 8:56pm
- London, UK: 18,5 hours, from 2:29am to 9:03pm
- Astana, Kazakhstan: 18,5 hours, from 2:43am to 9:15pm
- Brussels, Belgium: 18,5 hours, from 3:12am to 9:41pm
- Beijing, China: 16,5 hours, from 2:55am to 7:33pm
- New York, US: 16,5 hours, from 3:54am to 8:17pm
- Tokyo, Japan: 16 hours, from 2:44am to 6:49pm
- Kabul, Afghanistan: 16 hours, from 3:02am to 6:58pm
- Rabat, Morocco: 16 hours, from 3:38am to 7:31pm
- Islamabad, Pakistan: 16 hours, from 3:20am to 7:11pm
- Cairo, Egypt: 15,5 hours, from 3:13am to 6:49pm
- New Delhi, India: 15 hours, from 3:54am to 7:12pm
- Kowloon, Hong Kong: 15 hours, from 4:16am to 7:01pm
- Dhaka, Bangladesh: 15 hours, from 3:47am to 6:40pm
- Muscat, Oman: 15 hours, from 3:52am to 6:47pm
- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: 15 hours, from 3:36am to 6:36pm
- Doha, Qatar: 15 hours, from 3:15am to 6:18pm
- Khartoum, Sudan: 14,5 hours, from 4:52am to 7:16pm
- Aden, Yemen: 14 hours, from 4:13am to 6:22pm
- Dessye, Ethiopia: 14 hours, from 4:35am to 6:28pm
- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: 13,5 hours, from 5:39am to 7:19pm
- Luanda, Angola: 13 hours, from 5:01am to 5:54pm
- Sao Paulo, Brazil: 13 hours, from 4:19am to 5:11pm
- Jakarta, Indonesia: 13 hours, from 4:34am to 5:44pm
- Harare, Zimbabwe: 12,5 hours, from 5:02am to 5:28pm
- Pretoria, South Africa: 12 hours, from 5:23am to 5:26pm
- Cape Town, South Africa: 11,5 hours, from 6:12am to 5:47pm
- Canberra, Australia: 11,5 hours, from 5:31am to 5:02pm
- Punta Arenas, Chile: 10 hours, from 6:34am to 4:41pm
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