This Longest and Shortest Fasting Times at Ramadan 2017

JAKARTA - 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.

We takes a look at how many hours Muslims, for whom fasting during Ramadan is one of the five pillars of Islam, will be fasting every day.

Because the sun rises and sets a little earlier (or a little later) each day, fasting hours in Ramadan also change by a few minutes throughout the month. By the end of Ramadan, the day will be a little longer than at the beginning in some countries, and shorter in others.

In Europe, the longest fast in Europe based on our findings is in Iceland with just three hours of night time, while Spain, Turkey and other countries have comparatively lower intervals, ranging around 16 hours of fasting.

In America, Greenland being the northern-most country in this part of the world has the longest interval between Fajr and Maghreb at 21 hours and 2 minutes. Argentina has the one of the shortest times at 11 hours and 32 minutes.

In Middle East, the shortest fast out of all our neighbouring Arab countries will be in Sana'a, Yemen.

In Asia, the shortest fast time is in Cocos, Keeling Islands. Kazakhstan has the longest fast hours in Asia as per our calculations with 18 hours and 12 minutes between Fajr and Maghreb.


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
- Oslo, Norway: 20 hours, from 2:24am to 10:15pm
- Helsinki, Finland: 20 hours, from 2:26am to 10:24pm
- Stockholm, Sweden: 19,5 hours, from 1:57am to 9:39pm
- Moscow, Russia: 19 hours, from 1:49am to 8:56pm
- Copenhagen, Denmark: 19 hours, from 2:29am to 9:36pm
- Berlin, Germany: 19 hours, from 2:41am to 9:34pm
- Calgary, Canada: 18,5 hours, from 3:05am to 9:39pm
- Warsaw, Poland: 18,5 hours, from 2:03am to 8:42pm
- 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
- Zurich, Switzerland: 18 hours, from 2:58am to 9:10pm
- Paris, France: 18 hours, from 3:23am to 9:41pm
- Bucharest, Romania: 17,5 hours, from 3:19am to 8:50pm
- Rome, Italy: 17 hours, from 3:36am to 8:35pm
- Madrid, Spain: 16,5 hours, from 4:51am to 9:36pm
- Lisbon, Portugal: 16,5 hours, from 4:22am to 8:53pm
- Athens, Greece: 16,5 hours, from 4:15am to 8:40pm
- Beijing, China: 16,5 hours, from 2:55am to 7:33pm
- New York, US: 16,5 hours, from 3:54am to 8:17pm
- Pyongyang, North Korea: 16,5 hours, from 2:51am to 7:24pm
- Ankara, Turkey: 16,5 hours, from 3:27am to 8:09pm
- 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
- Tehran, Iran: 16 hours, from 4:06am to 8:13pm
- Baghdad, Iraq: 16 hours, from 3:16am to 7:05pm
- Beirut, Lebanon: 16 hours, from 3:49am to 7:42pm
- Aleppo, Syria: 16 hours, from 3:31am to 7:41pm
- Cairo, Egypt: 15,5 hours, from 3:13am to 6:49pm
- Jerusalem, Palestine: 15,5 hours, from 3:59am to 7:38pm
- Kuwait City, Kuwait: 15,5 hours, from 3:17am to 6:42pm
- Gaza, Palestine: 15,5 hours, from 4:03am to 7:40pm
- 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
- Dubai, UAE: 15 hours, from 4:02am to 7:04pm
- 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
- Colombo, Sri Lanka: 14 hours, from 4:38am to 6:23pm
- Bangkok, Thailand: 14 hours, from 4:32am to 6:42pm
- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: 13,5 hours, from 5:39am to 7:19pm
- Singapore: 13,5 hours, from 5:43am to 7:08pm
- Angola: 13 hours, from 5:01am to 5:54pm
- Brazil: 13 hours, from 4:19am to 5:11pm
- Jakarta, Indonesia: 13 hours, from 4:34am to 5:44pm
- Nairobi, Kenya: 13 hours, 5:15am to 6:32pm
- Harare, Zimbabwe: 12,5 hours, from 5:02am to 5:28pm
- Pretoria, South Africa: 12 hours, from 5:23am to 5:26pm
- Auckland, New Zealand: 11,5 hours, from 5:52am to 5:14pm
- Mendoza, Argentina: 11,5 hours, from 7:01am to 6:38pm
- 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