Prayer times in Leicester
Prayer times in Leicester today
Tuesday, 13 October 2026
Time in Leicester Next: in
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Times are calculated for the city centre. Mosques may publish slightly different times; follow your local mosque's timetable for congregation.
Qibla direction and Hijri date
Qibla from Leicester
119° SE
Clockwise from true north, towards the Kaaba in Makkah.
Hijri date
2 Jumada I 1448 AH
Umm al-Qura calendar. Local moon sighting may differ by a day.
Praying in Leicester
Leicester's fasting days vary by more than nine and a half hours over a year: 9h 23m on 18 December against 18h 55m on 19 June.
The edges of the night move almost as far. Fajr runs from 6:35 AM on 1 January to 2:40 AM on 18 June, nearly four hours earlier, while Isha slides from 5:26 PM on 7 December to 10:53 PM on 21 June, more than five hours later. British Summer Time, which starts on 28 March, accounts for an hour of that on the clock.
2027 at a glance
- Earliest Fajr
- 18 June
- Latest Fajr
- 1 January
- Earliest Isha
- 7 December
- Latest Isha
- 21 June
- Longest Fajr to Maghrib
- 18h 55m 19 June
- Shortest Fajr to Maghrib
- 9h 23m 18 December
- Ramadan fasts (expected)
- About 11h 09m → 12h 58m8 February to 8 March
- Clocks go forward
- 28 March
- Clocks go back
- 31 October
Calculated for 2027 with the method shown below. Ramadan dates follow the Umm al-Qura calendar; follow your local announcement for the actual start.
October 2026 prayer timetable for Leicester
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Mosques near Leicester
- Masjid an-Noor170a Belgrave Gate, LE1 3XL · 1 mi from the centre
- Masjid Salahuddin9 Upper George Street, LE1 3LQ · 1 mi from the centre
- Masjid Al-Furqan1 Kamloops Crescent, LE1 2HX · 1 mi from the centre
- Masjid Al Huda8 Britannia Street, LE1 3LE · 1 mi from the centre
- Masjid al Quba19 Brunswick Street, LE1 2LP · 1 mi from the centre
- Hamidiye Camii16-18 Great Central Street, LE1 4JT · 1 mi from the centre
Mosque locations © OpenStreetMap contributors. Check with each mosque for congregation times.
How these times are calculated
- Method
- Moonsighting Committee Worldwide
- Fajr
- 18° with seasonal adjustment
- Isha
- seasonal twilight (shafaq)
- Highlighted Asr
- Hanafi (shadow twice the length)
UK times use the Moonsighting Committee Worldwide method. In summer, cities above 55 degrees north, including Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen, follow the one-seventh-of-the-night rule for Fajr and Isha because true twilight never ends there. Dhuhr is shown 5 minutes after solar noon and Maghrib 3 minutes after sunset, following the method's guidance.
Frequently asked questions
How much does the fast grow during Ramadan 2027 in Leicester?
By nearly two hours. The first fast should be about 11h 09m and the last about 12h 58m, because Ramadan is expected around 8 February to 8 March, when days are lengthening fast. The real start depends on local moon-sighting.
How many mosques are near Leicester city centre?
OpenStreetMap lists 74 mosques within 15 km of the city centre. Because it is volunteer-maintained, treat the list as a starting point and confirm times with the mosque itself, since congregation times are not the same as the calculated start of each prayer.
What is the earliest Fajr in Leicester?
Fajr is earliest at 2:40 AM on 18 June, a day before the longest fast. From then it drifts later every morning, even as the evenings stay long.
When is the shortest fast in Leicester?
The shortest Fajr-to-Maghrib stretch is 9h 23m on 18 December, just under two weeks after Isha reaches its earliest, 5:26 PM on 7 December. Fajr is latest on 1 January, at 6:35 AM, so winter fasting days stay short into the new year.