Prayer Times in Machelen 🇧🇪

Today in Machelen, Fajr at 5:51 AM, Sunrise at 7:44 AM, Dhuhr at 12:26 PM, Asr at 2:42 PM, Maghrib at 5:07 PM and Isha at 6:54 PM, in local time (Central European Time).

Prayer times for Machelen follow the Muslim World League method by default. If your local mosque follows another method, you can choose that one instead.

The Muslim World League method used for Machelen sets Fajr when the sun is 18° below the horizon before sunrise, and Isha when it is 17° below the horizon after sunset.

Prayer-time sources can differ in calculation method, Asr time and high-latitude rule, and some round times or add a few minutes of caution. These times for Machelen use the Muslim World League method with the Standard Asr time; with the same settings, other sources usually come within a minute or two.

The times for Machelen use the Standard Asr time. Asr begins when an object's shadow equals its own length, added to its shadow at solar noon. This is the view of the Shafiʿi, Maliki and Hanbali schools. The alternative is Hanafi. Asr begins when an object's shadow is twice its own length, added to its shadow at solar noon. This is the view of Abu Hanifa, followed by the Hanafi school. You can switch to it if your mosque follows it.

For nights when the usual Fajr or Isha time cannot be reached, prayer times for Machelen use the One seventh of the night rule. On nights when the sun does not sink as far as the method's twilight angle, Fajr is no earlier than one seventh of the night before sunrise and Isha no later than one seventh of the night after sunset. The Moonsighting Committee applies it above 55° latitude.

The times are worked out for the location of Machelen with the Muslim World League method and given to the minute. A printed timetable can differ by a minute or two because it rounds times or adds minutes of caution; a bigger gap usually means a different method, Asr time or high-latitude rule.

From Machelen, the Qibla, the direction of the Kaaba in Makkah, is 124° measured clockwise from true north. A magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north, so correct for it when using one.

Today is 27 Jumada al-Ula 1448 in the Umm al-Qura calendar. Where months begin with a local sighting of the new moon, the date can differ by a day or more, depending on the country and the sighting, so for Ramadan and the Eids check the local announcement.

The prayer times for Machelen are in local time, Central European Time. Clock changes for daylight saving, where they apply, are included automatically.