Get today's Suhoor (pre-dawn) end time and Iftar time for your location, with a live countdown to whichever comes next. Set your location by permission or city search.
The fast runs from Fajr to Maghrib. At high latitudes the summer day stretches so far that some authorities advise following a nearby city or Mecca instead; where that applies, follow your local religious authority rather than the computed times.
The fast begins at Fajr (the dawn prayer time) and ends at Maghrib (sunset).
Suhoor is the pre-dawn meal, finishing before Fajr. Iftar is the meal at Maghrib, traditionally opened with dates and water.
Both times are computed from location and date, so they change daily and differ by region — which is why this tool counts down in three stages: to the end of suhoor, to iftar, then to the next suhoor.
Near the equator — Singapore, Indonesia — day length barely changes and the fast runs about 13 hours year-round.
In mid-latitudes a summer Ramadan means 15 to 16 hours.
Northern Europe can reach 18 to 20 hours, and parts of northern Norway have no sunset at all.
At those latitudes, widely accepted rulings permit following the timetable of the nearest moderate location — commonly Mecca or a place at 45° latitude. Check with Islamic authorities in your region.
The Islamic calendar is purely lunar, giving a year of about 354 days — 11 days shorter than the solar year.
Ramadan therefore shifts about 11 days earlier annually and takes roughly 33 years to cycle through all seasons.
A summer Ramadan means long, hot days; a winter one is far gentler. Over a lifetime, most people experience both.
Exempt — children before puberty, the elderly, those with chronic illness, and anyone unable to reason. Compensation is usually through fidyah, providing meals to those in need.
Make up later (qada) — travellers, those temporarily ill, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and those menstruating. Days are made up after Ramadan.
Consult a doctor before fasting if you have diabetes or kidney disease, or take regular medication. Islamic law itself does not require a fast that damages your health.
For uncertain cases, ask a local scholar. This tool calculates times and does not determine exemption.
Do not skip suhoor. Complex carbohydrates, protein and fluids carry you through the day.
Spread fluid intake between iftar and suhoor. Drinking a large volume at once mostly passes straight through.
Reduce caffeine — its diuretic effect accelerates dehydration. Tapering off a few days before Ramadan reduces withdrawal headaches.
Do not overeat at iftar. Heavy, oily food on an empty stomach is hard work. Start with dates and water and go slowly.
Avoid strenuous exercise during daylight hours, or move it to after iftar.
Fajr and Maghrib are computed the same way as prayer times — from location, date and your chosen method (MWL, ISNA, Umm al-Qura and others), entirely in the browser.
Location comes from GPS with permission or a city search and is not transmitted. Calculation continues without a connection.
Times may differ by minutes from your local mosque's schedule because of method or precautionary margins. Treat your community's timetable as authoritative.
Suhoor ends at the Fajr (dawn) prayer time and Iftar is at Maghrib (sunset), computed offline from your location and calculation method.
Yes. It shows the daily fasting window (Fajr to Maghrib) year-round, useful for voluntary fasts too.
Different organizations use slightly different calculation methods, which can shift times by a few minutes. Match your calculation method setting to your local mosque's for closer alignment.
They're the same two times under regional names: sehri (Urdu, Hindi) and imsak (Malay, Indonesian, Turkish) end when the Suhoor time shown here ends, and buka puasa or iftar is the Maghrib time shown here.
What this tool bases its numbers on, and how far those numbers go.
Suhoor ends at the Fajr time and Iftar is at the Maghrib time, both derived from the sun's position at your coordinates using the calculation method you select. The fasting window is Maghrib minus Fajr, and the countdown targets whichever of the two comes next.With Fajr at 04:12 and Maghrib at 19:34, the fast runs 15 hours 22 minutes. Change the method and the Fajr angle changes with it, which moves the start of the window and therefore its length.