We used prayer timings in major cities of these countries to calculate the intervals between Fajr (preceding sunrise) and Maghrib (marking sunset) on the expected first day of Ramadan, April 13, 2021.
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00:00Have you ever wondered which cities fast the most amount of hours and which ones the least?
00:05We used prayer timings in major cities to calculate the intervals between
00:09Fajr and Maghrib on the expected first day of Ramadan, April 13th, 2021.
00:17For example, Murmansk Rasha has just over six hours of darkness before the sun rises again
00:24at 2.43 a.m. which means that the fasting hours are almost 18 hours. They will end their fast
00:31at 8.38 p.m. While the city of Ushuaia in Argentina has the shortest fasting time in the world,
00:3812 hours and 23 minutes to be exact, the sun rises at 6.23 a.m. and sets by 6.46 p.m.
00:47Santiago in Chile also has a comfortable fasting time of 12 hours and 41 minutes.
00:52Those fasting in Riyadh can also take advantage of a shorter fasting day.
00:57Fajr is at 4.12 a.m. and Maghrib is at 6.14 a.m. which means that people in this city
01:04of Saudi Arabia will be fasting for approximately 14 hours and 2 minutes.
01:09Dubai will be fasting for 14 hours and 5 minutes on the first day of Ramadan.
01:14The first Fajr will take place at 4.39 a.m. and Maghrib will be at 6.44 p.m.
01:21Those fasting in Kerala may feel like they have a longer fast
01:25as their Maghrib is slightly later in the day than the UAE.
01:29They're ending their fast at 7 p.m. and starting their fast at 5.05 a.m.
01:33which means they'll be fasting the exact same hours as the UAE at 14 hours and 5 minutes.
01:40Egyptians on the other hand will end their fast earlier at 6.22 p.m. Technically their
01:46fasting hours are longer than in the UAE at 14 hours and 22 minutes
01:51because their Fajr is also slightly earlier.
01:54In countries where the sunset and the sunrise are too close or are indistinguishable,
01:59fatwas have been issued to allow Muslims to follow the timings of the closest city
02:04that has distinguishable day and night timings.
02:07If Ramadan were to take place in June, people in Sweden for example would be observing a
02:12midnight sun phenomenon which would make it nearly impossible for Muslims to fast there.
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