Ramadan 2024: Fasting hours and iftar times around the world

The dawn-to-dusk fast lasts anywhere from 12 to 17 hours, depending on where in the world you are. Muslims living in the world’s southernmost countries, such as Chile or New Zealand, will fast for about 12 hours, while those living in northernmost countries, such as Iceland or Greenland, will have 17-plus hours fasts. For Muslims living in the Northern Hemisphere, the number of fasting hours will be a bit shorter this year and will continue to decrease until 2031, which is the year Ramadan will encompass the winter solstice – the shortest day of the year. After that, fasting hours will increase until the summer solstice – the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. Actual fasting hours and times will vary by day, as well as calculation methods: – Nuuk, Greenland: 16 hours – Reykjavik, Iceland: 16 hours – Helsinki, Finland: 15 hours – Oslo, Norway: 15 hours – Glasgow, Scotland: 15 hours – Berlin, Germany: 15 hours – Dublin, Ireland: 15 hours – Moscow, Russia: 15 hours – Amsterdam, the Netherlands: 15 hours – Warsaw, Poland: 15 hours – Astana, Kazakhstan: 15 hours – Brussels, Belgium: 14 hours – London, UK: 14 hours – Zurich, Switzerland: 14 hours – Stockholm, Sweden: 14 hours – Bucharest, Romania: 14 hours – Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina: 14 hours – Sofia, Bulgaria: 14 hours – Rome, Italy: 14 hours – Madrid, Spain: 14 hours – Paris, France: 14 hours – Lisbon, Portugal: 14 hours – Ankara, Turkey: 14 hours – Ottawa, Canada: 14 hours – Tokyo, Japan: 14 hours – Beijing, China: 14 hours – Athens, Greece: 14 hours – New York City, US: 14 hours – Washington, DC, US: 14 hours – Los Angeles, US: 14 hours – Tunis, Tunisia: 14 hours – Algiers, Algeria: 14 hours – Tehran, Iran: 14 hours – Kabul, Afghanistan: 14 hours – New Delhi, India: 14 hours – Dhaka, Bangladesh: 14 hours – Rabat, Morocco: 14 hours – Damascus, Syria: 14 hours – Islamabad, Pakistan: 14 hours – Baghdad, Iraq: 14 hours – Beirut, Lebanon: 14 hours – Amman, Jordan: 14 hours – Gaza City, Palestine: 14 hours – Cairo, Egypt: 14 hours – Doha, Qatar: 13 hours – Dubai, UAE: 13 hours – Khartoum, Sudan: 13 hours – Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: 13 hours – Abuja, Nigeria: 13 hours – Aden, Yemen: 13 hours – Dakar, Senegal: 13 hours – Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: 13 hours – Buenos Aires, Argentina: 13 hours – Colombo, Sri Lanka: 13 hours – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: 13 hours – Mogadishu, Somalia: 13 hours – Ciudad del Este, Paraguay: 13 hours – Nairobi, Kenya: 13 hours – Harare, Zimbabwe: 13 hours – Jakarta, Indonesia: 13 hours – Luanda, Angola: 13 hours – Bangkok, Thailand: 13 hours – Brasilia, Brazil: 13 hours – Johannesburg, South Africa: 13 hours – Montevideo, Uruguay: 13 hours – Canberra, Australia: 13 hours – Puerto Montt, Chile: 13 hours – Christchurch, New Zealand: 13 hours Ramadan greetings in different languages Various Muslim-majority nations have a personalised greeting in their native languages.