Muslims in the world ask every year about the number of hours of fasting in different countries, as the number differs from one country to another according to longitude and latitude and the location of the country in relation to the equator. Here are the number of fasting hours, the shortest and the longest in Ramadan 1444/2023 astronomically in the Arab and Islamic countries and the world.
When does the month of Ramadan 1444/2023 start astronomically?
It is astronomically expected that the blessed month of Ramadan for this year 2023 will begin on Thursday, March 23, and will last 29 days, and Eid Al-Fitr will be on Friday, April 21, 2023.
What is the average number of fasting hours in Ramadan 1444/2023?
Muslims in Arab countries will fast about 15 hours per day on average, but the number of hours of fasting in the holy month varies from one country to another according to the latitude and longitude of each country and its location on the equator.
The number of fasting hours also varies within the countries themselves, especially in countries with vast areas, such as Algeria and Saudi Arabia, for example.
Fasting hours differ at the beginning of the month of Ramadan from those at the end, and often increase by a few minutes every day because we are approaching the summer month, in which the daylight hours increase.
What are the shortest fasting hours in Ramadan 2023 in the Arab countries?
The Comoros will witness the shortest number of fasting hours in the Arab world in Ramadan 2023, as Muslims will fast there for only about 12 hours and 37 minutes.
How many hours of fasting is the longest in Ramadan 2023 in the Arab countries?
The Maghreb countries will generally witness the longest hours of fasting in the blessed month, and the longest will be in Algeria and Tunisia, which will reach about 15 hours and 45 minutes.
The average number of fasting hours in the Arab countries is about 15 hours per day (Shutterstock)
The number of fasting hours in Ramadan 2023 in the Arab countries
As for the rest of the Arab countries, the average number of fasting hours will be about 15 hours per day, and in what follows the average number of fasting hours in each Arab country, arranged from the shortest to the longest:
Comoros:
about 12 hours and 37 minutes.
Somalia:
about 13 hours and 27 minutes.
Yemen:
about 14 hours and 7 minutes.
Sudan:
about 14 hours and 8 minutes.
Mauritania:
about 14 hours and 15 minutes.
Qatar:
about 14 hours and 15 minutes.
Syria:
about 14 hours and 30 minutes.
Palestine:
about 14 hours and 30 minutes.
Jordan:
about 14 hours and 30 minutes.
Lebanon:
about 14 hours and 30 minutes.
Kuwait:
about 14 hours and 30 minutes.
Sultanate of Oman:
about 14 hours and 37 minutes.
Saudi Arabia:
about 14 hours and 41 minutes.
UAE:
about 14 hours and 41 minutes.
Bahrain:
about 14 hours and 49 minutes.
Iraq:
about 15 hours
Egypt:
about 15 hours.
Morocco:
about 15 hours and 25 minutes.
Libya:
15 hours and 30 minutes.
Algeria:
15 hours and 45 minutes.
Tunisia:
15 hours and 45 minutes.
The Maghreb countries will witness the longest hours of fasting in the blessed month of 2023 (Shutterstock)
Fasting hours in Ramadan 2023 in other countries
Here are the number of fasting hours per day in Ramadan 2023 in other countries, arranged from shortest to longest:
Malaysia:
about 13 hours.
Singapore:
about 13 hours and 30 minutes.
Senegal:
about 13 and 30 minutes.
Turkey:
about 13 and 30 minutes.
Indonesia:
about 13 hours and 30 minutes.
India:
about 15 hours.
Pakistan:
about 16 hours.
Iran:
about 16 hours.
Afghanistan:
about 16 hours and 30 minutes.
Some cities will have 15 to 16 fasting hours, such as Lisbon, Beijing and Washington (Shutterstock)
The longest fasting hours in the world in Ramadan 2023
Muslims living in the following countries will have the longest number of fasting hours in the world, namely:
Greenland:
about 20 hours.
Warsaw (Poland):
about 18 hours and 30 minutes.
Moscow (Russia):
about 18 hours and 29 minutes.
Denmark:
about 18 hours and 26 minutes.
London (United Kingdom):
about 17 hours.
Paris (France):
about 17 hours.
Ottawa (Canada):
about 16 hours.
Spain:
about 15 and a half hours.
Italy:
about 15 hours.
Other cities also have fasting hours of 15-16 hours a day, such as Lisbon (Portugal), Beijing (China), Washington (USA) and Pyongyang (North Korea).
The shortest fasting hours in the world in Ramadan 2023
Johannesburg (South Africa):
11 to 12 hours.
Buenos Aires (Argentina):
11 to 12 hours.
Cape Town (South Africa):
11 to 12 hours.
Christchurch (New Zealand):
from 11 to 12 hours.
Paraguay:
11 to 12 hours.
Uruguay:
11 to 12 hours.
Brasilia (Brazil):
12 to 13 hours.
Harare (Zimbabwe):
12 to 13 hours.