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Cities With the Shortest Fasting Hours Today

Punta Arenas has the shortest daily fast of any major city right now, only about 12h 37m from dawn to sunset.

Recalculated daily. Last updated Sep 2, 2026, 12:20:20 AM UTC.

Cities with at least 100,000 residents; 100 cities shown.

Top Cities Ranked by Fasting window

# City Country FajrMaghrib Fasting window
🥇 Punta Arenas Chile 06:2719:05 12h 37m
🥈 Comodoro Rivadavia Argentina 06:2119:00 12h 40m
🥉 Dunedin New Zealand 05:2818:09 12h 41m
=4 Christchurch New Zealand 05:2118:03 12h 42m
=4 Puerto Montt Chile 05:4518:27 12h 42m
=4 Hobart Australia 05:0217:45 12h 42m
=5 Osorno Chile 05:4618:28 12h 43m
=5 Valdivia Chile 05:4718:30 12h 43m
=5 Wellington New Zealand 05:1417:56 12h 43m
=5 Lower Hutt New Zealand 05:1317:56 12h 43m
=5 Neuquén Argentina 06:2619:10 12h 43m
=5 Bahía Blanca Argentina 06:0318:47 12h 43m
=5 Temuco Chile 05:4518:28 12h 43m
=6 Mar del Plata Argentina 05:4518:29 12h 44m
=6 Tandil Argentina 05:5118:35 12h 44m
=7 Concepción Chile 05:4718:32 12h 45m
=7 Talcahuano Chile 05:4718:32 12h 45m
=7 Chillán Chile 05:4318:28 12h 45m
=7 Geelong Australia 05:1618:01 12h 45m
=7 Tauranga New Zealand 05:0917:54 12h 45m
=7 Melbourne Australia 05:1417:59 12h 45m
=7 Ballarat Australia 05:1918:04 12h 45m
=7 Manukau City New Zealand 05:1518:00 12h 45m
=7 Auckland New Zealand 05:1518:01 12h 45m
=7 North Shore New Zealand 05:1518:01 12h 45m
=7 Talca Chile 05:4218:27 12h 45m
=7 Bendigo Australia 05:1718:03 12h 45m
=8 La Plata Argentina 05:4718:33 12h 46m
=8 Montevideo Uruguay 05:4018:26 12h 46m
=8 Curicó Chile 05:4018:26 12h 46m
=8 Berazategui Argentina 05:4818:34 12h 46m
=8 Quilmes Argentina 05:4818:34 12h 46m
=8 Villa Lugano Argentina 05:4918:35 12h 46m
=8 Merlo Argentina 05:5018:36 12h 46m
=8 Castelar Argentina 05:5018:36 12h 46m
=8 Balvanera Argentina 05:4918:35 12h 46m
=8 Buenos Aires Argentina 05:4918:35 12h 46m
=8 Belgrano Argentina 05:4918:35 12h 46m
=8 San Rafael Argentina 06:2919:14 12h 46m
=8 José C. Paz Argentina 05:5018:36 12h 46m
=8 Rancagua Chile 05:3818:24 12h 46m
=8 Canberra Australia 04:5817:44 12h 46m
=9 Puente Alto Chile 05:3818:24 12h 47m
=9 San Bernardo Chile 05:3818:25 12h 47m
=9 La Pintana Chile 05:3818:25 12h 47m
=9 Adelaide Australia 05:1017:57 12h 47m
=9 Santiago Chile 05:3818:25 12h 47m
=9 Lo Prado Chile 05:3818:25 12h 47m
=9 San Nicolás de los Arroyos Argentina 05:5618:43 12h 47m
=9 San Luis Argentina 06:2119:08 12h 47m
=9 Wollongong Australia 04:5117:38 12h 47m
=9 Río Cuarto Argentina 06:1319:00 12h 47m
=9 Quilpué Chile 05:4118:28 12h 47m
=9 Valparaíso Chile 05:4218:29 12h 47m
=9 Rosario Argentina 05:5818:45 12h 47m
=9 Viña del Mar Chile 05:4218:29 12h 47m
=9 Mendoza Argentina 06:3119:18 12h 47m
=9 Sydney Australia 04:5017:37 12h 47m
=9 Rio Grande Brazil 05:2418:12 12h 47m
=10 Pelotas Brazil 05:2518:13 12h 48m
=10 Paraná Argentina 05:5818:46 12h 48m
=10 Santa Fe Argentina 05:5918:46 12h 48m
=10 Port Elizabeth South Africa 05:1218:00 12h 48m
=10 George South Africa 05:2518:12 12h 48m
=10 Cape Town South Africa 05:4118:29 12h 48m
=10 Uitenhage South Africa 05:1318:01 12h 48m
=10 Concordia Argentina 05:4818:36 12h 48m
=10 Paarl South Africa 05:3918:26 12h 48m
=10 Córdoba Argentina 06:1219:00 12h 48m
=10 Mandurah Australia 05:1218:00 12h 48m
=10 East London South Africa 05:0317:51 12h 48m
=10 Mdantsane South Africa 05:0417:52 12h 48m
=10 Bhisho South Africa 05:0517:53 12h 48m
=10 Perth Australia 05:1218:00 12h 48m
=11 Guaíba Brazil 05:2118:10 12h 49m
=11 Viamão Brazil 05:2018:09 12h 49m
=11 Porto Alegre Brazil 05:2118:10 12h 49m
=11 Alvorada Brazil 05:2018:09 12h 49m
=11 Cachoeirinha Brazil 05:2018:09 12h 49m
=11 Gravataí Brazil 05:2018:09 12h 49m
=11 Canoas Brazil 05:2118:09 12h 49m
=11 Sapucaia Brazil 05:2118:09 12h 49m
=11 Coquimbo Chile 05:4118:30 12h 49m
=11 Queenstown South Africa 05:0717:56 12h 49m
=11 La Serena Chile 05:4118:30 12h 49m
=11 São Leopoldo Brazil 05:2118:09 12h 49m
=11 Santa Cruz do Sul Brazil 05:2618:15 12h 49m
=11 Uruguaiana Brazil 05:4418:33 12h 49m
=11 Novo Hamburgo Brazil 05:2018:09 12h 49m
=11 Santa Maria Brazil 05:3118:20 12h 49m
=11 Mthatha South Africa 05:0017:49 12h 49m
=11 La Rioja Argentina 06:2319:13 12h 49m
=11 Caxias do Sul Brazil 05:2118:10 12h 49m
=12 Criciúma Brazil 05:1318:03 12h 50m
=12 Catamarca Argentina 06:1919:09 12h 50m
=12 Passo Fundo Brazil 05:2618:16 12h 50m
=12 São José Brazil 05:1318:03 12h 50m
=12 Durban South Africa 04:5117:41 12h 50m
=12 Pinetown South Africa 04:5217:42 12h 50m
=12 Mpumalanga South Africa 04:5317:43 12h 50m

Methodology: Calculated with the Muslim World League method using each city's coordinates, local date and IANA time zone.

Why Are the Fasting Hours So Short in These Cities?

When one hemisphere is deep in winter, its dawn-to-sunset fast is at its shortest, especially far from the equator where winter days are brief. Near the equator the fast stays close to 12 hours all year because day length barely changes there. These times are recomputed daily from each city's location.

For travellers and worshippers, the contrast is striking: during a winter Ramadan the fast in some cities can be only around 11 to 12 hours. Today the shortest fasting window among major cities is in Punta Arenas, at about 12h 37m.

Frequently Asked Questions: Cities With the Shortest Fasting Hours Today

Which city has the shortest fast today?
Punta Arenas currently has the shortest daily fast among major cities, about 12h 37m from Fajr to Maghrib (as of September 2, 2026).
When are fasting hours shortest?
In a city's winter, when daylight is shortest, and year-round near the equator where the day stays close to 12 hours.
Do fasting hours change during Ramadan?
Yes, slightly. Because Ramadan moves through the seasons over the years and the day length changes daily, the fast gets a little longer or shorter each day of the month.

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