Radio 786 broadcasts to the Greater Cape Town Metropole on 100.4 FM. Below are today’s salaah times for Cape Town, updated automatically every day.
Today’s salaah times for Cape Town
Times are for Cape Town, South Africa (SAST, UTC+2) and refresh daily.
The five daily salaah
Fajr — the dawn prayer. Its window opens at true dawn and closes at sunrise.
Shurooq (sunrise) — not a prayer in itself, but the moment that closes the Fajr window.
Zuhr — the midday prayer, beginning once the sun has passed its highest point.
Asr — the afternoon prayer, running until shortly before sunset.
Maghrib — the sunset prayer, beginning just after the sun has set.
Isha — the night prayer, beginning once the twilight has disappeared.
Jumu’ah live on Radio 786
Radio 786 broadcasts Jumu’ah live every Friday from 12:00 to 14:00 for listeners who cannot attend the masjid in person. You can hear it on 100.4 FM across the Cape Town Metropole, or listen live online. The full week’s schedule is on our programme page.
How these times are calculated
The times above are calculated for the city of Cape Town using the Muslim World League convention, with a Fajr angle of 18° and an Isha angle of 17°. Asr is calculated according to the Shafi’i, Maliki and Hanbali method, which is the position followed by most of the Cape Town Muslim community. Under the Hanafi method, Asr falls later in the afternoon.
These are calculated times for the Cape Town city bowl. Masaajid across the Cape Peninsula, the Cape Flats and the northern suburbs often set their jamaah a few minutes after the entry of the time, and some follow a locally published timetable. Please confirm the jamaah times with your local masjid.
Ramadan and Eid
During Ramadan, the Fajr time above marks the end of sehri and the Maghrib time marks iftar. Radio 786 carries moon sighting announcements and Eid coverage as they happen — keep the station on, or follow our news coverage.
Listen to Radio 786
Radio 786 is a community talk radio station serving the Greater Cape Town Metropole on 100.4 FM, with news, current affairs, religious programming and sport. Listen live online or find out more about the station.