Ramadan 2021: Longest and shortest fasting times in the world

Ramadan 2021: Longest and shortest fasting times in the world 

Ramadan 2021 

Have you ever wondered which cities fast the most  

amount of hours and which cities  fast the least amount of hours?

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.

For example, Murmansk, Russia has  just over six hours of darkness,  

before the sun rises again at 2.43am,  

which means that the fasting hours are almost  18 hours. They will end their fast at 8.38pm

While the city of Ushuaia in Argentina has  the shortest fasting time in the world.  

12 hours and 23 minutes exactly. The  sun rises at 6.23am and sets by 6.46pm.

Santiago in Chile also has a comfortable  fasting time of 12 hours and 41 minutes.

Those fasting in Riyadh can also take  advantage of a shorter fasting day.  

Fajr is at 4.12am and Maghrib at  6.14am, which means that people in  

this city of Saudi Arabia will be fasting  for approximately 14 hours and 2 minutes.

Dubai will be fasting for 14 hours and  5 minutes on the first day of Ramadan.  

The first Fajr will take place at  4.39am and Maghrib will be at 6.44pm.

Although those fasting in Kerala will have  fewer hours to fast, it may feel longers,  

as Maghrib is slightly later in the day than  the UAE. They are ending their fast at 7pm,  

and starting their fast at 5.05am, which means  they will be fasting 14 hours and 5 minutes.

Egyptians on the other hand will end their fast  earlier at 6.22pm. However, technically their  

fasting hours are also longer than  the UAE at 14 hours and 22 minutes  

because Fajr is also slightly earlier.

In countries where sunset and sunrise are  too close (less than 3 hours apart) or are  

indistinguishable, fatwas have been issued to  allow Muslims to follow the timings of the closest  

city that has distinguishable day and night  timings. If Ramadan were taking place in June,  

people in Sweden for example would be  observing a midnight sun phenomenon,  

which would make it nearly  impossible for Muslims to fast there.