Ramadan is once again moving forward in the calendar and Muslims in Birmingham, across the UK and around the world will soon be preparing for a month of daily fasting. In 2022, Ramadan began on April 2 for those following the Saudi declarations and on April 3 for others who based it on Morocco or UK moon-sighting news.
With the start date forecast as on or around March 23, there will be confirmation nearer the time from verified sightings of the first faint crescent of the new moon in Britain and overseas. Birmingham’s Green Lane Mosque, which organises the city’s huge Eid events, traditionally follows the Saudi Arabia announcements.
Five daily prayers take place on each of the month of Ramadan and there are also two meals at either end of the fasting. These are known as suhur or sehri for the pre-dawn meal, and iftar for the night-time meal after fasting has finished. So when are prayers and meals likely to be for Ramadan 2023?
For an idea of the meal-times for sehri and ifar, Hamariweb has a guide to expected times between the forecast dates of Ramadan.
| Ramadan day | Time for Sehri meal | Time for Iftar meal | Date on calendar |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 04:09 AM | 6:25 PM | 22 Mar 2023 |
| 2 | 04:06 AM | 6:27 PM | 23 Mar 2023 |
| 3 | 04:03 AM | 6:28 PM | 24 Mar 2023 |
| 4 | 04:00 AM | 6:30 PM | 25 Mar 2023 |
| 5 | 04:58 AM | 7:32 PM | 26 Mar 2023 |
| 6 | 04:55 AM | 7:34 PM | 27 Mar 2023 |
| 7 | 04:52 AM | 7:35 PM | 28 Mar 2023 |
| 8 | 04:49 AM | 7:37 PM | 29 Mar 2023 |
| 9 | 04:46 AM | 7:39 PM | 30 Mar 2023 |
| 10 | 04:43 AM | 7:41 PM | 31 Mar 2023 |
| 11 | 04:40 AM | 7:42 PM | 01 Apr 2023 |
| 12 | 04:37 AM | 7:44 PM | 02 Apr 2023 |
| 13 | 04:35 AM | 7:46 PM | 03 Apr 2023 |
| 14 | 04:32 AM | 7:48 PM | 04 Apr 2023 |
| 15 | 04:29 AM | 7:49 PM | 05 Apr 2023 |
| 16 | 04:26 AM | 7:51 PM | 06 Apr 2023 |
| 17 | 04:22 AM | 7:53 PM | 07 Apr 2023 |
| 18 | 04:19 AM | 7:55 PM | 08 Apr 2023 |
| 19 | 04:16 AM | 7:56 PM | 09 Apr 2023 |
| 20 | 04:13 AM | 7:58 PM | 10 Apr 2023 |
| 21 | 04:10 AM | 8:00 PM | 11 Apr 2023 |
| 22 | 04:07 AM | 8:02 PM | 12 Apr 2023 |
| 23 | 04:04 AM | 8:03 PM | 13 Apr 2023 |
| 24 | 04:00 AM | 8:05 PM | 14 Apr 2023 |
| 25 | 03:57 AM | 8:07 PM | 15 Apr 2023 |
| 26 | 03:54 AM | 8:09 PM | 16 Apr 2023 |
| 27 | 03:51 AM | 8:10 PM | 17 Apr 2023 |
| 28 | 03:47 AM | 8:12 PM | 18 Apr 2023 |
| 29 | 03:44 AM | 8:14 PM | 19 Apr 2023 |
| 30 | 03:40 AM | 8:16 PM | 20 Apr 2023 |
You can find further information and timings for other cities on the Pakistan-based Islamic site. It advises people to double-check with their local mosque nearer the time of Ramadan. BirminghamLive will also carry updates on Ramadan prayer and meal timetables for worshippers in the city.
The difference between the sehri and iftar times is the length of fasting for each day. For example, on the predicted first day of Ramadan, the fasting time is 14 hours and six minutes. Over the month it ranges from 14 hours to 16 and a half hours a day of going without food and drink, as well as smoking and sexual activity.
One of the Ramadan calendars that has been put together for worshippers in Birmingham shows the five prayer times. The prayers are known as fajr (held at dawn), zuhr (at noon), asr (in the afternoon), maghrib (at sunset) and isha (at night). In addition, imsak – the time in the early morning when any eating and drinking must stop – is indicated as being 10 minutes before the fajr prayers begin.
We’ve shown the prayer times for the first 10 days of Ramadan 2023. For the other days, see aladhan.com
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