About prayer times in Sokoto
Today's prayer times in Sokoto, Nigeria are calculated using the Muslim World League method for latitude 13.0667 and longitude 5.2333. The local timezone is Africa/Lagos (UTC+1).
Fajr begins the spiritual day with the first light. Today's Fajr in Sokoto is 05:14, and Dhuhr — the noon prayer when the sun begins to decline — is 12:42. Asr falls in the afternoon at 15:49. Maghrib, which marks the breaking of the fast during Ramadan, occurs at sunset (18:57). Isha, the final prayer of the day, is at 20:05.
Ramadan in Sokoto
During Ramadan, the Fajr time becomes the end of sehri (imsak) and Maghrib marks iftar. Both timings come directly from the daily prayer schedule above. Visit our full Ramadan timetable for Sokoto for a 30-day calendar of sehri and iftar times.
Islamic life in Sokoto
AZAN.NET helps the Muslim community of Sokoto stay aligned with the daily prayer schedule, the Hijri calendar, and the direction of the Qibla (currently 70.9° toward the Kaaba in Mecca).