Sunrise & Sunset Times for the Bahá'í Fast

Please fill in the latitude, longitude, time zone, year and display format for the location and year for which you want to determine the times of sunrise and sunset. Then click on the "Submit" button. The sunrise and sunset times for the Bahá'í month of `Alá' will be displayed.

Latitude:

Degrees
Minutes
North South

Longitude:

Degrees
Minutes
West East

Time Zone:

Hours
west of Greenwich east of Greenwich

Year (Gregorian or Bahá'í):

Year

Display Format:

24-hour Clock 12-hour Clock

If you do not know your latitude and longitude, please click Here
This will display a list of the coordinates of many major cities throughout the world.

If you do not know your time zone, please click Here
This will display a list of time zones for most of the countries throughout the world.

If you are interested in some quotations on the significance of the Bahá'í Fast, please click Here

If you are interested in technical notes about the program that performs the calculations, please click Here

Note: This "web page calculator" does not take into account Daylight Savings Time, as this varies for different countries. Please adjust the entered Time Zone for Daylight Savings Time for your location. If you live in one of those countries, such as New Zealand, where the clocks are changed during the Bahá'í Fast, then you must adjust the calculated results.

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