Ramadan fasting hours in the UK are among longest in the world

RELIGIONS NEWS AGENCY (REDNA) – The Islam Channel publishes the times of fasting in countries all over the world, showing that London has among the longest number of hours.

The fast is observed from sunrise to sunset but varies according to the location. The longest period is 17 hours in Greenland, with London not far behind at 16 hours. The shortest is 12 hours in the southern hemisphere including New Zealand, Australia and Argentina.

The report says that religious rulings mean that northern cities with 24 hours of daylight are allowed to follow the hours of Mecca.