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Prayer times

Fajr, sunrise, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib and Isha for any place on Earth, computed from the sun's position with the method your country's authorities usually publish. Change the method and the Asr rule to match your mosque.

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Fajr 18°, Isha 17°

AsrHigh latitudes

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Methods

Calculation methods and their angles

Prayer-time calculation methods: Fajr and Isha rules and where each is usually the default
Method	Fajr and Isha	Default here for
Muslim World League	Fajr 18°, Isha 17°	all other countries
Islamic Society of North America (ISNA)	Fajr 15°, Isha 15°	Canada, United States
Egyptian General Authority of Survey	Fajr 19.5°, Isha 17.5°	Egypt
Umm al-Qura, Makkah	Fajr 18.5°, Isha 90 min after Maghrib (120 min in Ramadan)	Saudi Arabia
University of Islamic Sciences, Karachi	Fajr 18°, Isha 18°	Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan
Institute of Geophysics, University of Tehran	Fajr 17.7°, Isha 14°, Maghrib 4.5°	Iran
Gulf Region	Fajr 19.5°, Isha 90 min after Maghrib	—
United Arab Emirates	Fajr 18.2°, Isha 18.2°, 3-minute offsets on sunrise, Dhuhr, Asr and Maghrib (an approximation of the UAE's published times)	United Arab Emirates
Kuwait	Fajr 18°, Isha 17.5°	Kuwait
Qatar	Fajr 18°, Isha 90 min after Maghrib	Qatar
MUIS, Singapore	Fajr 20°, Isha 18°, with the authority's precautionary minutes	Singapore
Diyanet, Türkiye	Fajr 18°, Isha 17°, with the authority's precautionary minutes	Türkiye
Kemenag, Indonesia	Fajr 20°, Isha 18°, with the authority's precautionary minutes	Indonesia
JAKIM, Malaysia	Fajr 18°, Isha 18°, with the authority's precautionary minutes	Brunei, Malaysia
UOIF, France (12°)	Fajr 12°, Isha 12°	France
Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Russia	Fajr 16°, Isha 15°	Russia
Moonsighting Committee Worldwide	Fajr and Isha by season (Shaukat), never beyond 18°	—

How it works

How the times are computed

Each time is a position of the sun. Dhuhr is when the sun crosses the meridian (solar noon); sunrise and Maghrib are when its upper edge meets the horizon, allowing for refraction. Fajr and Isha are when the sun is a set angle below the horizon, at the start of dawn and the end of dusk. Asr is when an object's shadow equals its length (twice its length in the Hanafi school) plus its shadow at noon.

Hourora computes the sun's declination and the equation of time for each date and place (the NOAA and Meeus formulas), then solves for each angle, and shows the result in the place's own time zone, daylight saving included.

Why methods differ

Authorities chose different angles for dawn and dusk from their own observations: from 12° (France) to 20° (Indonesia, Singapore). Umm al-Qura, Qatar and the Gulf method put Isha a fixed 90 minutes after Maghrib. Several authorities also add precautionary minutes to their published tables; where the authority publishes them, Hourora includes them.

Why your mosque may differ by a few minutes

Local mosques publish their own timetables. They may use another method, round differently, add their own precautionary minutes, compute for a reference point elsewhere in the city, or set the iqamah later than the start time. Differences of one to five minutes are normal. Where your mosque's timetable differs, follow your mosque.

High latitudes

North of about 48° in early summer, the sun never sinks far enough for Fajr and Isha by angle. The usual rules then cap twilight at a portion of the night: the angle-based rule (the angle divided by 60), the middle of the night, or one-seventh of the night. Inside the polar circles, on days without sunrise or sunset, Hourora uses the times for latitude 65° and says so.

Questions

Good to know

How are prayer times calculated?

From the sun's position: Dhuhr at solar noon, sunrise and Maghrib when the sun's upper edge meets the horizon, Fajr and Isha when the sun is a set angle below the horizon (for example 18° and 17° in the Muslim World League method), and Asr from the length of shadows. The angles depend on the method.

What is the difference between the standard and the Hanafi Asr?

In the standard rule (Shafi'i, Maliki and Hanbali schools) Asr begins when an object's shadow equals its length plus its noon shadow. In the Hanafi rule it begins when the shadow is twice the length plus the noon shadow, typically 40 to 80 minutes later. Hourora uses Hanafi by default in Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, and lets you change it anywhere.

Why do prayer apps and mosques show slightly different times?

They may use different angles, different coordinates for the city, precautionary minutes, or different rounding. A few minutes' difference is normal. Your local mosque's timetable is the one your community follows.

Which method should I choose?

The one your local mosque or national authority uses. Hourora starts with the method usually published in each country (for example Umm al-Qura in Saudi Arabia, Diyanet in Türkiye, Kemenag in Indonesia, JAKIM in Malaysia, ISNA in North America and the Muslim World League elsewhere). If your mosque's Fajr or Isha is consistently earlier or later, try another method.

Is this an official timetable?

No. These are astronomical calculations with each authority's published parameters, checked against official timetables to within a minute or two. They are not a religious ruling. For the times your community follows, use your mosque's or your national authority's timetable.

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