Islamic Prayer Times Today

Islamic prayer times tell Muslims when to offer the five daily prayers: Fajr, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib and Isha. The widget above shows today’s times for your location, with a live countdown to the next prayer and the Qibla direction. By default it opens on New York, but you can tap Use my location or search any city to see accurate times for where you are. Times are calculated from the sun’s position at your coordinates, so they shift slightly every day.

The Five Daily Prayers

Each of the five prayers has its own window during the day. Knowing when one ends and the next begins is the whole point of a prayer timetable.

• Fajr begins at true dawn and ends at sunrise. It is the dawn prayer, offered before the day starts.
• Dhuhr begins just after the sun passes its highest point and runs until Asr. On Fridays it becomes Jummah.
• Asr is the afternoon prayer. Its start depends on the school of thought, which is why the widget has a Standard and Hanafi toggle.
• Maghrib begins right at sunset. It is the shortest window of the day.
• Isha is the night prayer, beginning once full darkness sets in and lasting until the next Fajr.

How Prayer Times Are Calculated

Prayer times depend on the position of the sun relative to your exact location, so two cities at the same longitude but different latitudes will have different times. Fajr and Isha are defined by how far the sun sits below the horizon, measured as an angle. Different organizations use slightly different angles, which is why you can pick a calculation method:

• ISNA (15 degrees) is the standard across North America and the default here.
• Muslim World League (18 and 17 degrees) is widely used in Europe and parts of the world.
• Umm al-Qura is used in Saudi Arabia and the Makkah region.
• Egyptian General Authority follows the Egyptian convention.
• University of Islamic Sciences, Karachi is common in Pakistan, India and among South Asian communities.

Dhuhr, Asr and Maghrib stay close across all methods, since they depend on the sun’s visible position rather than twilight angles. The main differences show up in Fajr and Isha.

What Time Is Fajr Today?

Fajr is the first prayer of the day, beginning at true dawn when the first light appears on the horizon. Its window closes at sunrise, so it must be offered before the sun comes up. A Fajr prayed after sunrise is counted as qada, made up late. The exact Fajr time depends on your location and the calculation method, and the widget above shows it for your city today.

What Time Is Dhuhr Today?

Dhuhr begins shortly after the sun crosses its zenith at midday and stays valid until Asr begins. It holds fairly steady through the year compared with Fajr and Maghrib. On Fridays, Dhuhr is replaced by the Jummah congregation, which includes a sermon before the prayer.

What Time Is Asr Today?

Asr is the afternoon prayer, and it is the one time that changes with the school of thought. In the standard view, followed by the Shafi, Maliki and Hanbali schools, Asr begins when an object’s shadow equals its own length plus the noon shadow. In the Hanafi view it begins later, when the shadow reaches twice the object’s length. Use the toggle in the widget to switch between the two.

What Time Is Maghrib Today?

Maghrib begins at sunset, the moment the sun disappears below the horizon, and it is the shortest prayer window of the day. During Ramadan, Maghrib marks iftar, the breaking of the fast. The window closes about twenty minutes later once the red twilight fades, after which Isha begins.

What Time Is Isha Today?

Isha is the night prayer, starting once full darkness has set in. Its window runs all the way until the next Fajr, though offering it before midnight is better. During Ramadan, Isha is followed by the Taraweeh prayers at mosques around the world.

Namaz Timings, Salah Times and Athan: Same Thing, Different Words

People search for the same five prayers using many different words. Namaz is the Urdu and Persian word for salah, so namaz timings and salah times mean exactly the same as prayer times. Athan, or adhan, is the call to prayer given at the start of each prayer window, so athan times line up with the start times shown in the widget. Whether you look for namaz timing, salat times, muslim prayer times or a prayer schedule, this page covers all five: Fajr, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib and Isha.

Tahajjud, Ishraq and Chasht Times

Beyond the five obligatory prayers, there are voluntary nafl prayers tied to the same daily schedule. Tahajjud falls in the last third of the night, before Fajr, and is one of the most rewarded voluntary prayers. Ishraq begins about fifteen to twenty minutes after sunrise and is two to four rakats. Chasht, also called Duha, runs through the late morning until just before Dhuhr. Because all three key off sunrise and Fajr, you can work them out from the times shown above for your location.

Iftar, Suhoor and Ramadan Prayer Times

During Ramadan, two of the daily prayer times take on extra meaning. Suhoor, the pre-dawn meal, must finish before Fajr begins, so the Fajr time is also the end of suhoor, sometimes called sehri. Iftar, the breaking of the fast, happens at Maghrib, the sunset prayer, so the Maghrib time is your iftar time. To find what time iftar is today or when suhoor ends, set your city in the widget and read the Maghrib and Fajr times. The same schedule drives the full Ramadan fasting times for your location.

Finding Your Qibla Direction

The Qibla is the direction of the Kaaba in Makkah, which Muslims face during prayer. It is found using the shortest path over the curve of the earth, not a straight line on a flat map. This is why, from North America, the Qibla points northeast rather than east. The widget shows the Qibla bearing for your location once your city is set.

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