Prayer Times Today
Accurate Salah times for any city — Fajr, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib, Isha
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Calculated using the Muslim World League method (Fajr 18°, Isha 17°). Times may vary by 1-3 minutes from local mosque announcements.
About Islamic Prayer Times
Muslims pray five times a day (Salah), each at a specific time determined by the sun's position. The five prayers are Fajr (before dawn), Dhuhr (midday), Asr (afternoon), Maghrib (sunset), and Isha (night). These times shift daily and vary significantly by location and season, since they're based on solar position rather than fixed clock hours.
This calculator uses the Muslim World League (MWL) method — a widely accepted global standard with a Fajr angle of 18° and an Isha angle of 17° below the horizon. Times are calculated fresh for your selected city using its exact latitude, longitude, and timezone.
Understanding Each Prayer Time
Fajr
Begins at true dawn, when the sun is 18° below the horizon and the first light appears. Ends at sunrise.
Dhuhr
Begins just after the sun passes its highest point (solar noon) and starts to decline westward.
Asr
Begins in the afternoon when an object's shadow equals its own length (Shafi method) plus the shadow length at noon.
Maghrib
Begins immediately at sunset, when the sun's disc has fully disappeared below the horizon.
Isha
Begins when the sun reaches 17° below the horizon, marking the point of complete darkness.
Calculation Methods Around the World
Different Islamic authorities use slightly different angle conventions for Fajr and Isha, which can shift prayer times by a few minutes. The most common methods are: Muslim World League (18°/17°, used widely including Europe and parts of Asia), Islamic Society of North America — ISNA (15°/15°), Egyptian General Authority (19.5°/17.5°), and Umm al-Qura University in Mecca (18.5° Fajr, Isha fixed at 90 minutes after Maghrib, used in Saudi Arabia).
If your local mosque's announced times differ slightly from this calculator, it's likely due to a different calculation method or a small manual adjustment applied by the local Islamic authority for community consistency.
Prayer Times — Frequently Asked Questions
The five daily prayers (Salah) are Fajr (dawn, before sunrise), Dhuhr (midday, after the sun passes its zenith), Asr (afternoon), Maghrib (sunset), and Isha (night). Each has a specific time window based on the sun's position.
Prayer times are calculated using the sun's angle below or above the horizon at a specific location. Fajr begins when the sun is 18° below the horizon, Maghrib begins at sunset, and Isha begins when the sun is 17° below the horizon. This tool uses the Muslim World League calculation method, one of the most widely used standards globally.
Prayer times depend on the sun's position relative to your specific latitude and longitude. Cities further from the equator experience more variation throughout the year — in some northern cities, Fajr and Isha can be very close together or even overlap during summer months.
Fajr begins at true dawn — when the sun is 18° below the horizon and the first light appears. Sunrise (Shuruq) is when the sun's disc actually appears above the horizon, roughly 60-90 minutes after Fajr begins.
Yes. Prayer times are based on the actual position of the sun, so when clocks shift for daylight saving time, the prayer times shown in local clock time shift by the same amount.
This tool uses the Muslim World League (MWL) method: Fajr angle of 18° and Isha angle of 17°, with Asr calculated using the standard Shafi method. Other common methods include ISNA (15°/15°), Egyptian (19.5°/17.5°), and Umm al-Qura Mecca. Times may vary slightly by 1-3 minutes between methods.