Islamic Prayer Times (Namaz): Guide & Timetable
What are the 5 Daily Prayers?
Muslims perform five obligatory prayers (Salah) every day: Fajr (dawn), Dhuhr (midday), Asr (afternoon), Maghrib (sunset), and Isha (night). Performing them at their appointed times is a fundamental pillar of Islam.
"Indeed, prayer has been decreed upon the believers a decree of specified times."
"The first matter that the slave will be brought to account for on the Day of Judgment is the prayer. If it is sound, then the rest of his deeds will be sound."
Use the tool below for mathematically calculated times near your location, then align with your mosque's published schedule when they differ.
| Date | Fajr | Sunrise (Talu) | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
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How prayer times are calculated
Classical scholars defined prayer windows by the sun's position: dawn twilight for Fajr, post-zenith for Dhuhr, shadow lengths for Asr, sunset for Maghrib, and night twilight for Isha. Modern apps convert those rules into clock times using your latitude, longitude, date, and a named convention (for example Muslim World League, Egyptian General Authority, Karachi, or ISNA).
Small differences between apps are normal. They usually come from different angle settings for Fajr/Isha, high-latitude rules, or whether Asr uses the earlier or later shadow criterion. If your community follows a specific school or national timetable, prefer that source for congregational prayer.
Asr: Hanafi and other schools
Many Hanafi communities begin Asr when the shadow of an object is twice its length (plus the noon shadow), which is later than the single-shadow rule common in Shafi'i, Maliki, and Hanbali practice. Choose the option that matches your local mosque so you do not pray Asr before its valid time in your school.
Traveling and shortened prayer
On journeys that meet travel conditions, many schools allow Qasr—shortening the four-rakat prayers (Dhuhr, Asr, Isha) to two. Distance and duration rules differ by madhhab. Use our Qasr calculator as a learning aid, and confirm with a scholar for complex itineraries.
Traveling today?
Check whether your journey may qualify for Qasr (shortening 4-rakat prayers to 2).