Five prayers, one solar day
Muslims pray five times a day at times fixed by the position of the sun, which is why they shift a little every day and differ from city to city. A timetable lists the moment each prayer becomes due. The table below is the order you will see in every result on this site.
| Prayer | Also written | Calculated start |
|---|---|---|
| Fajr | Subh, Fajar | Dawn: the sun a set angle below the eastern horizon |
| Dhuhr | Zuhr, Duhr | Just after solar noon, when the sun has passed its highest point |
| Asr | Asar | When a shadow reaches one (standard) or two (Hanafi) object lengths beyond its noon shadow |
| Maghrib | Maghreb | Sunset |
| Isha | Isha’a, Esha | Nightfall: the sun a set angle below the western horizon, or a fixed interval after sunset |
Fajr
The dawn prayer. Its calculated start depends on the dawn angle in the selected method, which is why Fajr varies most between timetables. It ends at sunrise, so the Sunrise column marks the close of the Fajr window as well as the start of the day.
Dhuhr and Asr
Dhuhr follows solar noon, which is rarely 12:00 on the clock because time zones are wide and daylight saving shifts them. Asr is the afternoon prayer; its start is the only one affected by the Asr convention you choose.
Maghrib and Isha
Maghrib begins at sunset under every method offered here. Isha is the night prayer, calculated from evening twilight or, under Umm al-Qura, a fixed 90 minutes after Maghrib. During Ramadan, Maghrib is also the moment of iftar; see the Ramadan timetable page.
When does each prayer end?
Timetables show starts. As commonly taught, each prayer may be offered until the next one begins: Fajr until sunrise, Dhuhr until Asr, Asr until sunset, Maghrib until Isha, and Isha until Fajr, with many scholars advising that Isha be prayed before the middle of the night. Differences exist between schools, so treat this as orientation and confirm with a qualified teacher.
Sunrise is a reference
Sunrise appears in the timetable to help interpret the day. It is not one of the five daily prayers and is never counted by the next-prayer line on the calculator. This guide does not replace instruction from a qualified teacher.