Prayer Times in Saudi Arabia
Pick a city and a date to get Fajr, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib and Isha for that day, calculated locally in your browser with the Umm al-Qura University method used across the Kingdom. A live countdown shows how long is left until the next adhan.
The five daily prayers
Fajr begins at dawn and runs until sunrise. Dhuhr starts when the sun passes its highest point. Asr follows in the afternoon, Maghrib begins at sunset, and Isha closes the day at nightfall.
Sunrise is shown alongside the five prayers as a reference point, since Fajr must be prayed before it and it marks the end of the Fajr window.
How the times are calculated
The calculator converts the sun's position into prayer times from the city's latitude and longitude. Fajr is set by the sun 18.5 degrees below the horizon, which is the Umm al-Qura setting used for Makkah and the rest of the Kingdom.
Asr uses a shadow factor of one, the Shafi'i school that is standard in Saudi Arabia. Isha is 90 minutes after Maghrib under Umm al-Qura, and Maghrib begins at sunset plus a small correction for atmospheric refraction.
Why mosque times can differ slightly
Local mosques may round to the nearest five minutes, adjust for their exact street address, or use a different Asr school. Differences of a minute or two near Fajr and Isha are normal.
Makkah and Madinah mosques announce times from the national authority, so those are the reference values other cities compare themselves against.
Frequently asked questions
- What method does this calculator use?
- It uses the Umm al-Qura University method, which sets Fajr at an 18.5 degree solar depression angle and Isha 90 minutes after Maghrib. This is the official method used across Saudi Arabia.
- Are these times accurate for my city?
- Times are computed from each city's coordinates, so they are accurate to a minute or two. A mosque or a printed timetable may still round to the nearest five minutes or add a small local adjustment.
- What is the shadow factor for Asr?
- A factor of one means Asr begins when an object's shadow reaches its own length plus the noon shadow. This is the Shafi'i school, which is standard in Saudi Arabia. The Hanafi school uses a factor of two and prays later.
- When does the Islamic day begin?
- At maghrib, not midnight. Fajr of the following day therefore starts the previous evening, which is why Ramadan fasting and prayer schedules are published as evening-to-evening.
- Can I use these times for a date in the future?
- Yes. Pick any date in the picker and the astronomical calculation returns that day's times, so you can plan Ramadan, Hajj or travel well in advance.
- Do I need an internet connection?
- No. The solar calculation runs entirely in your browser with no network request, so prayer times work offline once the page has loaded.