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Divide the interval between sunset and sunrise into seven equal intervals. The midddle of the night, and the time for Fajr is some time after the midddle of the night. Find the middle point between sunset and sunrise. Use the nearest day when it was possible to calculate Fajr and Isha times in a standard way for this location. Use a 48° latitude to determine intervals between Fajr and sunrise as well as between sunset and Isha. As a consequence the sky is never completely dark. The smaller twilight angles will generate later Fajr times and earlier Isha times.Īt extreme latitudes near or to the north of the Arctic Circle and near or to the south of the Antarctic circle for certain time of the year the sun doesn't go much below the horizon. Various Islamic organizations use different twilight angles between 15 and 19.5 degrees to determine Fajr and Isha time. When sun is below 18° the sky is completely dark. During astronomical twilight the center of the sun is between 12 and 18 degrees below the horizon. The times of dawn prayer Fajr and night prayer Isha are based on astronomical twilight time. Isha starts when the sky becomes dark and there is no scattered light.

Maghrib starts after the sun goes below the horizon. Sunset - time when the sun goes below the horizon.

When the shadow of an object becomes two times its length.

When the shadow of an object becomes equal to its length.

There are two acceptable juristic definitions for the beginning of Asr: Dhuhr ends when Asr begins.Īsr - the mid-afternoon prayer. Dhuhr starts soon after the sun reaches its highest point (zenith) and begins to decline. Sunrise - the time when the first beam of the sun appears above the horizon.ĭhuhr - the midday prayer. Fajr starts when the sunlight appears across the full width of the sky.

To calculate namaz times correctly you must know the place coordinates and current date.įajr - the first prayer of the day at dawn. For that reason namaz times vary from day to day and from place to place. The prescribed timeįor each of the prayers depends on the position of the sun. The names of five obligatory Muslim prayers are Fajr, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib, and Isha.