Understand how prayer times are calculated, when fasting begins and ends, and why timetables sometimes differ. These guides accompany our city prayer schedules.
Prayer times and astronomy
Prayer & Fasting Guides
How Islamic Prayer Times Are Calculated: Qur’an, Hadith and Astronomy
Islamic prayer times are determined by natural signs connected to the Sun. Modern prayer calendars turn those signs into local clock times using astronomy, geographical coordinates and…
Prayer & Fasting Guides
Fajr vs Sunrise: When Does Fajr Begin and End?
Fajr and sunrise are not the same event. Fajr begins with true dawn , when morning light starts spreading along the eastern horizon. Sunrise occurs later, when the Sun itself begins to appear.…
Prayer & Fasting Guides
Standard vs Hanafi Asr Prayer Times: Why Are They Different?
Hanafi Asr is commonly calculated later than Standard Asr because the two conventions use different afternoon shadow-length thresholds. Both aim to translate Islamic sources about the Asr prayer…
Prayer & Fasting Guides
Why Do Islamic Prayer Times Differ Between Websites and Mosques?
Two prayer-time websites can show different times for the same city without either necessarily having a software error. Differences may come from the chosen Fajr/Isha twilight convention, the…
Fasting and Ramadan
Prayer & Fasting Guides
When Does Sehri End and Iftar Begin? A Qur’an and Hadith Guide
Sehri (Suhoor) ends when true dawn begins, and Iftar begins at sunset. These are the Qur’anic boundaries of the daily fast. In a timetable using the standard Sunni convention, the Sehri cutoff…