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About the prayer times and Hijri date on this site
Where our prayer times come from, which calculation methods we use for each city, and why the Hijri date may differ from your local announcement.
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The homepage shows today’s Hijri date and prayer times for a city you choose. Both are calculated, not observed, so it helps to know how they are produced.
Where the prayer times come from
Prayer times are fetched live from the free AlAdhan prayer times API. Nothing is stored on our side. Your chosen city is remembered only in your own browser.
Calculation methods
Different regions follow different conventions for the angle of the sun at Fajr and Isha. We use the convention most common in each region:
- Pakistan and India — University of Islamic Sciences, Karachi.
- United Arab Emirates — the Gulf Region method.
- United Kingdom — Muslim World League.
- United States and Canada — Islamic Society of North America (ISNA).
Asr
For cities in Pakistan and India we show the Hanafi time for Asr, which begins later in the afternoon. Elsewhere we show the standard (Shafi’i, Maliki and Hanbali) time. The method and Asr convention are always shown beneath the timetable.
The Hijri date
The Hijri date is calculated in your browser using the Umm al-Qura calendar. Many communities begin each month by local moon sighting instead, so the date shown here may differ from your local announcement by a day.
Follow your local masjid
Calculated times are a helpful guide, not a ruling. For Ramadan, Eid and daily congregational prayer, follow the timetable and announcements of your local masjid or scholars.
