Prayer Times in Handan, China

What these times mean for Handan

Prayer times for Handan, China are calculated from where the city actually is (36.61° N, 114.49° E), which matters more than people expect. The difference between one town and the next is only minutes, but those minutes are the whole of Fajr and Maghrib.

Ramadan timings

The fasting day here runs 5:13 am to 5:28 pm: suhoor closes at the first, iftar comes at the second. Today it works out to some 12 hours and 15 minutes. The full month is listed below if you want to see where the fast is heading.

The direction of prayer

The qibla from here runs west, a bearing of about 279°. Makkah is around 7,278 kilometres (4,522 miles) away in a straight line.

Method and madhab

These times follow Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah. Where two calculations disagree it is nearly always Fajr or Isha: those depend on twilight, and twilight is a judgement call. Asr here follows the Hanafi reckoning, which places it noticeably later in the afternoon than the other schools would. Local practice wins over any website, this one included.

Today's timetable

Fajr opens the day at 5:13 am, well before first light. The sun appears at 6:43 am, which ends the Fajr period. After the sun peaks, Dhuhr is prayed at 12:06 pm, and Asr at 3:49 pm. Maghrib comes with sunset at 5:28 pm, and Isha closes the day at 6:58 pm. Around 10 hours and 45 minutes of daylight, all told.

How much the times move

Handan sees a large seasonal spread — very early summer Fajr times, a very late Isha, then a tightly packed winter day. The month view below is the reliable way to keep track.

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