Prayer Times in Harbin, China

Praying in Harbin

Harbin, China gets its own calculation here, run from the coordinates 45.75° N, 126.63° E rather than borrowed from a larger city nearby. The difference between one town and the next is only minutes, but those minutes are the whole of Fajr and Maghrib.

What changes between summer and winter

Summer and winter look like different timetables entirely in Harbin. The times can shift by several hours between the two ends of the year.

The last third of the night

From Isha to Fajr is around 10 hours and 36 minutes at the moment. The final third of the night carries particular weight in the tradition, and it is measured from Isha to Fajr rather than by the clock.

If you are fasting

The fasting day here runs 4:28 am to 4:22 pm: suhoor closes at the first, iftar comes at the second. Today it works out to some 11 hours and 54 minutes. Scroll to the month view to see how the length changes as Ramadan progresses.

How the day runs in Harbin

Fajr is at 4:28 am — early, and in darkness. The sun appears at 6:11 am, which ends the Fajr period. Next is Dhuhr at 11:17 am, then Asr in the afternoon at 2:38 pm. Maghrib comes with sunset at 4:22 pm, and Isha closes the day at 5:52 pm. Around 10 hours and 11 minutes of daylight, all told.

If you are travelling

180 other cities in China are listed on this site, each with its own calculated timetable. The list under the timetable below will take you to any of them.

Clock time and solar time

True midday in Harbin arrives some 43 minutes before what the clock reads. Hence Dhuhr at 11:17 am, with the rest of the afternoon following along behind it. It is not an error — timezones are drawn for administrative convenience, not astronomical accuracy.

Why your mosque may differ slightly

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. For Asr this page uses the Hanafi position — later in the day than the majority view. Local practice wins over any website, this one included.

Which way to face in Harbin

The qibla from here runs west-north-west, a bearing of about 283°. The distance works out to about 8,081 kilometres, or 5,021 miles.

Common questions