Prayer Times in Barahpur, India

What these times mean for Barahpur

Between the last prayer of one day and the first of the next, Barahpur gets roughly 9 hours and 56 minutes of darkness. The whole timetable below follows the same movement — as the nights lengthen, every time on the page moves with them.

Lining up with the Kaaba

The qibla from here runs west, a bearing of about 274°. That puts the Kaaba roughly 4,697 km — 2,919 miles — from here. If you are marking a permanent direction in a room, check true north rather than trusting a phone compass alone.

Where these times come from

The calculation used here is 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.

Why Dhuhr lands where it does

Solar noon in Barahpur falls about 30 minutes before twelve o'clock. Hence Dhuhr at 11:30 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.

The fasting day in Barahpur

The fasting day here runs 4:33 am to 5:07 pm: suhoor closes at the first, iftar comes at the second. Today it works out to some 12 hours and 34 minutes. The monthly table further down shows the window widening or narrowing day by day, which helps when planning meals a week ahead.

The yearly swing

Across the year the Barahpur timetable shifts by an hour or two at each end — long summer evenings push Isha back, short winter days crowd Dhuhr, Asr and Maghrib together.

Other India timetables

There are 135 more India cities here, and each has its own times rather than sharing Barahpur's. The list under the timetable below will take you to any of them.

From Fajr to Isha

Fajr is at 4:33 am — early, and in darkness. Sunrise at 5:53 am closes that window. Dhuhr follows at 11:30 am once the sun has tipped past its highest point, and Asr at 3:31 pm. Maghrib comes with sunset at 5:07 pm, and Isha closes the day at 6:37 pm. Around 11 hours and 14 minutes of daylight, all told.

The night in between

From Isha to Fajr is around 9 hours and 56 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.

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