Prayer Times in Kuala Pembuang, Indonesia

Kuala Pembuang prayer times explained

Kuala Pembuang is in the southern hemisphere, which turns the usual seasonal advice upside down. Fajr is at its earliest in December, not June.

From Fajr to Isha

The day's first prayer, Fajr, falls at 3:53 am. The sun appears at 5:07 am, which ends the Fajr period. Dhuhr 11:13 am, Asr 3:36 pm — the two that carry the middle of the day. Maghrib comes with sunset at 5:20 pm, and Isha closes the day at 6:50 pm. Around 12 hours and 13 minutes of daylight, all told.

Which way to face in Kuala Pembuang

The qibla from here runs west-north-west, a bearing of about 293°. The distance works out to about 8,368 kilometres, or 5,200 miles.

The clock against the sun

Solar noon in Kuala Pembuang falls about 47 minutes before twelve o'clock. It explains the 11:13 am Dhuhr — the timezone boundary is drawn some way from this city's own meridian. It is not an error — timezones are drawn for administrative convenience, not astronomical accuracy.

Where these times come from

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.

Fasting hours

The fasting day here runs 3:53 am to 5:20 pm: suhoor closes at the first, iftar comes at the second. Today it works out to some 13 hours and 27 minutes. The full month is listed below if you want to see where the fast is heading.

Isha to Fajr

Between Isha at 6:50 pm and Fajr at 3:53 am there are about 9 hours and 3 minutes. For anyone praying tahajjud, the last third of that period is the part traditionally singled out — work back from Fajr rather than forward from Isha to find it.

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