Prayer Times in Hanamaki Onsen, Japan

Prayer times in Hanamaki Onsen

Hanamaki Onsen gets about 10 hours and 38 minutes of daylight today, and the five prayer times are spaced across it. That number is the one driving the whole timetable: lengthen the day and Isha moves back, shorten it and the afternoon prayers crowd together.

Which way to face in Hanamaki Onsen

From this city the direction is west-north-west, or 294° if you prefer the number. Makkah is around 9,428 kilometres (5,858 miles) away in a straight line.

Through the year

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

Clock time and solar time

The sun reaches its high point roughly 41 minutes before noon here. Hence Dhuhr at 11:19 am, with the rest of the afternoon following along behind it. Nothing is wrong with the calculation; timezones are political lines, and the sun does not consult them.

If you are travelling

20 other cities in Japan are listed on this site, each with its own calculated timetable. It is worth switching to the right one when you travel — a few hundred kilometres east or west moves Fajr and Maghrib by a noticeable margin.

Suhoor and iftar in Hanamaki Onsen

Suhoor closes at 4:27 am in Hanamaki Onsen, with iftar at 4:38 pm. Roughly 12 hours and 11 minutes, going by today's figures. The monthly table further down shows the window widening or narrowing day by day, which helps when planning meals a week ahead.

From Fajr to Isha

Fajr opens the day at 4:27 am, well before first light. You have until 6:00 am, when the sun comes up. After the sun peaks, Dhuhr is prayed at 11:19 am, and Asr at 2:58 pm. The sun goes down at Maghrib, 4:38 pm, and the day ends with Isha at 6:08 pm. That gives Hanamaki Onsen roughly 10 hours and 38 minutes of daylight today.

The calculation behind them

Calculations come from Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah. Methods differ mainly over Fajr and Isha, because each authority settles on a slightly different angle of the sun below the horizon — a few minutes either way is normal. Asr here follows the Hanafi reckoning, which places it noticeably later in the afternoon than the other schools would. Where your local mosque differs, follow the mosque — that is the timetable the congregation keeps.

The last third of the night

From Isha to Fajr is around 10 hours and 19 minutes at the moment. 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.

Prayer times in Hanamaki Onsen: FAQ

No need to bookmark a timetable: the page recalculates for Hanamaki Onsen daily.