Prayer Times in Nagoya, Japan

Praying in Nagoya

Praying in Nagoya means facing a point roughly 9,263 kilometres off, around the curve of the world. Over that distance the shortest path curves noticeably, which is why the qibla here points west-north-west (292°) rather than the direction a flat map would suggest.

Nearby cities

There are 20 more Japan cities here, and each has its own times rather than sharing Nagoya's. If you are travelling within the country, use the page for where you actually are; the difference is small but real.

How the times are worked out

Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah is the standard applied to this page. 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.

From Fajr to Isha

The day's first prayer, Fajr, falls at 4:42 am. By 6:10 am the sun is up and Fajr's time has passed. Next is Dhuhr at 11:36 am, then Asr in the afternoon at 3:23 pm. Maghrib comes with sunset at 5:01 pm, and Isha closes the day at 6:31 pm. Around 10 hours and 51 minutes of daylight, all told.

The yearly swing

The yearly swing here is substantial. In June, Fajr in Nagoya can fall in the small hours with Isha holding off until late evening; in December the whole day from Fajr to Isha is over in a short span. Check the monthly timetable rather than assuming last season's times still hold.

For tahajjud

Nagoya gets roughly 10 hours and 11 minutes of night between the last prayer and the first. If you pray tahajjud, the final third of that stretch is the one to aim for; counting backwards from Fajr is the easier way to locate it.

Suhoor and iftar in Nagoya

The fasting day here runs 4:42 am to 5:01 pm: suhoor closes at the first, iftar comes at the second. Today it works out to some 12 hours and 19 minutes. The full month is listed below if you want to see where the fast is heading.

Questions people ask

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