Prayer Times in Caloocan City, Philippines

Caloocan City, hour by hour

Today runs to roughly 11 hours and 38 minutes of daylight in Caloocan City, from sunrise at 5:51 am to sunset at 5:29 pm. That number is the one driving the whole timetable: lengthen the day and Isha moves back, shorten it and the afternoon prayers crowd together.

A note on the method used

The calculation used here is 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. For Asr this page uses the Hanafi position — later in the day than the majority view. Where your local mosque differs, follow the mosque — that is the timetable the congregation keeps.

The shape of the day

Fajr opens the day at 4:36 am, well before first light. By 5:51 am the sun is up and Fajr's time has passed. After the sun peaks, Dhuhr is prayed at 11:40 am, and Asr at 3:52 pm. The sun goes down at Maghrib, 5:29 pm, and the day ends with Isha at 6:59 pm. That gives Caloocan City roughly 11 hours and 38 minutes of daylight today.

Which way to face in Caloocan City

From this city the direction is west-north-west, or 289° if you prefer the number. That puts the Kaaba roughly 8,522 km — 5,295 miles — from here.

The last third of the night

From Isha to Fajr is around 9 hours and 37 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.

Suhoor and iftar in Caloocan City

Suhoor closes at 4:36 am in Caloocan City, with iftar at 5:29 pm. Roughly 12 hours and 53 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.

The yearly swing

Caloocan City is close enough to the equator that the seasons barely register in the prayer times. Longest day and shortest day differ by very little, and Ramadan feels much the same whichever month it lands in.

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