Prayer Times in Lapuyan, Philippines

Prayer times in Lapuyan

Everything on this page is calculated for Lapuyan, Philippines specifically, using the position 7.64° N, 123.20° E. Two towns an hour apart see the sun rise at different moments, and since Fajr and Maghrib follow the sun rather than the clock, those minutes carry straight through to the timetable.

A quirk of the timezone

True midday in Lapuyan arrives some 29 minutes before what the clock reads. It explains the 11:31 am Dhuhr — the timezone boundary is drawn some way from this city's own meridian. This catches people out regularly, but prayer follows the sun, and the clock is only the label we put on it.

How the day runs in Lapuyan

Fajr is at 4:22 am — early, and in darkness. By 5:35 am the sun is up and Fajr's time has passed. Dhuhr 11:31 am, Asr 3:48 pm — the two that carry the middle of the day. Maghrib comes with sunset at 5:27 pm, and Isha closes the day at 6:57 pm. Around 11 hours and 52 minutes of daylight, all told.

The yearly swing

There is not much of a yearly swing here. Daylight hovers around twelve hours all year in Lapuyan, keeping the whole timetable within a narrow band.

Which way to face in Lapuyan

The qibla from here runs west-north-west, a bearing of about 291°. That puts the Kaaba roughly 9,016 km — 5,602 miles — from here. Compass apps usually read magnetic north rather than true north, so allow a few degrees of local declination if you are setting a prayer mat precisely.

The fasting day in Lapuyan

The fasting day here runs 4:22 am to 5:27 pm: suhoor closes at the first, iftar comes at the second. Today it works out to some 13 hours and 5 minutes. Scroll to the month view to see how the length changes as Ramadan progresses.

Elsewhere in Philippines

25 other cities in Philippines are listed on this site, each with its own calculated timetable. If you are travelling within the country, use the page for where you actually are; the difference is small but real.

For tahajjud

Between Isha at 6:57 pm and Fajr at 4:22 am there are about 9 hours and 25 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.

The calculation behind them

The underlying method 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. 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.

Common questions