Prayer Times in Al Ḩanākīyah, Saudi Arabia

Praying in Al Ḩanākīyah

Al Ḩanākīyah gets about 11 hours and 15 minutes of daylight today, and the five prayer times are spaced across it. Prayer times are anchored to the sun rather than the clock, so as that figure grows and shrinks across the year, every time below moves with it.

A note on the method used

These times follow Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah. Dhuhr, Asr and Maghrib are largely settled across methods; Fajr and Isha are where authorities part company. For Asr this page uses the Hanafi position — later in the day than the majority view. A small gap between this page and your nearest masjid is nothing to worry about; go with theirs.

If you are fasting

Suhoor ends at Fajr — 5:04 am today — and the fast breaks at Maghrib, 5:39 pm. Around 12 hours and 35 minutes without food or water today. Scroll to the month view to see how the length changes as Ramadan progresses.

A walk through today's times

It starts in the dark, with Fajr at 5:04 am. The window stays open until sunrise, 6:24 am. Midday brings Dhuhr at 12:02 pm; Asr comes round at 4:03 pm. Sunset brings Maghrib at 5:39 pm; Isha is the last, at 7:09 pm. That is some 11 hours and 15 minutes between the sun coming up and going down.

How much the times move

Al Ḩanākīyah sits far enough from the equator for the difference to be felt. Midsummer stretches the day, midwinter compresses it, and the prayer times follow.

Which way to face in Al Ḩanākīyah

Face south — roughly 191° on a compass — and you are pointed at the Kaaba. The distance works out to about 391 kilometres, or 243 miles. Worth remembering that a phone compass points to magnetic north, which can sit several degrees off true north depending on where you are.

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