Prayer Times in London, United Kingdom

Prayer times in London

This far north, London gets a prayer schedule that swings hard between summer and winter. In June the sky hardly darkens and Isha is pushed back towards midnight; by December the whole sequence from Fajr to Isha folds into a short winter day.

Which way to face in London

Face east-south-east — roughly 119° on a compass — and you are pointed at the Kaaba. That puts the Kaaba roughly 4,794 km — 2,979 miles — from here. Worth remembering that a phone compass points to magnetic north, which can sit several degrees off true north depending on where you are.

The fasting day in London

Suhoor ends at Fajr — 4:54 am today — and the fast breaks at Maghrib, 4:37 pm. Around 11 hours and 43 minutes without food or water today. The full month is listed below if you want to see where the fast is heading.

Why your mosque may differ slightly

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.

Elsewhere in United Kingdom

United Kingdom has 20 other cities covered on this site. If you are travelling within the country, use the page for where you actually are; the difference is small but real.

London today, prayer by prayer

The first call comes at 4:54 am, for Fajr. The sun appears at 6:50 am, which ends the Fajr period. Dhuhr 11:44 am, Asr 2:48 pm — the two that carry the middle of the day. Sunset brings Maghrib at 4:37 pm; Isha is the last, at 6:07 pm. That is some 9 hours and 47 minutes between the sun coming up and going down.

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