Prayer Times in Washington, United States

Washington, hour by hour

Fajr 5:49 am, Maghrib 5:54 pm, Isha 7:24 pm — that is the shape of today in Washington. Those times shift by a minute or two most days as the sun moves, and this page recalculates them every morning rather than holding a fixed list.

Suhoor and iftar in Washington

The fasting day here runs 5:49 am to 5:54 pm: suhoor closes at the first, iftar comes at the second. Today it works out to some 12 hours and 5 minutes. The full month is listed below if you want to see where the fast is heading.

Why your mosque may differ slightly

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 is Hanafi on this page, so expect it later than a Shafi timetable would show. Local practice wins over any website, this one included.

For tahajjud

From Isha to Fajr is around 10 hours and 25 minutes at the moment. The final third of the night carries particular weight in the tradition, and it is measured from Isha to Fajr rather than by the clock.

Lining up with the Kaaba

The qibla from here runs east-north-east, a bearing of about 58°. Makkah is around 10,294 kilometres (6,397 miles) away in a straight line. Worth remembering that a phone compass points to magnetic north, which can sit several degrees off true north depending on where you are.

Washington today, prayer by prayer

Fajr opens the day at 5:49 am, well before first light. You have until 7:25 am, when the sun comes up. Midday brings Dhuhr at 12:40 pm; Asr comes round at 4:13 pm. Maghrib comes with sunset at 5:54 pm, and Isha closes the day at 7:24 pm. Around 10 hours and 29 minutes of daylight, all told.

A quirk of the timezone

True midday in Washington arrives some 40 minutes after what the clock reads. It explains the 12:40 pm Dhuhr — the timezone boundary is drawn some way from this city's own meridian. It is not an error — timezones are drawn for administrative convenience, not astronomical accuracy.

How much the times move

Summer and winter look like different timetables entirely in Washington. The times can shift by several hours between the two ends of the year.

Prayer times in Washington: FAQ

This page rebuilds itself daily for Washington — the times are always the current ones.