Prayer Times in Williamstown, United States

About the times on this page

Williamstown prays Fajr at 5:45 am today, with Maghrib at 5:49 pm and Isha at 7:19 pm. Each of them moves slightly from one day to the next; the page rebuilds daily, so what you see is current.

The yearly swing

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

The night in between

From Isha to Fajr is around 10 hours and 26 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.

Other United States timetables

United States has 105 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.

Williamstown today, prayer by prayer

Fajr is at 5:45 am — early, and in darkness. The window stays open until sunrise, 7:23 am. Midday brings Dhuhr at 12:37 pm; Asr comes round at 4:07 pm. Maghrib comes with sunset at 5:49 pm, and Isha closes the day at 7:19 pm. Around 10 hours and 26 minutes of daylight, all told.

Why Dhuhr lands where it does

Solar noon in Williamstown falls about 37 minutes after twelve o'clock. Hence Dhuhr at 12:37 pm, with the rest of the afternoon following along behind it. This catches people out regularly, but prayer follows the sun, and the clock is only the label we put on it.

How the times are worked out

Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah is the standard applied to this page. Where two calculations disagree it is nearly always Fajr or Isha: those depend on twilight, and twilight is a judgement call. For Asr this page uses the Hanafi position — later in the day than the majority view. Local practice wins over any website, this one included.

The direction of prayer

The qibla from here runs east-north-east, a bearing of about 59°. The distance works out to about 10,137 kilometres, or 6,299 miles. If you are marking a permanent direction in a room, check true north rather than trusting a phone compass alone.

The fasting day in Williamstown

The fasting day here runs 5:45 am to 5:49 pm: suhoor closes at the first, iftar comes at the second. Today it works out to some 12 hours and 4 minutes. Scroll to the month view to see how the length changes as Ramadan progresses.

Questions people ask

No need to bookmark a timetable: the page recalculates for Williamstown daily.