Prayer times in China today

Muslims pray five times a day, and each prayer has its time by the sun: Fajr at dawn, Dhuhr just after midday, Asr in the afternoon, Maghrib at sunset and Isha once it is dark. Today’s times are at the top, and the table gives them for every city. All of China keeps Beijing time, so the times move a lot from east to west: on the same day, Fajr in Kashgar comes more than two hours after Fajr in Beijing. Tap “Use my location” for the exact time where you are. The prayer times explained

Everyone starts from the sun, but not with the same angle for Fajr and Isha. This page uses the Muslim World League’s 18° for Fajr and 17° for Isha. China has no single national timetable: many mosques keep their own table, used for years, some add a few minutes of caution, and the times on the wall are often the call to prayer or the congregation, a little after the time begins. If your mosque publishes its times, follow them: praying with your community matters more than the exact minute.

Both are held by scholars; they differ on how long the shadow must be. For the Shafi‘i, Maliki and Hanbali schools Asr begins when an object’s shadow equals its length (plus its noon shadow). For the Hanafi school it is twice its length, so later. Most Muslims in China, Hui and Uyghur alike, follow the Hanafi school, so Hanafi is the default here. Today in Beijing that is 15:42, against 14:58 for the standard time. You can switch under “Calculation”.

Every time on these pages is Beijing time, China’s official clock. Many people in Xinjiang also use local Xinjiang time, two hours behind: subtract two hours. Today’s Dhuhr in Kashgar, for example, is 14:41 Beijing time, or 12:41 Xinjiang time. The Xinjiang city pages give both.

The Friday prayer takes the place of Dhuhr and begins at the same time. Each mosque sets the time of its sermon (khutbah) and prayer itself, usually after Dhuhr begins. Check your mosque’s notice. Jumu‘ah explained

The qibla, the direction of the Kaaba in Mecca, is roughly west from everywhere in China: around 279° in Beijing, 256° in Urumqi, 250° in Kashgar and 285° in Guangzhou, measured clockwise from north. Each city page shows the exact angle. Qibla finder How to find the qibla

The expected date is Monday 8 February 2027, by the astronomical calendar. It is confirmed the evening before, depending on the sighting of the moon, so it can move by a day. Follow the announcement of your mosque or local Islamic association. Your first Ramadan

Fajr has 2 rak‘at, Dhuhr 4, Asr 4, Maghrib 3 and Isha 4. These are the obligatory prayers. The voluntary (sunnah) prayers come before or after some of them. How many rak‘at each prayer has

Fajr lasts until sunrise. Isha is best prayed before the middle of the night, halfway between sunset and Fajr, and when there is real need, right up to Fajr. Dhuhr lasts until Asr, Asr until sunset (without putting it off until the sun turns yellow), and Maghrib until Isha. What to do if you miss a prayer

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