Prayer times in Saudi Arabia 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 all 23 towns. They move by a few minutes every day and from one town to the next. Dammam lies more than 1,000 km east of Jeddah, so every prayer there comes about 45 minutes earlier. Tap “Use my location” for the exact time where you are. The prayer times explained

Maghrib begins at sunset, and in Ramadan it is when you break the fast. Maghrib hardly depends on the calendar, so it is the surest time of the day. Today’s time for your city is at the top and in the table. Does this break my fast?

Saudi mosques call the adhan by the Umm al-Qura calendar, and this page follows it within a minute. Each mosque then waits a set time before the iqamah, when the congregation stands for prayer, so ask or check the board at your mosque. Apps set to another method, such as the Muslim World League, can show Fajr and Isha several minutes or more apart.

Umm al-Qura is the kingdom’s official calendar, for the prayer times as well as the Hijri date. Mosques call the adhan by it, and this page follows it by default. The Muslim World League is under “Calculation” for comparison.

The Umm al-Qura calendar does not measure Isha by the sun’s angle. It sets Isha 90 minutes after Maghrib all year, and 120 minutes after Maghrib in Ramadan. Fajr is measured by the sun, at 18.5° below the horizon.

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

Asr begins when an object’s shadow is as long as the object itself (the standard time, in the Shafi‘i, Maliki and Hanbali schools) or twice as long (Hanafi). So the Hanafi time is later: about half an hour in winter and more than an hour in summer. The calendar shows the earlier time. You can switch to Hanafi under “Calculation”.

The qibla, the direction of the Kaaba in Makkah, depends on where you are in the kingdom: around 244° in Riyadh, 97° in Jeddah and 156° in Tabuk, measured clockwise from north. Each city page shows the exact angle. Qibla finder How to find the qibla

The Friday prayer takes the place of Dhuhr and begins at Dhuhr time at the earliest. Each mosque sets the time of its sermon (khutbah) itself, often earlier in winter than in summer. Check your mosque’s times. Jumu‘ah explained

The expected date is Monday 8 February 2027, by the astronomical calendar. The Supreme Court announces the start after the moon is sighted on the evening of the 29th of Sha‘ban. Depending on the moon sighting your community follows, it can move by a day. The fast lasts from Fajr to Maghrib, in Riyadh about 12 h 32 min on the first day. Ramadan 2027 timetable Your first Ramadan

When travelling, most schools allow it. The Hanafi school allows it only at Arafat and Muzdalifah during the pilgrimage. Some scholars also allow it in real hardship, for example when Isha comes very late in summer and you have to work early. Ask your imam what your community does.

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