Prayer Times in Chiva
6 августа 2026 / 23 сафара 1448 г. х.
Monthly schedule
Chiva prayer times overview
For Chiva it is important to use precisely the city's prayer schedule: prayer times depend not only on the clock, but also on latitude, longitude and the position of the sun.
Local time is applied for Chiva: the city's time zone is 1 hour ahead of Moscow time. This affects all prayers — from the morning Fajr to the night Isha.
Chiva geographic location is 39.7667°N, 45.1361°E. These coordinates are important for calculating prayer times, since prayers are tied to the movement of the sun. For southern latitudes, the seasonal changes in day and night length are more moderate.
The prayer schedule does not depend only on the region's official time. It is affected by the sun's altitude above the horizon, so in neighbouring cities the Fajr, Dhuhr and Maghrib values may differ. In southern cities, differences are often noticeable in sunrise, Dhuhr and Maghrib times.
According to today's schedule for Chiva, the sun rises at 06:03, while the Maghrib time begins at 20:07. 14 часов 4 минуты passes between these events. This is a moderate day length without sharp seasonal deviations.
In Chiva the period from Maghrib (20:07) to Fajr (04:31) lasts 8 часов 24 минуты. This is a convenient night length for Isha, performing Witr and preparing for Fajr.
In summer in Chiva the day lengthens, but the differences are usually less sharp than in northern cities.
Three times are especially important for daily practice in Chiva: Fajr — 04:31, Maghrib — 20:07 and Isha — 21:33. They help to correctly distribute morning, evening and night activities.
The SAM RF method is applied when calculating the schedule for Chiva, while the Asr time is determined according to the Hanafi madhhab. This allows the schedule to be used as a daily reference for the obligatory prayers.
Today's key reference points
- Fajr — 04:31: the start of the morning prayer time and an important reference for ending suhur.
- Sunrise — 06:03: after sunrise the Fajr time ends.
- Dhuhr — 13:05: the time of the midday prayer.
- Asr — 18:03: the afternoon prayer calculated according to the Hanafi madhhab.
- Maghrib — 20:07: the evening prayer, and also a reference for iftar during Ramadan.
- Isha — 21:33: the night prayer.
Questions about prayer times in Chiva
Each city has its own geographic coordinates, and it is precisely by them that sunrise and sunset are calculated. Because the Earth rotates and its axis is tilted, prayer times at different points cannot coincide. Latitude determines the length of day and night, longitude determines the moment the sun passes certain positions, and the time zone brings the calculation to local time. The sum of these factors makes the schedule unique for each city.
Prayer times in Chiva are updated daily. This is related to the constant shifting of the sunrise and sunset moments following the Earth's orbit around the sun. The changes are especially noticeable during the transitional seasons — spring and autumn — when the day length changes fastest, sometimes by several minutes per day. For the schedule to remain accurate, it should be checked daily, not once a week.
Yes, the schedule is suitable for determining the suhur and iftar times. The Fajr time (04:31) serves as a reference for ending the pre-dawn meal: suhur must be completed before it begins. The Maghrib time (20:07) indicates the moment of iftar — the fast is broken precisely at sunset. Nevertheless, during the blessed month of Ramadan we advise checking the current values daily, since a difference of just a few minutes can be important while fasting.
It is not recommended. The prayer schedule is sensitive to geography: even a difference of tens of kilometres leads to a discrepancy in the Fajr, Maghrib and Isha times. The sun rises and sets at its own moment above each locality, so the data of a neighbouring city is only approximate. To perform the prayer on time, it is advisable to use the schedule calculated for Chiva according to its coordinates specifically, not the nearest centre's.