Prayer Times in Mecca

Mecca prayer times overview

For Mecca 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 in Mecca is Same as Moscow time (MSK). For this reason, Fajr, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib and Isha are calculated based on this city's data specifically, not the country's average time.

Mecca geographic location is 21.4225°N, 39.8262°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.

The daytime interval in Mecca today is 13 часов 1 minute — from sunrise at 05:56 to Maghrib at 18:57. This is a moderate day length without sharp seasonal deviations.

In Mecca 9 часов 37 минут passes from Maghrib to Fajr today: Maghrib begins at 18:57, while Fajr begins at 04:34. This is a convenient night length for Isha, performing Witr and preparing for Fajr.

In summer in Mecca the day lengthens, but the differences are usually less sharp than in northern cities.

If you plan your day around the Mecca prayer schedule, pay attention first of all to Fajr, Maghrib and Isha. Fajr in 04:34 helps to define the morning reference, Maghrib in 18:57 the time of the evening prayer and iftar, and Isha in 20:27 the start of the night prayer.

The SAM RF method is applied when calculating the schedule for Mecca, 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 — 04:34: the start of the morning prayer time and an important reference for ending suhur.
• Sunrise — 05:56: after sunrise the Fajr time ends.
• Dhuhr — 12:27: the time of the midday prayer.
• Asr — 17:00: the afternoon prayer calculated according to the Hanafi madhhab.
• Maghrib — 18:57: the evening prayer, and also a reference for iftar during Ramadan.
• Isha — 20:27: the night prayer.