Prayer Times in Petropavlovka
6 августа 2026 / 23 сафара 1448 г. х.
Monthly schedule
Petropavlovka prayer times overview
The Petropavlovka page shows prayer times calculated taking into account local time and geographic location. This is especially important for Fajr, Maghrib and Isha.
Local time is applied for Petropavlovka: the city's time zone is 5 часов ahead of Moscow time. This affects all prayers — from the morning Fajr to the night Isha.
Petropavlovka coordinates: 50.6121°N and 105.3235°E. Latitude affects the length of day and night, while longitude affects the actual position of the sun relative to local time. In this latitude zone, the day length changes noticeably throughout the year, but without sharp polar phenomena.
Petropavlovka prayer times should be compared with another city carefully: a small difference in coordinates can change the start of a prayer by several minutes. In the mid-latitude zone, the seasonal shifts of Fajr and Maghrib are especially noticeable.
According to today's schedule for Petropavlovka, the sun rises at 05:33, while the Maghrib time begins at 20:36. 15 часов 3 минуты passes between these events. Right now the day is long, so Maghrib begins later, while the night interval shortens.
The night interval in Petropavlovka begins after Maghrib at 20:36 and lasts until Fajr at 03:24. Its duration is 6 часов 48 минут. The night interval is relatively short, so it is convenient to plan Isha and suhur in advance.
In the summer season in Petropavlovka the evening prayer begins later, while the night interval shortens.
Three times are especially important for daily practice in Petropavlovka: Fajr — 03:24, Maghrib — 20:36 and Isha — 22:33. They help to correctly distribute morning, evening and night activities.
The SAM RF method is applied when calculating the schedule for Petropavlovka, 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 — 03:24: the start of the morning prayer time and an important reference for ending suhur.
- Sunrise — 05:33: after sunrise the Fajr time ends.
- Dhuhr — 13:05: the time of the midday prayer.
- Asr — 18:16: the afternoon prayer calculated according to the Hanafi madhhab.
- Maghrib — 20:36: the evening prayer, and also a reference for iftar during Ramadan.
- Isha — 22:33: the night prayer.
Questions about prayer times in Petropavlovka
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 Petropavlovka 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 (03:24) serves as a reference for ending the pre-dawn meal: suhur must be completed before it begins. The Maghrib time (20:36) 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.
This is not the most reliable approach. The more accurate the coordinates, the more accurate the prayer times, and in each city they are unique. Even a small shift in latitude or longitude changes the moment of sunrise and sunset, and therefore the prayer times as well. Therefore, for Petropavlovka it is more correct to rely on an individual schedule drawn up for this city specifically; this is especially important during Ramadan, when the calculation is conducted literally in minutes.