Prayer Times in Zharkent

Zharkent prayer times overview

For Zharkent 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 Zharkent: the city's time zone is 2 часа ahead of Moscow time. This affects all prayers — from the morning Fajr to the night Isha.

For Zharkent the coordinates 44.1662°N and 80.0074°E are used. Latitude determines the seasonal length of the day, while longitude determines solar noon and the shift of the Dhuhr time. 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 Zharkent, the sun rises at 04:34, while the Maghrib time begins at 18:57. 14 часов 23 минуты passes between these events. This is a moderate day length without sharp seasonal deviations.

7 часов 55 минут passes between the evening Maghrib prayer at 18:57 and the morning Fajr at 02:52. For Zharkent this is an important reference for planning night prayers. The night interval is relatively short, so it is convenient to plan Isha and suhur in advance.

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

Three times are especially important for daily practice in Zharkent: Fajr — 02:52, Maghrib — 18:57 and Isha — 20:31. They help to correctly distribute morning, evening and night activities.

Prayer times for Zharkent are determined according to the SAM RF method. The Hanafi madhhab is applied for Asr, while the calculation is based on the city's coordinates and the current date.

Today's key reference points

• Fajr — 02:52: the start of the morning prayer time and an important reference for ending suhur.
• Sunrise — 04:34: after sunrise the Fajr time ends.
• Dhuhr — 11:46: the time of the midday prayer.
• Asr — 16:48: the afternoon prayer calculated according to the Hanafi madhhab.
• Maghrib — 18:57: the evening prayer, and also a reference for iftar during Ramadan.
• Isha — 20:31: the night prayer.