Al Madīnah Prayer Times
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Prayer Times in Al Madīnah, Iraq
Prayer times in Al Madīnah are worked out each day from the city's coordinates (30.96°N). We use the Muslim World League method, the one followed across Iraq. The five times shift by a minute or two each day as the sun moves. The full month is listed below.
Al Madīnah's times use the Muslim World League method. That is the standard followed by most mosques in Iraq. They are drawn from Al Madīnah's own coordinates (30.9632°N, 47.2700°E). The schedule updates automatically at midnight, with no manual setting.
How Al Madīnah's prayer times are worked out
From Al Madīnah, the Qibla is 217° from true north. Face southwest to pray toward the Kaaba. It lies 1,294 km (804 miles) away in a straight line across the globe. Every time on this page is worked out from Al Madīnah's own coordinates (30.96°N, 47.27°E), not a national average. That is why Al Madīnah's times and its Qibla differ a little from cities a short distance away.
Day length is what moves the Al Madīnah timetable through the year. With the Muslim World League method, the longest daily fast — Fajr to Maghrib — runs about 15h 47m around June. It eases to 11h 35m by December. That is a 4h 12m swing, set by the city's latitude of 30.96°N. The farther a place sits from the equator, the wider the gap.
The Fajr and Isha angles for Al Madīnah come from the Muslim World League. The Muslim World League method sets Fajr when the sun is 18° below the horizon, and Isha at 17°. Use ISNA's 15° instead and Fajr here would move by several minutes. So the method — not the coordinates alone — settles the final time. Al Madīnah sits close to its Baghdad meridian, so Dhuhr lands near midday — 11:49 AM today. We also publish times for nearby Al Qurnah, Al Hārithah and Basrah. Each is only a few minutes off Al Madīnah's clock.
Nearby: Al Qurnah prayer times · Al Hārithah prayer times · Basrah prayer times · Az Zubayr prayer times · Abū al-Kahṣīb prayer times
Prayer times in a two-tradition country
Iraq's religious life runs on two great traditions side by side. Sunni mosques call Maghrib at sunset. Shia practice waits some ten to fifteen minutes for the eastern sky to lose its redness (zawal al-humra). Two nearby mosques can therefore call the evening prayer at slightly different moments, and both are correct within their own school. This page uses the Muslim World League calculation (Fajr 18°, Isha 17°) applied to this city's coordinates, the widespread standard convention. Followers of Ja'fari timing should expect their mosque's Maghrib a few minutes later. Iraq keeps a single time zone (UTC+3) with no daylight saving.
Najaf, Karbala, Kufa, Baghdad
Few countries carry Iraq's density of sacred geography. The shrine of Imam Ali in Najaf and the shrines of Karbala draw millions of pilgrims. The Arba'een walk to Karbala ranks among the largest annual gatherings on earth. The Great Mosque of Kufa, meanwhile, is one of the earliest mosques in Islam. In Baghdad, the Abu Hanifa Mosque in Adhamiyah holds the tomb of the founder of the Hanafi school. The golden-domed al-Kadhimiya shrine faces it across the Tigris — two traditions living within one city, as they have for centuries.
Mosques in Al Madīnah
Mosques in and around Al Madīnah include مسجد صاحب الأمر (ع), Al-Huwair Al- Sagheer Mosque, مسجد بقية الله الأعظم and مسجد الأمام الرضا. The times on this page are worked out from Al Madīnah's own coordinates, and they apply across these mosques. Check the exact iqama time with your local mosque. That is the congregation, called a few minutes after each prayer starts.
Fajr
4:09 AMالفجر
Fajr in Al Madīnah — pre-dawn prayer, performed before sunrise
2 rak'aat
Dhuhr
11:49 AMالظهر
Dhuhr in Al Madīnah — midday prayer, after the sun passes its zenith
4 rak'aat
Asr
3:20 PMالعصر
Asr in Al Madīnah — afternoon prayer, in the late afternoon
4 rak'aat
Maghrib
6:05 PMالمغرب
Maghrib in Al Madīnah — sunset prayer, just after sunset
3 rak'aat
Isha
7:22 PMالعشاء
Isha in Al Madīnah — night prayer, after twilight has disappeared
4 rak'aat
Al Madīnah Prayer Times — September 2026
Full month prayer calendar for Al Madīnah, Iraq. Calculation method: Muslim World League.
| Date | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Sep 1 | 4:04 AM | 5:27 AM | 11:52 AM | 3:25 PM | 6:14 PM | 7:33 PM |
| Wed, Sep 2 | 4:04 AM | 5:28 AM | 11:52 AM | 3:25 PM | 6:13 PM | 7:31 PM |
| Thu, Sep 3 | 4:05 AM | 5:28 AM | 11:51 AM | 3:24 PM | 6:12 PM | 7:30 PM |
| Fri, Sep 4 | 4:06 AM | 5:29 AM | 11:51 AM | 3:23 PM | 6:11 PM | 7:28 PM |
| Sat, Sep 5 | 4:07 AM | 5:29 AM | 11:51 AM | 3:23 PM | 6:10 PM | 7:27 PM |
| Sun, Sep 6 | 4:07 AM | 5:30 AM | 11:50 AM | 3:22 PM | 6:08 PM | 7:26 PM |
| Mon, Sep 7 | 4:08 AM | 5:30 AM | 11:50 AM | 3:22 PM | 6:07 PM | 7:24 PM |
| Tue, Sep 8 | 4:09 AM | 5:31 AM | 11:50 AM | 3:21 PM | 6:06 PM | 7:23 PM |
| Wed, Sep 9Today | 4:09 AM | 5:32 AM | 11:49 AM | 3:20 PM | 6:05 PM | 7:22 PM |
| Thu, Sep 10 | 4:10 AM | 5:32 AM | 11:49 AM | 3:20 PM | 6:03 PM | 7:20 PM |
| Fri, Sep 11 | 4:11 AM | 5:33 AM | 11:49 AM | 3:19 PM | 6:02 PM | 7:19 PM |
| Sat, Sep 12 | 4:12 AM | 5:33 AM | 11:48 AM | 3:18 PM | 6:01 PM | 7:17 PM |
| Sun, Sep 13 | 4:12 AM | 5:34 AM | 11:48 AM | 3:17 PM | 5:59 PM | 7:16 PM |
| Mon, Sep 14 | 4:13 AM | 5:34 AM | 11:48 AM | 3:17 PM | 5:58 PM | 7:15 PM |
| Tue, Sep 15 | 4:14 AM | 5:35 AM | 11:47 AM | 3:16 PM | 5:57 PM | 7:13 PM |
| Wed, Sep 16 | 4:14 AM | 5:36 AM | 11:47 AM | 3:15 PM | 5:56 PM | 7:12 PM |
| Thu, Sep 17 | 4:15 AM | 5:36 AM | 11:46 AM | 3:14 PM | 5:54 PM | 7:10 PM |
| Fri, Sep 18 | 4:16 AM | 5:37 AM | 11:46 AM | 3:14 PM | 5:53 PM | 7:09 PM |
| Sat, Sep 19 | 4:16 AM | 5:37 AM | 11:46 AM | 3:13 PM | 5:52 PM | 7:08 PM |
| Sun, Sep 20 | 4:17 AM | 5:38 AM | 11:45 AM | 3:12 PM | 5:50 PM | 7:06 PM |
| Mon, Sep 21 | 4:18 AM | 5:38 AM | 11:45 AM | 3:11 PM | 5:49 PM | 7:05 PM |
| Tue, Sep 22 | 4:18 AM | 5:39 AM | 11:45 AM | 3:11 PM | 5:48 PM | 7:04 PM |
| Wed, Sep 23 | 4:19 AM | 5:40 AM | 11:44 AM | 3:10 PM | 5:47 PM | 7:02 PM |
| Thu, Sep 24 | 4:20 AM | 5:40 AM | 11:44 AM | 3:09 PM | 5:45 PM | 7:01 PM |
| Fri, Sep 25 | 4:20 AM | 5:41 AM | 11:44 AM | 3:08 PM | 5:44 PM | 7:00 PM |
| Sat, Sep 26 | 4:21 AM | 5:41 AM | 11:43 AM | 3:07 PM | 5:43 PM | 6:58 PM |
| Sun, Sep 27 | 4:22 AM | 5:42 AM | 11:43 AM | 3:07 PM | 5:41 PM | 6:57 PM |
| Mon, Sep 28 | 4:22 AM | 5:43 AM | 11:43 AM | 3:06 PM | 5:40 PM | 6:56 PM |
| Tue, Sep 29 | 4:23 AM | 5:43 AM | 11:42 AM | 3:05 PM | 5:39 PM | 6:54 PM |
| Wed, Sep 30 | 4:23 AM | 5:44 AM | 11:42 AM | 3:04 PM | 5:38 PM | 6:53 PM |
Al Madīnah times are approximate and may vary by 1–2 minutes from your local Al Madīnah mosque — verify with your imam.
Al Madīnah Prayer Times — FAQ
What direction is Qibla from Al Madīnah?
The Qibla direction from Al Madīnah, Iraq is 217° from true north. Face southwest toward Mecca, Saudi Arabia, which lies 1,294 km (804 miles) away.
How long is the fast in Al Madīnah?
The longest daily fast in Al Madīnah is about 15h 47m, around June. The shortest is about 11h 35m, in December. That is a swing of 4h 12m across the year, set by the city's latitude of 30.96°N. Both are measured from Fajr to Maghrib with the Muslim World League method.
Why does my local mosque in Iraq call Maghrib later than the time shown?
Most likely it follows the Shia (Ja'fari) convention, which delays Maghrib ten to fifteen minutes after astronomical sunset until the eastern sky's redness passes. This page lists sunset-based Maghrib, the Sunni standard. Both conventions are correct within their own schools; follow your own mosque for breaking the fast.
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